TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices
TP-Link is being investigated for alleged predatory pricing practices, which may be driven by ulterior motives.
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Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:07:04 +0000
Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/d4GKhM4slSc” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreEU releases its 5G conclusions
Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2019 12:00:53 +0000
The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the “need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G”.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/xeeZjuXDL08″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreRussia to ban sale of devices that don’t come with “Russian software”
Credit to Author: John E Dunn| Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 12:31:17 +0000
The Russian Government’s campaign to control how its citizens use the internet seems to be gathering steam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GmGUPDAdwPA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreReport: Use of AI surveillance is growing around the world
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 11:47:38 +0000
It’s not just China: at least 75 out of 176 countries globally are actively using AI technologies for surveillance purposes, research shows.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mWK0Hr3l6MU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreAuthor of record-setting IoT botnets pleads guilty
Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2019 13:44:37 +0000
He kept working on new botnets (and swatting a co-conspirator-cum-competitor) while indicted and on supervised release.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GTqVr4bD8sE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read moreHow the Huawei ban could become a security threat | TECH(feed)
We’ve already talked about how the Huawei ban may affect business, but how will it affect security? Google has already warned of security threats should the company be unable to send updates to Huawei’s Android-powered devices. And even if Huawei responds with its own OS, will people trust it? In this episode of TECH(feed), Juliet discusses those security implications and what some people think the U.S. should do instead.