Personal Medical Devices Recalled For Hacking Risk

July 23rd, 2019

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to patients and healthcare providers that certain Medtronic MiniMed some insulin pumps carry cybersecurity risks.

The alert reads, in part, as follows:

"The FDA has become aware than an unauthorized person (someone other than a patient, patient caregiver, or health care provider) could potentially connect wirelessly to a nearby MiniMed insulin pump with cybersecurity vulnerabilities and change the pump's settings to either over-deliver insulin to a patient, leading to low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), or stop insulin delivery, leading to high blood sugar and diabetic ketoacidosis.

Windows Update May Not Work On Some Dual Boot Macs

July 22nd, 2019

Windows 10 version 1903 is out. However, if you're a Mac user running Windows 10, you may not be able to get the latest from Microsoft.  According to Microsoft's official statement on the matter:

"Macs introduced before 2012 or newer Mac devices with older versions of Apple Boot Camp or Windows Support Software drivers installed will not be able to install the May 2019 Windows 10 Feature Update.

IP Camera Hacking Attempts Are Rising

July 20th, 2019

Recently, Trend Micro published some statistics that just about everyone should find disturbing.  According to their latest statistics, the security company has blocked more than five million cyber-attacks against IP cameras, just in the past five months.

Windows Phone App Updates Are Ending Soon

July 19th, 2019

Microsoft initially had grand ambitions where smartphones were concerned.

The company invested billions in their quest to create a phone that ran on Windows 8 (and later, Windows 8.1). That was all in a bid to carve a niche for itself in a market dominated by iOS and Android.

Recent Popular Aged Face APP on Facebook Has Serious Privacy Issues

July 18th, 2019

If you spend any time at all on social media, you've probably seen the latest craze:  People posting photos of themselves aged, so they look like they're in their sixties, seventies, or even older than that. FaceApp, the program behind the face-aging magic has actually been available for a few years, but it has only recently gained the attention of the masses, suddenly and inexplicably going viral after enjoying a quiet existence early on.

Update Your Browser To Fix New Firefox Security Vulnerability

July 17th, 2019

Are you a Firefox user?  If so, you'll want to update to version 67.0.4 as soon as possible.  Just last week, Mozilla released Firefox 67.0.3 to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability that was being used in the wild to selectively target vulnerable systems.

Large Percentage Of Mobile Apps Have Security Flaws

July 16th, 2019

How many apps do you have on your phone?If you're like most people, you've likely got dozens or more. Considering how much storage is available on mobile devices these days, people tend to install apps and when they no longer want them, they don't bother to uninstall them.

NASA Suffers Data Breach With Device Connected To Network

July 15th, 2019

Not even NASA is immune to hacking.  Recently, the American space agency announced that they traced a breach back to April of 2018.

That was when a group described as an APT (Advanced, Persistent Threat) breached the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's network via a 'Raspberry-Pi' device that was improperly connected to the network.

Update Any Nest Cam Security Cameras You May Own

July 13th, 2019

Did you get your Google Nest Security Camera system used or second hand?  If you did, be sure your cameras are running the latest firmware.

Recently, the tech review site Wirecutter reported that some older Nest cams allowed their former owners to access camera feeds, even after the devices had been reset to factory settings.

Florida City Paid Big Bucks To Hackers Using Ransomware  

July 12th, 2019

The city of Riviera Beach, Florida is the latest high-profile victim of a ransomware attack.

Recently, the city council voted to pay more than $600,000 to a hacking group to regain access to data that had been locked and encrypted via ransomware nearly a month ago.