Dishwashers on the rampage: LG IoT security bug highlights risks of home automation
Appliance giant responded quickly, but IoT is growing and most vendors don’t plan ahead nearly as well
David Braue | 30 Oct | Read more
Appliance giant responded quickly, but IoT is growing and most vendors don’t plan ahead nearly as well
David Braue | 30 Oct | Read more
Many smart phone manufacturers preload remote support tools on their Android devices in an insecure way, providing a method for hackers to take control of the devices through rogue apps or even SMS messages.
Lucian Constantin | 07 Aug | Read more
It's common sense to reset an Android phone to its factory state before selling or disposing of it. But beware, researchers recently found that this often fails to properly wipe all sensitive user data from the device.
Lucian Constantin | 22 May | Read more
Verizon makes bid for AOL ... Public Wi-Fi set for speed boost ... Mac security product opens critical hole on Macs ... and more tech news.
IDG News Service staff | 12 May | Read more
New flagship phones on the way from LG, Huawei... Apple struggles with 11-hour cloud outage... Impatience grows over EC's Google probe... and more tech news.
IDG News Service staff | 12 Mar | Read more
Hackers robbing banks blind ... US establishing rules on drones ... Xiaomi still on top in China... and more tech news
IDG News Service staff | 16 Feb | Read more
U.S. Senator Al Franken is probing into the privacy policies of LG and Samsung Electronics for the voice recognition technologies they use in their Smart TVs.
John Ribeiro | 12 Feb | Read more
Reports that new Samsung TVs can capture personal information with their voice recognition feature has sparked concern about what critics perceive as digital spying by so-called smart devices.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Feb | Read more
The first large-scale analysis of a fundamental type of software known as firmware has revealed poor security practices that could present opportunities for hackers probing the "Internet of Things."
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more
The majority of Android devices currently in use contain a vulnerability that allows malware to completely hijack installed apps and their data or even the entire device.
Lucian Constantin | 30 Jul | Read more
David Jevans, CTO and founder of Marble Security, recently received some bad feedback from a potential customer testing his company's product, which helps organizations manage and secure their mobile devices.
Jeremy Kirk | 05 Mar | Read more
Smart TVs manufactured by LG Electronics are sending information about users' viewing habits and files back to the company's servers. The company confirmed the behavior and said it plans to release firmware updates to correct it.
Lucian Constantin | 22 Nov | Read more