Wacom Tablet Data Exfiltration Raises Security Concerns

The Wacom digital drawing tablet appears to be silently exfiltrating user data, according to an investigation by software engineer Robert Heaton – and the company responded on Friday, downplaying the report. However, security researchers say the tablets still pose a risk and a privacy problem...

Xen Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2019-34763)

Xen is an open source virtual machine monitor product. Xen suffers from a denial-of-service vulnerability that stems from a page-writable contention condition during the addition of a passed PCI device, which can be exploited by an x86 PV client OS attacker to cause a denial of service or gain...

Apple Patent Links Power Cord To Password Recovery

The filing, 20120005747A1, describes a method for storing a password recover secret on a peripheral device, including a power adapter. The development would, in essence, turn power cords and other peripherals into a second factor that would make it harder for thieves to gain access to devices the...