Privacy, Security, and Connected Devices: Key Takeaways From CES 2024

The topic of data privacy has become so relevant in our age of smart technology. With everything becoming connected, including our homes, workplaces, cities, and even our cars, those who develop this technology are obligated to identify consumers' expectations for privacy and then find the best...

The vulnerability of the /emap/devicePoint_addImgIco?hasSubsystem=true file is related to the unlimited loading of dangerous files. This vulnerability allows a violator to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability of the file /emap/devicePointaddImgIco?hasSubsystem=true. Dahua Smart Park Management’s smart technology for parking management involves unlimited downloading of dangerous type files. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code...

Weak Password Vulnerability in SenseNebula-M, an Intelligent Edge Node of Shanghai Shangtang Intelligent Technology Co.

Shanghai Shangtang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. is an artificial intelligence software company. A weak password vulnerability exists in SenseNebula-M, an intelligent edge node of Shanghai Shangtang Intelligent Technology Co. that can be exploited by attackers to obtain sensitive information...

Thrive Smart Home 1.1 - Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Exploit for php platform in category web applications Exploit: Thrive Smart Home 1.1 - Authentication Bypass Author: LiquidWorm Vendor: Thrive Product web page: http://www.thrivesmarthomes.com Affected version: 1.1 Tested on: Apache/2.4.41 centos OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips Advisory ID: ZSL-2019-5554...

Consumer Data Privacy Rights: Emerging Tech Blurs Lines

LAS VEGAS – From drones to facial recognition, new technology applications are introducing unique consumer privacy issues for civil society — and U.S. lawmakers and legal teams are struggling to keep up. Privacy is a fundamental human right for consumers, but new ways in which data is collected a...

7 Times Apple Watch Saved Lives

By Uzair Amir Who doesn’t like elegant watches, especially those which could literally save your life, right? There are several types of watches out there such as a divers watch, Mechanical Watch, and Chronograph Watch, etc. but the life saviors lately are powered with smart technology. In this...

Hacking ghost hunters

We’ve been looking at the security of smart ghost hunting tech. The results were a bit… spooky. TL;DR We bought three devices online. One was a camera for taking photos of ghosts, another was a smart teddy bear for helping ghosts of children apparate, the last a ghost hunting tank camera: In some...

IoT domestic abuse: What can we do to stop it?

Some 40 years ago, the sci-fi/horror film Demon Seed told the tale of a woman slowly imprisoned by a sentient AI, which invaded the smart home system her husband had designed to manage it. The AI locked doors, windows, turned off communications, and even put a synthesised version of her onscreen ...

Using SimpliSafe Home Security? — You're Screwed! It's Easy to Hack & Can't be Patched

If you are using a SimpliSafe wireless home alarm system to improve your home security smartly, just throw it up and buy a new one. It is useless. The so-called 'Smart' Technology, which is designed to make your Home Safer, is actually opening your house doors for hackers. The latest in this fiel...