Consumer IoT
Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION
KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ privacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ...
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Brits Ban Bad Passwords — and Other IoT Stupid Stuff
Richi Jennings | | bad passwords, blank password, Consumer IoT, gchq, gov.uk, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, iot, National Cyber Security Centre, NCSC, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure act (PSTI), SB Blogwatch, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, uk, United Kingdom
Nice Cup of IoTea? The UK’s Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act aims to improve the security of net-connected consumer gear ...
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Watch This? Patch This! LG Fixes Smart TV Vulns
Richi Jennings | | BitDefender, bitdefender research, Consumer IoT, CVE-2023-6317, CVE-2023-6318, CVE-2023-6319, CVE-2023-6320, iot, LG, SB Blogwatch, Smart TV, Smart TV Security, Smart TV Vulnerability, Smart TVs, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, TV, WebOS
4×CVE=RCE or Merely CE? Update your LG TV now, or let hackers root it. But is Bitdefender overhyping the issue? ...
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Cheap Video Doorbell Cams: Tools of Stalkers and Thieves
Richi Jennings | | Andoe, Anker, camera, camera hijacking, camera vulnerability, cameras, CCTV camera, CCTV cameras, Consumer IoT, Consumer Reports, Doorbell Camera, Eken, enshittification, Eufy, Fishbot, Gemee, hacked Wi-FI, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, internet-enabled cameras, iot, IoT camera, IoT security camera, IP surveillance cameras, ipcamera, Luckwolf, Rakeblue, Ring Camera, Ring Doorbell, safe wifi, SB Blogwatch, Sears, SHEIN, The ‘S’ in IoT stands for Security, Tuck, unsecure Wi-FI, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hacking, Wi-Fi networks, wi-fi security, Wyze
EKEN IoT FAIL: Amazon, Sears and Shein still sell security swerving stuff ...
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ALERT: Thieves❤️Wi-Fi Camera Jammers
Richi Jennings | | camera, camera hijacking, camera vulnerability, cameras, CCTV camera, CCTV cameras, Consumer IoT, hacked Wi-FI, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, internet-enabled cameras, iot, IoT camera, IoT security camera, IP surveillance cameras, ipcamera, Ring Camera, safe wifi, SB Blogwatch, unsecure Wi-FI, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hacking, Wi-Fi networks, wi-fi security
I❤️POE: Does your home security need a rethink? Wireless cameras are kinda useless, say cops ...
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‘Total Bollocks’ — No, Your Toothbrush isn’t DDoS’ing
Richi Jennings | | botnet, Botnet Attack, botnets, Consumer IoT, ddos, DDoS attack, DDoS botnet, Fortinet, Inc., Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, IoT botnet
PR FAIL: Were 3 million toothbrushes hacked into a botnet? Or does a Fortinet spokeschild have egg on his face? ...
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This SUCKS: ‘Cars Are a Privacy Nightmare,’ Mozilla Fumes
Richi Jennings | | automaker, Car, cars, cellular IoT, cellular IoT security, Connected Cars, Consumer IoT, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, Mozilla, Mozilla Foundation, New Cars, Privacy, Privacy4Cars, SB Blogwatch, vehicle, vehicle cybersecurity, vehicle OTAs
IoT cars considered harmful: Own a car? Care about your privacy? Mozilla Foundation has bad news for you ...
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Android Foils AirTag Stalkers and Thieves — While Apple Does Nothing
Richi Jennings | | AirTag, android, Apple, Consumer IoT, cyberstalking, geolocation, google, iot, location privacy, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Stalking
C’mon Cupertino: “Unknown Tracker Detected,” your phone screams. What now? ...
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Apple Failed—AirTag has a HUGE Stalking Problem
Richi Jennings | | A million people being able to find their keys a bit easier is no tradeoff for a single person being stalked, AirTag, Apple, Consumer IoT, cyberstalking, geolocation, iot, location privacy, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Stalking
One year on, the Apple AirTag product has proved the dire predictions correct: They’re being used to “stalk and harass women.” ...
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Apple AirTag: Absolutely Awful, Say Stalking Victims
Richi Jennings | | AirTag, Apple, Consumer IoT, geolocation, location privacy, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, The whole concept really depends on people acting decently
Apple is coming under renewed flak for its AirTags—and how they make life easy for stalkers and carjackers. But is the criticism fair? ...
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