Wyze Cameras Glitch: 13,000 Users Saw Footage from Others’ Homes

By Deeba Ahmed Third-Party Library Blamed for Wyze Camera Security Lapse. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Wyze Cameras Glitch: 13,000 Users Saw Footage from Others Homes...

Connected Wristwatch Allows Hackers to Stalk, Spy On Children

Wristwatches with tracking capabilities have gained popularity over the years as an easy way for parents to keep tabs on their children. But a newly-discovered hole in a popular Misafes watch opens up these tracking capabilities to bad actors, which could ultimately threaten the physical safety o...

Over 199,500 Websites Are Still Vulnerable to Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug

It's more than two and half years since the discovery of the critical OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability, but the flaw is still alive as it appears that many organizations did not remediate properly to the serious security glitch. It was one of the biggest flaws in the Internet's history that...

Hackers Can Steal $999,999.99 from Visa Contactless Payment Cards

Security researchers from Newcastle University in the UK have found a way to steal larger amounts of money from people's pockets using just a mobile phone, due to a security glitch Visa’s contactless payment cards. Contactless payment cards use a cryptoprocessor and RFID technology to perform...

Microsoft Threatens Discoverer of 'Cash Back' Loophole in Bing

The security glitch, which is linked to a “cash back” system operated by Bing, potentially leaves users and retailers exposed to fake transactions. But despite an outcry online over the existence of the loophole, the world’s largest company has responded to the issue by threatening legal action...