ICSMA-17-241-01_Abbott Laboratories ' Accent/Anthem, Accent MRI, Assurity/Allure, and Assurity MRI Pacemaker Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW MedSec Holdings Ltd has identified vulnerabilities in Abbott Laboratories’ formerly St. Jude Medical pacemakers. Abbott has produced a firmware patch to help mitigate the identified vulnerabilities in their pacemakers that utilize radio frequency RF communications. A third-party security...

Malicious Cryptocurrency Mining tool turns Computers into Zcash Mining Machines

Since its launch over a month ago, new virtual currency Zcash ZEC has become a significant way for cybercrooks to make money by infecting computers with software mining program. Launched in late October, Zcash ZEC is a new cryptocurrency currency that claims to be more anonymous than Bitcoin, as...

HS-110 Smart Plug Account Takeover / Insecure Design

Content Table 1. Introduction 2. The Firmware 3. The Android Application 4. The Problems 5. Conclusion 6. Appendix 6.1. Excursion Dalvik 6.2 Control script 1. Introduction The HS-110 is a Smart Plug meaning it is capable of being controlled with commands via a network. TP-Link released a mobile...

New Long-Range Wi-Fi Standard Offers Double Range to Home Devices

It is a common problem: Home Wireless Router's reach is terrible that the WiFi network even does not extend past the front door of the room. My house also has all kinds of Wi-Fi dead zones, but can we fix it? The answer is: YES. The problem will improve with a future, longer range version of Wi-F...

freeshell fix side-channel attack vulnerabilities-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Vulnerability science Side-channel attacksside channel attack referred to as SCA, also known as side-channel attacks:for the encryption of electronic devices during the run time consumption, power consumption or electromagnetic radiation or the like of the side-channel information leakage and...

Smart Hacking For Privacy : What TV shows you watch ?

Smart Hacking For Privacy : What TV shows you watch ? White-hat hackers have exposed the privacy shortcomings of smart meter technology. At the Chaos Communication Congress in Germany, 28C3, researchers presented "Smart Hacking For Privacy" After analyzing data collected by a smart meter, these...