Your internet-of-shit smart lightbulb is probably storing your wifi password in the clear, ready to be recovered by wily dumpster-divers; Limited Results discovered the security worst-practice during a teardown of a Lifx bulb; and that's just for starters: the bulbs also store their RSA private key and root passwords in the clear and have no security measures to prevent malicious reflashings of their ROMs with exploits, network probes and other nasties. (Thanks, John!)
Discarded smart lightbulbs reveal your wifi passwords, stored in the clear
Security researchers show how to eavesdrop on mobile phone calls by measuring the ear speaker's tiny vibrations
While it's possible that malware on your smartphone could record your calls, it's an increasingly difficult technical proposition. Instead, researchers from Texas A&M University and colleagues have demonstrated that it's… READ THE REST
Here are the 200 most common passwords
Nordpass partnered with researchers to evaluate a 3TB database to find the 200 most common passwords. Topping the list is "password," followed by "123456," which is not surprising. But the… READ THE REST
Posh British bank tells its posh customers to turn off phone updates
The high-class British bank Coutts (~£1m minimum balance) has told its customers to turn off phone updates. Despite its £690m annual revenue, its app breaks in the latest version of… READ THE REST
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Stay warm and toasty while unpredictable winter weather rages with this Personal Desk Heater
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This ridiculously cool light will instantly change the vibe in any room.
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