hacking

https://techcrunch.com/2019/12/01/fbi-smart-tv-security/

Beyond the risk that your TV manufacturer and app developers may be listening and watching you, that television can also be a gateway for hackers to come into your home. A bad cyber actor may not be able to access your locked-down computer directly, but it is possible that your unsecured TV can give him or her an easy way in the backdoor through your router

arguably one of the bigger issues that should cause as much if not greater concerns are how much tracking data is collected on smart TV owners.

collect tons of information about what users are watching in order to help advertisers better target ads against their viewers

The FBI recommends placing black tape over an unused smart TV camera, keeping your smart TV up-to-date with the latest patches and fixes

As convenient as it might be, the most secure smart TV might be one that isn’t connected to the internet at all.

https://www.wired.com/story/146-bugs-preinstalled-android-phones/

When you buy an Android smartphone, it’s rarely pure Android. Manufacturers squeeze in their own apps or give it a fresh coat of interface. Carriers do it too. The resulting stew of preinstalled software and vanilla Android sometimes turns out to be rancid, putting flaws and vulnerabilities on the phone before you even take it out of the box. For proof of how bad it is, look no further than the 146 vulnerabilities—across 29 Android smartphone makers—that have just been simultaneously revealed.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/10/indian-nuclear-power-company-confirms-north-korean-malware-attack/

After initial denial, company says report of “malware in system” is correct

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/technology/china-hackers-ethnic-minorities.html

showing a new determination by Beijing to push its surveillance state beyond its borders.

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/10/22/japanese_hotel_chain_sorry_that_bedside_robots_may_have_watched_guests

Japanese hotel chain HIS Group has apologised for ignoring warnings that its in-room robots were hackable to allow pervs to remotely view video footage from the devices.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-cyber-exclusive/exclusive-australia-concluded-china-was-behind-hack-on-parliament-political-parties-sources-idUSKBN1W00VF

The report, which also included input from the Department of Foreign Affairs, recommended keeping the findings secret in order to avoid disrupting trade relations with Beijing

https://pxlnv.com/blog/dont-speak/

The more I’ve thought about Apple’s statement regarding the iOS exploit chains discovered last week, the more bizarre it seems

https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/31/china-google-iphone-uyghur/

https://www.wired.com/story/ios-attack-watering-hole-project-zero/

the biggest known iPhone hacking incident of all time.

The hackers still made some strangely amateurish mistakes

https://www.wired.com/story/hackers-steal-tesla-model-s-key-fob-encryption/

The same researchers who figured out how to clone a Tesla Model S key fob have done it again, cracking the replacement that was meant to fix the problem.