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02/14/2020 / By JD Heyes

U.S. government charges four Chinese military officers with massive breach of Equifax data

Though the United States and China recently signed “Phase One” of a new trade deal, that doesn’t change the fact that both countries remain rivals and that Beijing still seeks to replace Washington as the world’s preeminent power. Great power competition is continuing as evidenced by the Trump administration’s indictment of four Chinese military officers […]

05/16/2019 / By Ethan Huff

Who needs the Soviet Stasi when Amazon is already spying on you in your own home?

The other day, we reported that Amazon’s Alexa spy devices capture everything they “hear” inside people’s “smart” homes, and that it’s very difficult to erase this data from Amazon’s servers. But it’s now being reported that Amazon actually transcribes this recorded data into text form as well – and this text data can never be […]

07/14/2018 / By Russel Davis

Have YOU been “cryptojacked?” Bitcoin miners are hacking computers; experts explain how to find out if you’ve been hit

Computer users may want to double check if something – or someone – is latching onto their devices, as experts recently raised the alarm on cryptojacking. Tech experts defined cryptojacking as an online activity that aims to exploit an untapped resource to develop an alternative revenue stream for games or media sites and simultaneously reduce the need to […]

12/03/2017 / By Zoey Sky

Chinese researchers have had a breakthrough in spy-proof communications

According to a recent report, a group of Chinese researchers has allegedly finished “the first long-distance quantum secure direct communication.” This could significantly advance the technology that allows the sending of messages that are totally “safe from eavesdropping.” In a paper published on Oct. 22, the team of researchers wrote that the information traveled 2.7 kilometers […]

11/02/2017 / By Jayson Veley

Are your appliances spying on you? LG Smart devices are easily hacked warn security experts

You’ve heard of Smart TVs and certain applications on your phone spying on you, but what about microwaves, refrigerators and vacuums? According to security researchers, a flaw in the LG SmartThinQ application could allow hackers to take control of various household appliances, such as smart dishwashers, refrigerators, microwaves, dryers and vacuums. Needless to say, if […]

09/23/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Security cameras ARE a security risk: Researchers demonstrate how they can be hacked to exploit sensitive information

A team of Israeli security researchers have demonstrated how hackers could use infrared light (IR) to control the behavior of malware-infected security cameras. Through their proof-of-concept malware — dubbed “aIR-Jumper” — the researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) were able to extract and send information to these surveillance devices, the process of which […]

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