Flash is no longer supported officially and Adobe, Microsoft and browser makers such as Mozilla or Google have disabled support in their products. While Flash is no longer in active development, it is still home to thousands of games and applications, as these have not just …
Hackers can remotely hijack thousands of Sonos and Bose speakers to play mysterious ghostly sounds Trend Micro researchers have discovered some Sonos and Bose speakers can be exploited by hackers and intrusive pranksters Security researchers have discovered that some models of Sonos and Bose speakers can …
Widget plugin spewed spam to unsuspecting victims Hackers have used a WordPress plugin to install backdoors on up to 200,000 websites, allowng spam to be uploaded onto unsuspecting websites. According to research carried out by IT security firm WordFence, the plugin, known as Display Widgets, …
Verizon, the largest mobile carrier in the United States, disconnected more than 8,500 customers in rural areas from its network after determining those customers were no longer profitable for the carrier to continue supporting, Ars Technica reported. The move affects more than 8,500 customers with about …
Tab hoarders rejoice: Firefox is about to get ridiculously good at handling large number of tabs. Firefox 55, due for release at the start of August, will feature a series of improvements to the browser’s responsiveness when multiple tabs are open. This work is part of …
Tens of thousands of computers around the world still have not been updated with security patches that defend against an exploit that allowed the spread of two worldwide malware attacks. EternalBlue, a scanner built by cybersecurity software company Imperva, found 60,000 Windows-powered machines that were still …
More than a half million smart devices in Barcelona, including webcams and baby monitors, are hackable, security firm Avast revealed at Mobile World Congress Monday. Avast, along with IoT search engine specialists Shodan, found more than 22,000 webcams and baby monitors in the city are at …