Tag: NEWS&INDUSTRY
Chinese Researchers Show How They Remotely Hacked a Mercedes-Benz
A team of Chinese researchers has described the analysis process that resulted in the discovery of 19 vulnerabilities in a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, inc [...]
TikTok and WeChat: Chinese Apps Dogged by Security Fears
The United States has fired a new salvo in its rivalry with China, ordering sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and [...]
Trump Bans Dealings With Chinese Owners of TikTok, WeChat
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered a sweeping but unspecified ban on dealings with the Chinese owners of consumer apps TikTok and WeChat, alth [...]
Qualcomm, MediaTek Wi-Fi Chips Vulnerable to Kr00k-Like Attacks
The Kr00k vulnerability disclosed earlier this has only been found to impact devices using Wi-Fi chips from Broadcom and Cypress, but researchers reve [...]
Capital One Fined $80 Million in Data Breach
The U.S. Treasury Department has fined Capital One $80 million for careless network security practices that enabled a hack that accessed the personal [...]
Researchers Revive ‘Foreshadow’ Attack by Extending It Beyond L1 Cache
Researchers revealed late on Thursday that the mitigations and patches rolled out in 2018 for the Foreshadow vulnerabilities affecting Intel processor [...]
Intel Investigating Data Leak of Technical Documents, Tools
Intel is investigating reports that a claimed hacker has leaked 20GB of data coming from the chip giant, which appear to be related to source code and [...]
US Senate Votes to Ban TikTok on Government Phones
The US Senate voted Thursday to bar TikTok from being downloaded onto US government employees' telephones, intensifying US scrutiny of the popular Chi [...]
Twitter Moves to Reduce Reach of ‘State-affiliated’ Media
Twitter on Thursday unveiled new steps to curb the spread of content from "state-affiliated media" used to advance a government's political agenda -- [...]
U.S. Government Launches Cyber Career Path Tool
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) this week announced the availability of a free tool designed to help users identify a [...]
