Consumer IoT Archives

Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Illinois), Rob Joyce (former NSA director of cybersecurity), Representative John Moolenaar (R-Michigan)

‘Ban These Chinese Routers NOW,’ Cries House Committee

Sino stoppage scheme: TP-Link in crosshairs, along with other brands ...

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Allstate Violates Drivers’ Privacy, Texas AG Alleges

Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: “We will hold all these companies accountable,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ...

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Kia’s Huge Security Hole: FIXED (Finally)

Richi Jennings | September 30, 2024 | Car Dealer, connected car security, Connected Cars, connected vehicle, Connected Vehicles, connected-car, Consumer IoT, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, Kia, Korea, SB Blogwatch, South Korea, southkorea

Connected cars considered crud: Kia promises bug never exploited. But even 10-year-old cars were vulnerable ...

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Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION

Richi Jennings | August 15, 2024 | Consumer IoT, SB Blogwatch, Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, vehicle cybersecurity

KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ privacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ...

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UK, apple, ‘Union Jack’ bunting in Balham after the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, June 2022

Brits Ban Bad Passwords — and Other IoT Stupid Stuff

Richi Jennings | April 30, 2024 | bad passwords, blank password, Consumer IoT, gchq, gov.uk, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, iot, National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (PSTI), SB Blogwatch, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, uk, United Kingdom

Nice Cup of IoTea? The UK’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear ...

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A person standing in a field, but with a TV for a head

Watch This? Patch This! LG Fixes Smart TV Vulns

Richi Jennings | April 10, 2024 | BitDefender, bitdefender research, Consumer IoT, CVE-2023-6317, CVE-2023-6318, CVE-2023-6319, CVE-2023-6320, iot, LG, SB Blogwatch, Smart TV, Smart TV Security, Smart TV Vulnerability, Smart TVs, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, TV, WebOS

4×CVE=RCE or Merely CE? Update your LG TV now, or let hackers root it. But is Bitdefender overhyping the issue? ...

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Cheap Video Doorbell Cams: Tools of Stalkers and Thieves

EKEN IoT FAIL: Amazon, Sears and Shein still sell security swerving stuff ...

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A thief conceals his identity with a neon mask

ALERT: Thieves❤️Wi-Fi Camera Jammers

I❤️POE: Does your home security need a rethink? Wireless cameras are kinda useless, say cops ...

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An electric toothbrush (that’s not part of a DDoS botnet)

‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing

Richi Jennings | February 7, 2024 | botnet, Botnet Attack, botnets, Consumer IoT, ddos, DDoS attack, DDoS botnet, Fortinet, Inc., Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, IoT botnet

PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face? ...

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Two old vehicles rust away in a junkyard

This SUCKS: ‘Cars Are a Privacy Nightmare,’ Mozilla Fumes

IoT cars considered harmful: Own a car? Care about your privacy? Mozilla Foundation has bad news for you ...

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Consumer IoT

Senator Sanders Wants to Own AI Companies — and Hand America’s Adversaries the Keys

NIST’s Nine: The PQC Signature Race Moves to Round Three

The Quantum Arms Race: Why Washington Just Wrote a $2 Billion Check to Nine Companies

Beyond Moore’s Law: The Hyper-Acceleration of Autonomous AI Cyber Capabilities

The Exception Economy: When Security Teams Stop Protecting and Start Negotiating

GoPlus’s Latest Report Highlights How Blockchain Communities Are Leveraging Critical API Security Data To Mitigate Web3 Threats

C2A Security’s EVSec Risk Management and Automation Platform Gains Traction in Automotive Industry as Companies Seek to Efficiently Meet Regulatory Requirements

Zama Raises $73M in Series A Lead by Multicoin Capital and Protocol Labs to Commercialize Fully Homomorphic Encryption

RSM US Deploys Stellar Cyber Open XDR Platform to Secure Clients

ThreatHunter.ai Halts Hundreds of Attacks in the past 48 hours: Combating Ransomware and Nation-State Cyber Threats Head-On