Tag Archive for: attacker

Hacked Lightning cables allow an attacker to take over your Mac

A security researcher has created hacked Lightning cables that allow someone to take over a computer as soon as they are plugged into a Mac or PC … hotspot that a hacker can connect to.
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Derp! DDoS attacker who brought down EA, Sony, and Steam jailed for 27 months

A 23-year-old man has plenty of time to mull over whether it’s funny to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks against online video gaming services, after he was sentenced to prison this week.

Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Graham Cluley

Bluetooth security: Flaw could allow nearby attacker to grab your private data

  1. Bluetooth security: Flaw could allow nearby attacker to grab your private data  ZDNet
  2. Major Bluetooth Security Flaw Has Been Discovered by Intel And Fixes Are Already Out For Android And iOS  News18
  3. Update Your iPhones And Androids Now If You Don’t Want Your Bluetooth Hacked  Forbes
  4. Bluetooth SIG Security Update | Bluetooth Technology Website  Bluetooth SIG
  5. Full coverage

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