Internet of Things
This Hacker Showed How a Smart Lightbulb Could Leak Your Wi-Fi Password
The “moderate to severe” vulnerabilities discovered by the hacker LimitedResults have since been fixed, according to the smart bulb company LIFX.
We Asked a Hacker Who Spoke to a Guy Through His Nest Cam Why He Did It
The Anonymous Calgary Hivemind has been systematically hacking into smart home security cameras to warn their owners.
Hacker Talks to Arizona Man Directly Through His IoT Security Camera
The man identified himself as a “white hat hacker” and part of the “Anonymous Calgary Mindhive.”
CYBER Podcast: The Security Advice You Should Give Your Friends and Family This Holiday
On this week’s episode of CYBER, Motherboard talks about the best security advice for friends and family this holiday, as well as those shiny new devices from the internet of things, including Amazon Echo and Google Home.
Swarms of Sensor-Wearing Bees Could Monitor Crops Better Than Drones
Bumblebees carrying electronic sensor backpacks could monitor crops like agricultural drones.
People Who Buy Smart Speakers Have Given Up on Privacy, Researchers Find
Smart speakers raise a number of privacy questions, which owners are choosing to just shrug off.
Fear of Getting Hacked Is Why People are Walking Away from the Internet of Things
Nine out of 10 people in the Asia-Pacific region don't trust IoT device manufacturers with their personal information, according to a new survey.
This Tool Shows Exposed Cameras Around Your Neighbourhood
Through a novel marrying of different tools, Kamerka can take an address, landmark, or coordinates and display exposed internet connected cameras on a map.
Facebook Knows You Don’t Want to Trust Its Portal Camera
After so many privacy issues in the last two years, the social media company is hoping that putting security front and center will lure users to its new product.
California Is Making It Illegal for Devices to Have Shitty Default Passwords
The law only applies to passwords that come pre-programmed into devices, but it’s still a step in the right direction.
New California Law Aims to Fix the Internet of Broken Things
But security experts say it will take a lot more than regulation to fix this particular dumpster fire.
The Internet of Things Needs Food Safety-Style Ratings for Privacy and Security
Consumer Reports is the first to integrate privacy and security in reviews in a bid to fix the internet of broken things.