WHO WATCHES THE PRE-INSTALLED APPS?
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wolves wrapped in wooly disguises? The answer is Google. Senior Security
Engineer Maddie Stone described the challenges of identifying malicious apps
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dangerous ones extra hard.
GET THE PENTHOUSE WITH A HACKED BLUETOOTH KEY
Bluetooth-enabled locks you open with an app have got to be more secure
than boring metal pins and tumblers, right? Not at Black Hat. With a little
know-how and some low-cost hardware, two researchers were able to open
doors and extract all kinds of useful information. Maybe we should just stick
with skeleton keys.
EVEN CHINESE HACKERS NEED SIDE GIGS
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a bit surprising to see the group enriching themselves on the side. This might be
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