Month: April 2017

Smartphone gyros and open background tabs reveal your inputs, even when locked

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Cyber experts at Newcastle University, UK, have revealed the ease with which malicious websites, as well as installed apps, can spy on us using just the information from the motion sensors in our mobile phones. Analysing the movement of the device as we type in information, they have shown it is possible to crack four-digit Read more about Smartphone gyros and open background tabs reveal your inputs, even when locked[…]

Open sourcing Sonnet – a new library for constructing neural networks with Tensorflow

Posted on by Robin Edgar

We have found that the flexibility and adaptiveness of TensorFlow lends itself to building higher level frameworks for specific purposes, and we’ve written one for quickly building neural network modules with TF. We are actively developing this codebase, but what we have so far fits our research needs well, and we’re excited to announce that Read more about Open sourcing Sonnet – a new library for constructing neural networks with Tensorflow[…]

“BrickerBot” tries to kill your poorly secured IoT things

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The Bricker Bot PDoS attack used Telnet brute force – the same exploit vector used by Mirai – to breach a victim’s devices. Bricker does not try to download a binary, so Radware does not have a complete list of credentials that were used for the brute force attempt, but were able to record that Read more about “BrickerBot” tries to kill your poorly secured IoT things[…]

Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points Mobility Express with hardcoded passwords

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The vulnerability is due to the existence of default credentials for an affected device that is running Cisco Mobility Express Software, regardless of whether the device is configured as a master, subordinate, or standalone access point. An attacker who has layer 3 connectivity to an affected device could use Secure Shell (SSH) to log in Read more about Cisco Aironet 1830 Series and 1850 Series Access Points Mobility Express with hardcoded passwords[…]

What  information Windows 10 Creators Update will slurp from your PC

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Now Windows 10 Home and Pro has, right now, two levels of data collection, Basic and Full. When a computer is in Basic mode, Microsoft says Win 10 takes a note of the state of your hardware and its specifications, your internet connection quality, records of crashes and hangs by software, any compatibility problems, driver Read more about What  information Windows 10 Creators Update will slurp from your PC[…]

Harry Shearer: Why My ‘Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit Affects All Creators

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Last fall, Shearer filed a $125 million lawsuit against Vivendi – the company that owns This Is Spinal Tap – for financial misappropriation and launched a website called Fairness Rocks explaining his lawsuit. He alleged that the company says the four creators between them have only earned $81 in merchandizing income and $98 for their Read more about Harry Shearer: Why My ‘Spinal Tap’ Lawsuit Affects All Creators[…]

Molecule kills elderly cells, reduces signs of aging in mice

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Even if you aren’t elderly, your body is home to agents of senility—frail and damaged cells that age us and promote disease. Now, researchers have developed a molecule that selectively destroys these so-called senescent cells. The compound makes old mice act and appear more youthful, providing hope that it may do the same for us. Read more about Molecule kills elderly cells, reduces signs of aging in mice[…]

About 90% of Smart TVs Vulnerable to Remote Hacking via Rogue TV Signals

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A new attack on smart TVs allows a malicious actor to take over devices using rogue DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcasting — Terrestrial) signals, get root access on the smart TV, and use the device for all sorts of nasty actions, ranging from DDoS attacks to spying on end users. […] Scheel’s method, which he recently Read more about About 90% of Smart TVs Vulnerable to Remote Hacking via Rogue TV Signals[…]

Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water

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Ranasinghe and his team used an RGB colour sensor and a pH sensor to capture the colour and acidity of a freshly poured glass of lemonade. This data was sent to a special tumbler in another location that was filled with water. An electrode around the rim of the tumbler mimicked the sourness of the Read more about Virtual lemonade sends colour and taste to a glass of water[…]