Meta and Yandex reportedly tracked Android users through a previously unknown method using localhost connections. Experts warn of a serious breach of privacy and potential multi-billion dollar consequences.
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With billions of devices connected in a large Internet of Things, security becomes a major challenge. In this category we emphazise on the problems and how they could be solved.
Meta and Yandex reportedly tracked Android users through a previously unknown method using localhost connections. Experts warn of a serious breach of privacy and potential multi-billion dollar consequences.
The attacks are said to have occurred without any interaction from the affected users and exploited security vulnerabilities in iOS versions up to and including 17.1.1.
Mixed feedback on the “Cyber Resilience Act” (CRA) published by the EU. Stricter rules for IT software and hardware manufacturers.
The internet of things (IoT) and industrial internet of things (IIoT) have become incredibly popular with consumers and many commercial and industrial operations. By 2025, an estimated 75 billion internet-enabled devices will be online. But for every one of those devices, the IoT security risks increase exponentially.
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Around 4.8 billion devices are expected to be connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) by the end of 2019. At least that’s what Gartner analysts estimated. This represents an increase of around 21.5 percent compared to the previous year. Unfortunately, many IoT solutions do not provide more security. Quite the contrary. According to a study by the security experts of “Unit 42” of the American company Palo Alto Networks, more than half of all connected IoT devices are vulnerable to attacks.
Finnlands F-Secure has hacked and opened the “smart door lock” of the Korean manufacturer KeyWe with amazingly simple means.
