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Ring fixed a security flaw in its Android app that could have leaked video footage

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What you need to know

  • Amazon has patched a security vulnerability in Ring’s Android app.
  • The security flaw could have allowed bad actors to access users’ video footage by installing a malicious app on the same device.
  • Amazon said that it had found no evidence of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

Amazon’s Ring doorbell cameras aren’t exactly the most secure home devices available, and a new report may provide further evidence to support this claim.

Security researchers at Checkmarx discovered a vulnerability (opens in new tab) in Ring’s companion app for Android phones after analyzing it. The software security firm found several bugs in the app that, when stitched together, could grant other apps on the same device access to it. In the worst-case scenario, these could be malicious applications that trick users into installing them.

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Potential hack for some Boeing planes fixed -researchers

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A digital vulnerability in the computer systems used on some Boeing Co aircraft that could have allowed malicious hackers to modify data and cause pilots to make dangerous miscalculations has been …

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Potential Hack For Some Boeing Planes Fixed

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(MENAFN– Khaleej Times)

A digital vulnerability in the computer systems used on some Boeing Co aircraft that could have allowed malicious hackers to modify data and cause pilots to make dangerous miscalculations has been fixed, security researchers said on Friday.

Older versions of a digital tool used to calculate landing and take-off speeds on some aircraft could be tampered with by hackers with direct access to an“Electronic Flight Bag,” or EFB, a tablet device used by pilots to plan flights, cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners said in a report.

“If data modification occurs, and the resulting miscalculations are not detected during the crew’s required cross check or verification process, an aircraft could land on a runway too short, or take off at incorrect speeds potentially resulting in a tail strike or runway excursion,” said the report, which was presented at the DEF CON hacker convention in Las Vegas on Friday.

In a statement, Boeing said it was not aware of any airplane that had been affected by the issue, but had released a software update to address it.

“The likelihood of this impacting flight safety is incredibly low,” Alex Lomas, a security consultant at Pen Test Partners, said during Friday’s presentation.“Pilots are trained to handle unusual situations.”

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Voting Machines Have Flaws That Should Be Fixed, But Votes Not Stolen: Security Experts

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Security experts say there are real flaws with voting machines that need to be fixed, but despite the many claims from former President Donald Trump and his supporters that the election was stolen from him, experts disagree, the Associated Press reported.

According to a sworn declaration, security expert J. Alex Halderman said he identified “multiple severe security flaws” in Georgia’s touchscreen voting machines that should be addressed to protect the integrity of elections.

However, Halderman told AP that he saw no evidence that the flaws were exploited during the 2020 election, yet “there remain serious risks that policymakers and the public need to be aware of” and need to be fixed for future elections.

For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below.

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Security experts said that while there is no evidence the 2020 election was stolen, there are flaws with voting machines that need to be fixed. Above, voting equipment including touchscreen tablet, printer and scanner in a metro Atlanta warehouse to be tested before shipped to Georgia counties, on February 14, 2020.
Jeff Martin, File/AP Photo

The aftermath of the 2020 election put an intense spotlight on voting machines as supporters of former President Donald Trump claimed victory was stolen from him.

Trump loyalists—pushing the slogan “Stop the Steal”—held rallies, posted on social media and filed lawsuits in key states, often with false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines. Almost all of the legal challenges casting doubt on the outcome of the election have been dismissed or withdrawn and many claims of fraud debunked. State and federal election officials have said there’s no evidence of widespread fraud. And Dominion has fought back forcefully, filing defamation lawsuits against high-profile Trump allies.

As an election security researcher, it’s been frustrating to watch the proliferation of misinformation, said Matt Blaze, a professor of computer science and law at Georgetown University. For years, he said, concerns raised by election security experts were dismissed as unimportant.

“All of a sudden, people are going the other way, saying the existence of a flaw not only is something that should be…

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