Devices May Communicate Through Sound In The Near Future
IoT startup Trillbit has a big idea with profound implications for the Internet of Things, and by extension, for all of us. The company is currently designing a system called "Trill Tones" ...
Making Ransomware Payments Can Get You In Legal Trouble
It's no secret that ransomware attacks have been on the rise over the last couple of years. Many companies, desperate to get their files back, have resorted to simply paying the ransom ...
Apple Music Will Soon Play Nice With Amazon Echo
Apple doesn't tend to share well with other corporations, but they have made a few efforts to expand their services to the platforms of their competitors. You can, for instance, download Apple ...
Browser Security Symbols Don’t Mean Websites Are Legitimate
Most people use Google Chrome. In fact, according to the latest statistics, Chrome has more than half the browser market share, with the rest dividing the smaller portion of the market between ...
Dell May Have Been Hacked So User Passwords Are Resetting
Have you ever created an account on Dell's website to purchase computer equipment? If so, your account may have been compromised. As a precaution, Dell has forced password resets for every account ...
Windows 10 Will Notify Users When Apps Use Their Microphone
In recent months, security researchers have unearthed all sorts of new hardware vulnerabilities. Several of them allow hackers to quietly assume control of your PC's built-in camera or microphone, giving them the ...
Microsoft Is Bringing Augmented Reality To The Military
Microsoft just won a huge military contract worth $480 million to bring 100,000 customized AR (Augmented Reality) headsets, based on their HoloLens technology, to the US Army. The army's plan is to ...
Hackers Are Exploiting Home And Small Office Routers
Akamai has discovered a nasty new hack that's allowing cybercriminals to move beyond simply compromising routers, but also, in some instances, to use the compromised routers to take control of other machines ...
Data On Millions Of Americans Leaked Through Open Server
Bob Diachenko, the Director of Cyber Risk Research for Hacken, recently made a disturbing discovery. He found an ElasticSearch server open and vulnerable on the internet, without so much as a password ...
USPS Vulnerability May Have Exposed Millions of Users
Do you have an account on USPS.com? If so, you're not alone. Tens of millions of Americans use it daily for a variety of purposes. Unfortunately, if you do have an account, ...
