Threatpost

APRIL 10, 2020

Apple and Google announced that decentralized Bluetooth technology will soon be rolled out for coronavirus contact tracing. The privacy implications are worrisome for some.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Boffins discovered bugs in WiFi chips that can be exploited to extract passwords and manipulate traffic by targeting a device’s Bluetooth component. According to the research paper published by the experts, modern mobile devices use separate wireless chips to manage wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and LTE.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 26, 2020

This is new research on a Bluetooth vulnerability (called BIAS) that allows someone to impersonate a trusted device: Abstract: Bluetooth (BR/EDR) is a pervasive technology for wireless communication used by billions of devices. We refer to our attacks as Bluetooth Impersonation AttackS (BIAS). News articles.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Security flaws in commercial Bluetooth stacks dubbed BrakTooth can be exploited by threat actors to execute arbitrary code and crash the devices via DoS attacks. ” The most severe of the flaws is a Feature Pages Execution issue tracked as CVE-2021-28139, which affects the ESP32 SoC used in many Bluetooth-based devices.

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Schneier on Security

DECEMBER 31, 2021

This development suprises no one who has been paying attention: Researchers now believe AirTags, which are equipped with Bluetooth technology, could be revealing a more widespread problem of tech-enabled tracking. They emit a digital signal that can be detected by devices running Apple’s mobile operating system.

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Data Protection Report

MAY 4, 2020

StopCovid is being developed within the INRIA, the French national research institute for digital sciences and technologies. This blog post summarises the status of the project and the discussions from legal, political, scientific and technological perspectives. Technological limitations. How will StopCovid work?

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While Teslas aren’t the typical business IoT device, their connection to the internet makes them a cyber threat as much as your business’s other IoT technology. The Pwn2Own researchers performed on vehicle chargers, the car’s informational entertainment system, and Bluetooth media receivers.

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OpenText Information Management

APRIL 19, 2024

VIPER: Technology is allowing us to advance from smart things to smart ecosystems. Autonomous decisions and workflows The cost efficiency of technologies that are available today for tracking any “thing” has shifted the paradigm of IoT. You: Why does this matter? Tracking and traceability is not that interesting on their own.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2022

Passwordless technology is certainly ready for prime time; innovative solutions from suppliers like Cisco’s Duo, Hypr, OneLogin and Veridium have been steadily gaining traction in corporate settings for the past few years. For a full drill down on our wide-ranging discussion, please give a listen to the accompanying podcast.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Security experts have discovered multiple flaws, dubbed SweynTooth, in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementations of major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors. A group of researchers has discovered multiple vulnerabilities, tracked as SweynTooth, in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) implementations of major system-on-a-chip (SoC) vendors.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 7, 2024

Making Waves: Empowering Women in Cybersecurity madhav Fri, 03/08/2024 - 05:01 As International Women’s Day approaches, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the pivotal role of diversity in technology, especially as this year’s theme is #InspireInclusion. Throughout history, women have been pioneers in technology.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

ErrataRob) February 7, 2024 Several experts explained that electric toothbrushes have no direct connections to the internet, they relies on Bluetooth to connect to mobile apps. how are they connected to the Internet (hint: they aren't, they are… [link] — Robᵉʳᵗ Graham ?

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 15, 2021

A group of researchers from the Graz University of Technology and CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security devised a new side-channel attack that affects AMD CPUs. If audio is played over Bluetooth) and were able to establish a covert channel. They monitored kernel activity (e.g.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

For example, the Government of Canada released COVID Alert – an app using Bluetooth technology to help people report positive diagnoses, and control the spread of the virus. In conjunction with Bluetooth technology, AI has been harnessed as a powerful tool for tracking and treating COVID-19 globally.

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 5, 2020

While it is directed at government officials, the advice could also help the general public mitigate risks to data and privacy posed by location-tracking technologies. Turning off Bluetooth and GPS when not in active use. Tips in the advisory include: Disabling location settings on personal devices.

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ForAllSecure

JUNE 8, 2022

Martin joins The Hacker Mind to discuss this and his earlier Bluetooth vulnerability research, including the Car Whisperer and the Tesla Radar. As with most advances in automotive, this technology started at the higher end models. Bluetooth, yeah, Bluetooth might just be the key to getting inside any Tesla.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 16, 2020

However, the way we built the hardware means that we can personalize each part of the connection to different technologies. We can change Wi-Fi to LTE, to Bluetooth or to Ethernet, and instead of a USB stick, we can have a PCI express stick that could be embedded directly into the motherboard of endpoints.”

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2020

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box.

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Rippleshot

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

As payment technology evolves, so does the techniques of hackers. Krebs initially reported that the skimmers discovered were part of new bluetooth and SMS technology that were being used to steal payment data from consumer's devices. This issue made headlines after Krebs on Security reported about a memo sent out by the U.S.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 4, 2022

This is the story of a film star who connected the simple concept behind a player piano to complex communication technology in use in our devices today. Vamosi: What if I were to tell you, a lot of modern technology can be traced back to simple inventions of the late 19th century? Talking about Bluetooth and Wi Fi?

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Information Management Resources

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The firm is seeking multiple backers to invest in the augmented reality unit, which has been developing smart glasses that pair Bluetooth technology with a mobile phone.

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Adam Shostack

APRIL 29, 2021

It opens “While many forms of data-driven surveillance are now a ‘fact’ of contemporary life amidst datafication, obtaining concrete knowledge of how different institutions exploit data presents an ongoing challenge, requiring the expertise and power to untangle increasingly complex and opaque technological and institutional arrangements.”

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IBM Big Data Hub

JUNE 20, 2023

Digital twin technology: A digital twin is a virtual representation of an asset a company intends to acquire that assists organizations in their decision-making process. We’ll go deeper into EAMs, the technologies underpinning them and their implications for asset lifecycle management strategy in another section.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

We all know that as technologies advance and become more powerful, cyber attackers gain better tools and improved skillsets as well. Automakers also have the responsibility to proactively consider consumers’ qualms about technology in their cars instead of waiting for laws and regulations to pass. Across the U.S. 61%) and U.K. (59%)

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 21, 2020

Apple”) and Google LLC (“Google”) to enable the use of Bluetooth technology to help governments and health agencies reduce the spread of COVID-19 by building contact-tracing technology into iOS and Android smartphones. The CTF being developed by Apple and Google is not itself a contact tracing application.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Disconnect ethernet and disable WiFi, Bluetooth and any other network capabilities for any infected or potentially infected device. Two other steps to consider: Turning off maintenance tasks. Immediately disable automatic tasks—e.g., deleting temporary files or rotating logs—affected systems.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Now automakers including Toyota are preparing for next-generation attacks, he said, but there remains a lack of security engineers that understand auto technology. Among future improvements for PASTA there is the implementation of other connectivity features, including Ethernet, LIN, and CAN FD, Wi-Fi and of course Bluetooth.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

The devices have httpd web server , Web GUI, Wifi, or Bluetooth on board. The hardware of the terminals is equipped with Shenzen technology, while the firmware is based on BusyBox Linux Debian. . Kunz and his colleagues were able to brute-force the IoT radio in just 10 minutes and achieve root access with full privileges. .

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Security Affairs

MARCH 2, 2020

The laptop connects to a waveform generator via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, the generator device must be in proximity of the target’s phone. Experts explained that the best way to do it is using machine-learning technology. “I want everybody in the public to know this.”. ” reported The Register.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A poisoned payload is sent to the targeted device through a wireless connection such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, or LTE, and gets executed. It implies that developers only use robust technologies they master, not trendy frameworks that can raise security issues when misconfigured or not properly implemented. Zero-click attacks don’t.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Once the zero-click attack has successfully compromised the targeted device through a simple wireless connection such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GSM, or LTE, NSO can spy on all a user’s activities, including emails, phone calls and text messages. Spyware and Zero-Days: A Troubling Market.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 12, 2021

” The company proactively disconnected operational technology (OT) systems upon discovering the attack, the alert said, noting that “there are no indications that the threat actor moved laterally to OT systems.” The agencies didn’t name Colonial in the alert , referring only to a “pipeline company.”

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 27, 2020

On the 8 th of April 2020, the European Commission adopted Recommendation 2020/518 to address the need of a common toolbox (the “ Toolbox ”) for the use of technology and data in order to fight and exit the Covid-19 crisis, with a particular focus on the use of mobile applications. By Patrick Van Eecke, Heidi Waem and Alizée Stappers.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 28, 2019

Yet, technology alone isn’t all that’s required. So shut off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when you’re not using them. Worldwide spending on information security products and services rose to $114 billion in 2018, up from $102 billion in 2017, an increase of 12.4 percent, according to tech consultancy Gartner.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently launched a collaborative project to develop a voluntary privacy framework to help organizations manage risk in IoT devices. NIST initiatives in IoT. To help offer consistent guidance regarding the privacy and security of IoT devices, the U.S.

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IT Governance

MARCH 26, 2019

A DPIA is essentially a risk assessment that needs to be conducted before carrying out any processing activities, particularly those “using new technologies”, that are “likely” to result in a “high risk” to the rights and freedoms of natural persons. Wi-Fi/Bluetooth/RFID tracking. Processing using wearable smart technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

I had a chance to discuss this seminal transition with George Avetisov, co-founder and chief executive officer of HYPR , a Manhattan-based supplier of advanced authentication technologies. FIDO stands for Fast IDentity Online, a set of industry standards, akin to WiFi and Bluetooth. Here are a few big takeaways.

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