Two security researchers from Columbia University have turned attentions on a spate of drive-by hacking attacks that could be launched on smart televisions through a red button feature on the remote control. The range of attack even extends to all devices connected to the smart TV.
Two new Samsung Galaxy Note devices being tested
Samsung’s Galaxy Note lineup’s success has been well documented. Although initially rejected as a bad idea, the Note flagships have went ways far beyond and acclaimed critical success. Bigger screen size every year is the most common upgrade for the Note devices, but along with an increment in display size, the device also receives flagship-esque […]
Google will soon unveil a health data tracking app
Google is not giving up yet on an effort to collect health-related data from users following the botched Google Health project, which was shuttered in 2012.
Brace yourselves, Facebook revamps its ad scheme again
As if all the data that it has collected over the years even without our consent is never enough, Facebook once again raised the hackles of those who scorn at the slightest gesture of invasion to privacy. This time the social networking titan has made changes to its advertising scheme that would take advantage of […]
Avoid these Android apps to save your phone from being locked for ransom
Two security vendors, Symantec and Kaspersky Labs, have discovered two apps on Google Play this week that, out of the users’ confidence that they truly are security apps meant to scan a device for malware, have encrypted the devices for a ransom.
Blackphone security-centric phone to release in 14 days
For those of you who are now wary of the prying third-party eyes, the Blackphone security-centric mobile phone is only a little more than 14 days away from the shelves. The smartphone is said to be foolproof to nearly all kinds of eavesdropping attempts from both government surveillance programs and malicious hackers.
