Insights and highlights from DEF CON 32

TL; DR Event Dates : August 8-11, 2024, in Las Vegas. PTP Presentations : Windows Hello : Our Ceri Coburn with Outsider Security's Dirk-Jan Mollema revealed vulnerabilities in biometric authentication. Maritime Security : Paul Brownridge discussed vulnerabilities in maritime systems and...

Medtronic's Implantable Defibrillators Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Hacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Thursday issued an advisory warning people of severe vulnerabilities in over a dozen heart defibrillators that could allow attackers to fully hijack them remotely, potentially putting lives of millions of patients at risk. Cardioverter Defibrillator is a...

Xiaomi Electric Scooters Vulnerable to Life-Threatening Remote Hacks

Smart devices definitely make our lives easier, faster, and more efficient, but unfortunately, an insecure smart device can also ruin your day, or sometime could even turn into the worst nightmare of your life. If you are an electric scooter rider, you should be concerned about yourself. In a...

Researchers Warn of Prison Hacks, Opening Cell Doors

Remote hackers springing inmates from their jail cells — it sounds like a plot lifted from an old episode of “24” or “Prison Break.” But authorities are concerned by new research that claims such an attack is feasible. Research presented at the Hacker Halted conference in Miami last month by John...