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Thermal Cameras and Machine Learning Combine to Snoop Out Passwords
By Mark Tyson published
Thermal cameras and AI can snoop out user passwords quite a long time after they have left the input device behind them, but there are mitigations that can be made.
AI Can Crack Most Common Passwords In Less Than A Minute
By Zhiye Liu published
Home Security Heroes, a cybersecurity firm, shares a study on how fast AI can crack user passwords.
MSI Confirms Cyberattack, Advises Caution With Firmware
By Andrew E. Freedman published
MSI confirmed it was the victim of a cyberattack, and is advising customers to only get BIOS updates and firmware from its website.
Acer Hacker Seeks Highest Bidder for 160GB of Data
By Mark Tyson published
Acer has confirmed that data from an internal server has been leaked, after a hacker claimed to have grabbed 160GB of digital swag. Customer data should not be present in this leak.
Raspberry Pi Hacking Like Its 1995
By Les Pounder published
With cool handles, a little code, and some retro tech, the Raspberry Pi project is ready to hack The Gibson!
Phishermen Reel In Dropbox's Private Github Repos
By Ian Evenden published
Dropbox has been hit by a data breach on Github, with attackers able to access private code, but users aren't affected.
DDoS Attack Against Minecraft Server was Largest Ever Seen by Cloudflare
By Mark Tyson published
The 2.5 Tbps attack via a Mirai botnet variant didn't have a noticeable effect on the gaming server, thanks to Cloudflare filters.
Morgan Stanley Fined $35 Million for Not Encrypting HDDs, Servers
By Anton Shilov published
Morgan Stanley to pay $35 million for not protecting personal identifying information.
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