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Teen Hacker Demonstrates Exactly Why IoT Printers Are Stupid
What do you do when you are a bored, pissed off high-school student from the UK in front of his computer with rootkit coding skills and access to over hundreds of thousands of internet-connected “IoT” printers across the world? Well, overtake these printers to teach everyone a lesson on how…
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BotNet of CCTV Cameras Discovered
When it comes to using computers, a lot of us feel out of depth when warnings and unwanted pop-ups create unexpected situations that can cost us hours in time as we figure out the issues. It would seem someone has found a way of converting your everyday internet connected CCTV…
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Smart Doorbell Bug Left An Owner Watching Someones Elses Door
The internet of things is the idea that because we have the internet, we can connect our lives and everything we use it to create a single unified experience for everything. With the idea that we can connect multiple devices together, comes the risk that someone might abuse this to gain…
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Is Samsung Really Making a Galaxy Surfboard?
When it comes to adding connectivity to normally mundane items, it seems like very little is off-limits, from fridges to juice makers, companies are vying to release the next “smart” device that will be a hit with consumers. Samsung’s latest advertisement for a smart device seems to be something that…
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Samsung Hosting a Meeting to Standardize 5G Standards
We’ve all heard about 3G and 4G, the standards that define the technology that has helped shape mobile communications and mobile phones for the last generation. Samsung looks to get ahead with the next generation by hosting a meeting in hopes of standardizing standards for the next generation, 5G. Hosting…
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Racist Sends Print Jobs to Every Publicly Exposed Printer in the US
Many organizations in the US that rely on networked printers got a rude awakening last week when white supremacist troll and hacker Andrew “Weev” Auernheimer sent out an enormous batch print job to every unsecured network printer in North America. Among those who found their printer trays full of racist…
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US Select Committee Calls Internet of Things a “Threat” to National Security
Smart devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) potentially poses an imminent security threat to the United States this year, according to a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. James R. Clapper, Director of National Intelligence, presented the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community report [PDF] to the Senate…
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WiFithing Makes the Internet of Things Open to Everyone
Usually, Internet of Things (IoT) platforms are designed to function only with other products by the same manufacturer, and those who need a universal system have to build it themselves, which requires both hardware and coding knowhow. WiFithing, however, is an IoT hub designed to be used by anyone out…
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Shodan Makes Snooping on Vulnerable Webcams Easy
Shodan is a search engine designed to allow users to search through information on devices that are connected to the internet. The site, named after the AI from the System Shock series of games has been around since 2009, making news ever since as it has allowed access to potentially unsafe…
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Control Your IoT Devices with WiFithing
A new open source Wi-Fi and ISM device from a UK startup hopes to centralise all your home IoT requirements in one simple hub. WiFithing is a simple smart device controller designed for entry-level users, meaning that no extra coding is required. Out of the box, it can control smart sockets,…
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D-Link Wi-Fi Webcam Turned into a Network Backdoor
Vectra Networks researchers today released an article demonstrating how they turned a $30 D-Link Wi-Fi webcam into a backdoor onto its owner’s network. Installing a device like a networked webcam may seem like a riskless action, but when the device can allow hackers to access the same network it becomes…
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Wi-Fi Alliance Approves New 802.11ah Standard
The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new Wi-Fi solution that offers a greater range while using less power. The new 802.11ah standard, dubbed HaLow, operates on the unlicensed 900MHz band, boasting twice the range of the 2.4GHz standard, and offers greater wall penetration. It is hoped that HaLow will power…
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Imagination Launches ‘IoT In A Box’ Kickstarter
UK-based Imagination Technologies has launched a Kickstarter for the Creator Ci40, described as “the ultimate IoT-in-a-box dev kit”. The kit includes: A powerful IoT hub, the Creator Ci40 development boardintegrates a 550 MHz dual-core, dual-threaded MIPS CPU running OpenWrt and a multi-standard connectivity package (802.11ac 2×2, Bluetooth 4.1, 802.15.4, fast Ethernet),…
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Your Smart Home Appliances Are Not as Safe as You Think
Are you a proud owner of smart lock? How about motion sensors, temperature sensors, bulbs or other Internet of Things gadgets? Well, if they’re made by ZigBee, chances are your house is vulnerable to hacking, according to a paper revealed at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. ZigBee, a…
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Siri Can Now Play a Helpful Role in Controlling Your Smart Homes
Apple seems to be focusing on making you upgrade your homes as well as your gadgets this year. After it first announced a release date for the first smart home devices, the company is now focusing on getting their personal assistant, Siri, to help you out inside your smart homes.…
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