The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week that it will soon start requiring civilian drone owners to register their aircraft. Current regulations for commercial drones already require FAA registration and a pilot’s license for the operator, so this decision will mostly impact recreational drone owners, hobbyists and startup businesses not yet licensed to fly commercially… Read More »
What’s The Best Way To Steal Credit Info? Hack A Credit Processing Company Like Experian
On October 1st T-Mobile released a statement revealing approximately 15 million existing and potential customers had their personal identification data stolen. The hack was not against T-Mobile itself but against Experian, the company that runs credit verification for postpaid accounts for T-Mobile. What Was Stolen? According to T-Mobile, anyone who submitted a credit application between… Read More »
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detector Interesting Side Effect
Low-Cost Cell Phone Detectors Have Interesting Side Effect: They Help Protect Your Privacy Monitoring a suspect’s phone calls is an essential part of many criminal investigations, but tapping a wireless or landline phone requires a court order. Now law enforcement agencies have another option for keeping tabs on wireless phones that may not necessitate going… Read More »
Why Non-Cheaters Should Be Just As Worried As Ashley Madison Members
Millions of accounts stolen from the adultery facilitation service Ashley Madison hit the dark web this week, causing angst for spouses, anxiety for the site’s users and social reflection from a variety of media sources. The information includes names, passwords, email addresses, credit card information for paid accounts, physical descriptions and profile information about users’… Read More »
Black Hat Conference Highlights
Last week cyber security experts gathered at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas for the 9th annual Black Hat conference. While the major media focus was on the connected car vulnerabilities I discussed in a previous post, there were many other important subjects covered. Let’s look at some of the highlights. Android Fingerprint Sensor… Read More »
Stagefright Bug Takes Center Stage On 950 Million Android Devices
A series of bugs and security loopholes in the Android operating system could allow hackers to take control of up to 95% of Android smartphones simply by sending an MMS message with malware attached. What is the Stagefright bug? Stagefright is the name of the Android operating system’s media library, which the bug is named… Read More »
Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Hackable Cars But Is It Enough?
Car companies have a history of large scale recalls for their products. After all, the safety of their customers fall directly on the shoulders of automakers so why take a chance? But what about computer glitches or even hacks? When is proactive too proactive and when is it not even enough? Some of today’s cars come equipped… Read More »
37 Million Adulterers Potentially Exposed In Ashley Madison Hack
Most everyone has heard of Ashley Madison, an online dating website that helps married people cheat on their spouse. If you are happily married like myself, you wonder who in the world would actually use this website, let alone provide your private and credit card info to them. The CTO of ALM or Avid Life… Read More »
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