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A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave
A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company's farm equipment.
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4 years, 1 month ago
Zoom’s Auto-Update Feature Came With Hidden Risks on Mac
The popular video meeting app makes it easy to keep the software up to date—but it also introduced vulnerabilities.
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4 years, 1 month ago
Sloppy Software Patches Are a ‘Disturbing Trend’
The Zero Day Initiative has found a concerning uptick in security updates that fail to fix vulnerabilities.
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4 years, 2 months ago
A Long-Awaited IoT Reverse Engineering Tool Is Finally Here
Ten years after it was first unveiled, the powerful firmware analysis platform Ofrak is now available to anyone.
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4 years, 2 months ago
A Phone Carrier That Doesn't Track Your Browsing or Location
The new Pretty Good Phone Privacy service for Android hides the data linking you to your mobile device.
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4 years, 2 months ago
This Anti-Tracking Tool Checks If You’re Being Followed
The Raspberry Pi-powered device can scan for phones around you. If it keeps spotting the same one, it’ll send you an alert.
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4 years, 2 months ago
The Hacking of Starlink Terminals Has Begun
It cost a researcher only $25 worth of parts to create a tool that allows custom code to run on the satellite dishes.
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4 years, 2 months ago
Big Takeaways From the FBI's Mar-a-Lago Raid
The fact that a search of Donald Trump's Florida home was even necessary tells us a lot.
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4 years, 2 months ago
All the Data Amazon’s Ring Cameras Collect About You
The popular security devices are tracking (and sharing) more than you might think.
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4 years, 2 months ago
An Attack on Albanian Government Suggests New Iranian Aggression
A Tehran-linked hack of a NATO member marks a significant escalation against the backdrop of US-Iran nuclear talks.
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4 years, 2 months ago