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​Smart Electrial Sockets Could Be the Next Botnet | Motherboard – Motherboard


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​Smart Electrial Sockets Could Be the Next Botnet | Motherboard
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Smart electrical sockets might launch the next cyberattack, or might even put your life in danger. Security researchers at Bitdefender have found a vulnerability in …
One smart plug isn't so bright when it comes to securityPCWorld

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The Worst Hacks of 2015 – Motherboard


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The Worst Hacks of 2015
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In the last few years, the Russian security firm Kaspersky Lab has helped uncover some of the most secretive and high profile government-led cyberattacks and espionage operations ever, from the landmark Stuxnet to Flame, Red October, and those of the

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Cybersecurity Researchers Are Hunted from All Sides – Motherboard

Cybersecurity Researchers Are Hunted from All Sides
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His team was actively involved in analyzing Flame, a cyber weapon from the same family as Stuxnet, also aimed at attacking Middle Eastern countries, especially Iran. This sophisticated malware was, again, allegedly developed by the US and Israel, the …

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Britain’s New Hacker Army Could Change the Face Of Cyber War – Motherboard (blog)


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Britain's New Hacker Army Could Change the Face Of Cyber War
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The headquarters of the GCHQ, Britain's signals intelligence agency that will help develop the military's new cyber security force. Image via Flickr. On Sunday, the United Kingdom announced that it will recruit “hundreds” of hackers and IT experts to
How Britain's new cyberarmy could reshape the laws of warWashington Post (blog)
UK becomes first state to admit to offensive cyber attack capabilityFinancial Times
Britain creates counter-attack cyber unitZDNet (blog)

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