An open database containing links to more than 2 million voice messages recorded on cuddly toys has been discovered, cybersecurity researcher Troy Hunt has revealed. The messages were created by…
Tag: Internet of Things
Amazon resists Echo murder evidence call
Amazon is continuing to resist efforts by prosecutors in a US murder case to obtain recordings from one of its Echo smart speakers. In its first formal legal response to…
Trend Micro CTO Calls for EU Smart Device Security Standards
Hackers could easily look for vulnerabilities or craft targeted attacks. By Phil Muncaster Trend Micro has warned that countless European organizations are under threat of attack because unsecured IoT devices,…
Smart homes haunted by the cyber-ghost of Christmas future
This year delivered a chilling warning as we witnessed distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on a scale that few thought possible. By Professor Alan Woodward, Department of Computing, University…
Call for privacy probes over Cayla doll and i-Que toys
The makers of the i-Que and Cayla smart toys have been accused of subjecting children to “ongoing surveillance” and posing an “imminent and immediate threat” to their safety and security.…
'Fatal' flaws found in medical implant software
Security flaws found in 10 different types of medical implants could have “fatal” consequences, warn researchers. The flaws were found in the radio-based communications used to update implants, including pacemakers,…