OKCupid security flaws could have given hackers access to user accounts

Posted on 29/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The data contained in dating apps is both very personal and valuable to hackers, who can use it to make highly convincing cyberattacks. So it’s always disturbing to learn about dating app security flaws. In a report released today, security research...

South Korea’s self-isolation app had a serious security flaw

Posted on 21/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

South Korea is one of several countries that used a comprehensive test, trace and isolate plan to dramatically reduce instances of COVID-19. Unfortunately, a New York Times report claims that one of the key pillars of its strategy, a mobile app desig...

WhatsApp was exposing users’ phone numbers in Google search

Posted on 09/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram revealed that phone numbers of WhatsApp users who used the Click to Chat fe...

Qatar’s contact tracing app put over one million people’s info at risk

Posted on 26/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Contact tracing apps have the potential to slow the spread of COVID-19. But without proper security safeguards, some fear they could put users’ data and sensitive info at risk. Until now, that threat has been theoretical. Today, Amnesty International...

Thunderbolt flaw lets hackers steal your data in ‘five minutes’

Posted on 11/05/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Attackers can steal data from Thunderbolt-equipped PCs or Linux computers, even if the computer is locked and the data encrypted, according to security researcher Björn Ruytenberg (via Wired). Using a relatively simple technique called “Thunderspy,”...

Server screw-up exposes Clearview’s facial recognition AI software

Posted on 17/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Clearview AI is widely seen as a privacy nightmare by the public and is even looked down on privacy-challenged tech giants like Google. Now, the company has shown that it can’t even take care of its own data, according to a report from TechCrunch. It...

Boeing finds two more 737 Max software flaws

Posted on 08/04/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Boeing has identified two more software flaws in its 737 Max aircraft, Reuters reports. The planemaker is working to fix one issue that involves “hypothetical faults” in the flight control computer microprocessor. That could potentially lead to the l...

Researchers discover that Intel chips have an unfixable security flaw

Posted on 06/03/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Security researchers have discovered another flaw in recent Intel chips that, while difficult to exploit, is completely unpatchable. The vulnerability is within Intel's Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME), a part of the chip that controls...

Boeing found another software bug on the 737 Max

Posted on 06/02/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Boeing is working to fix yet another software bug on its 737 Max, Bloomberg reports. The glitch involves an indicator light for the "stabilizer trim system," which helps raise and lower the plane's nose. The light was turning on when it wasn't suppos...

Google spent a record sum rewarding researchers for hacking its products

Posted on 29/01/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is not messing around when it comes to its bug bounty program. Last year it paid out $6.5 million to researchers that reported vulnerabilities -- almost double the $3.4 million paid out in 2018. The largest single award was for $201,337, which...

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