That “Amazon Safety Recall” message may well be a scam

Scammers are using the age old tactic of scaring victims into clicking by sending out fake product recall messages from Amazon. The text message tells you that the item does not meet Amazon’s standards, and tries to install some urgency by claiming it is not safe to use. It also includes a link...

Liar, liar, pants on fire! Barclays phish claims cards explode

We feel compelled to relay the dire warning from this Barclays snail-mail letter, which we acquired through social media, therefore it must be true. Warning: Barclays debit cards may catch fire! The letter reads as follows: Dear costumer, Many of our bank costumers have reported that their debit...

Car Hacking ? Scary, But Now it’s REALITY!

Next time you find yourself hooked up behind the wheel, make sure that your car is actually in your control. Hackers are now able to break into hundreds of thousands of vehicles on the road. Car hacking is a hot topic today and until now it was performed only while researchers were hard-wired int...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UConnect allows a vehicle to be remotely controlled

Overview Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA UConnect may allow a remote attacker to control physical vehicle functions. Description According to a WIRED news article, an unknown vulnerability in FCA UConnect software allows some functions of recent models of Jeep Cherokee to be controlled by a remote...