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Smartphone headphone cables can be electromagnetically attacked and your device's voice command system can be taken over.
The recent hack of a connected tea kettle shines a light on the new security risks that come with the Internet of Things.
IRS plans to look at IP addresses, passwords and other online glitches
Devices with enough memory and decent cryptographic performance will need to have full-disk encryption enabled
Ireland's High Court ordered the data protection commissioner to investigate allegations that Facebook gave US intelligence agencies bulk access to users' personal data
Call spoofing and overbilling are possible due to flaws in how voice is transferred over mobile data networks, researchers say
Insurance companies will want companies to use strong protections against data breaches
If there's no new deal by the end of January, national data protection authorities threaten coordinated legal action against offending companies
Safe Harbor was all about ensuring U.S. companies could operate freely on an international scale. That safe harbor, however, doesn't seem so safe anymore.
Those who see the alert are advised to wipe their systems