Scientists are using Iceland as a testbed for deploying drone technology that they hope may one day feature on missions exploring Mars. The project equips drones with a range of devices from laser scanning Lidar which can help inform the thickness and volume of lava, to thermal imaging cameras and drills capable of taking core…
The website of the Texas Republican Party appeared to be hacked over the weekend and remained largely offline on Monday. TexasGOP.org showed several crude messages on Saturday — the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks — ridiculing the state’s Republican Party and attacking Texas’ new ‘Heartbeat Act.’ Individuals affiliated with the Anonymous movement appear to be the perpetrators….
Facebook has revealed its first pair of “smart glasses” that contain two cameras for taking photos and videos. The specs, called Ray-Ban Stories, are a collaboration with the luxury eyewear brand. Facebook is expected to release fully-fledged augmented reality (AR) spectacles. But Facebook’s head of AR and VR told BBC Click’s Chris Fox they were…
Apple has fixed a flaw that was letting hackers spy on devices without users even clicking a link. The zero-click hack gave access to device cameras, microphones, and messages without users knowing. Apple is telling users to update their iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches immediately to protect them. Loading Something is loading. Apple is warning…
Joy and her family are among two million Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria’s oil-rich south. Climate change has had a devastating impact on Nigeria. Fertile lands are turning into deserts in the north, while flash floods have become more common in the south. The country’s oil industry is making things…
As part of the Pegasus Project, forensic analyses revealed that 67 phones had shown signs of a successful Pegasus infection or intrusion attempt. Amnesty International’s Security Lab, a technical partner of the investigation, said last week that it has confirmed infections or traces of Pegasus spyware in 15 additional phones since the stories were first…
The flaw, disclosed Monday by Citizen Lab, allowed a hacker using NSO’s malware Pegasus to gain access to a device owned by a Saudi activist, according to security researchers. By Kartikay Mehrotra and Davide Scigliuzzo and William TurtonBloomberg Apple Inc. said it patched a security flaw in the Messages app after security researchers determined that Israel-based NSO Group…
Application Security , Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Citizen Lab Says iMessage Exploit Delivered NSO’s Pegasus Spyware Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • September 14, 2021 Photo: Flickr/CC Apple issued an emergency patch a software vulnerability on Monday that researchers say was used to deliver spyware via iMessage to the mobile phones of…
Cybersecurity company Radware is in talks to sell itself to private equity firm Siris Capital, CNBC reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares of the American-Israeli company rose 7.3 percent in afternoon trade. The deal is not assured and the talks may fall apart, the CNBC report added. Radware did not immediately…
In this episode, Tripwire’s Brent Holder and Raymond Kirk discuss what cloud security means today. Breaking down the different aspects of cloud security controls, they cover the technology, security implications and risks with cloud use. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5UDKiGLlzxhiGnd6FtvEnmStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-tripwire-cybersecurity-podcastRSS: https://tripwire.libsyn.com/rssYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgTfY3TXF9YKE9pUKp57pGSTaapTLpvC3 Tim Erlin: On the latest episode of the Tripwire Cybersecurity Podcast, I had the pleasure…
