The many ways electric cars are vulnerable to hacks, and whether that matters in a real-world

Id hate to be labeled a "car guy" now mentioning my new electric car in the lede of two newsletters in a row, but I couldnt resist. Id been reading headlines for years about how electric cars most notably Tesla were vulnerable to a range of security vulnerabilities, even some that could allow bad...

Hackers Win $105,000 for Reporting Critical Security Flaws in Sonos One Speakers

Multiple security flaws uncovered in Sonos One wireless speakers could be potentially exploited to achieve information disclosure and remote code execution, the Zero Day Initiative ZDI said in a report published last week. The vulnerabilities were demonstrated by three different teams from Qrious...

Deluge of Apple Patches Fix Vulnerabilities in OS X, iOS, Safari, and More

In addition to fixing the serious crypto vulnerabilities in iMessage that surfaced yesterday, Apple also deployed patches for nearly all of its products, including Safari, OS X, iOS, Apple TV’s tvOS, and watchOS. The iOS update, 9.3, is arguably the most pressing given the cryptographic issue dug...

Google Pwnium Program Now Open All Year

Google is expanding its successful Pwnium vulnerability reward program–which has run at various security conferences for a couple of years now–to run continuously and offer an unlimited pool of financial rewards. Pwnium originally was established as an alternative to the Pwn2Own hacking contest a...

Microsoft flaw allows USB loaded with payload to bypass security controls

During March Patch Tuesday of 2013, Microsoft released seven new security bulletins, with four rated as critical, and others as Important. Most interesting one was MS13-027, which is rated as "important" because the attack requires physical access to the vulnerable machine. This flaw allows anyon...