For many people, watching television is a definitely a nice pastime — but could your smart TV also be watching you in return? Just this past month, Black Friday discounts on smart TVs fly off the shelves as well as the Cyber Monday sales, the FBI has issued a warning that the internet-connected devices can …
The FBI yesterday released a public service announcement (PSA) alerting parents to the dangers potentially imposed by smart toys. Early this year, security researcher Troy Hunt, reported that a series of web-connected, app-enabled toys called CloudPets have been hacked. The manufacturer’s central database was reportedly compromised over several months after stunningly poor security, despite the attempts …
The FBI has managed to unlock the iPhone of the San Bernardino gunman without Apple’s help, ending a court case, the US justice department says. BBC reports Apple had been resisting a court order issued last month requiring the firm to write new software to allow officials to access Syed Rizwan Farook’s phone. But officials …
Tim Cook Apple CEO has confirmed that the tech company will appeal a California judge’s order to unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the terrorists involved in the San Bernardino shooting. Following the request, Cook argued, would “threaten the security of our customers.” The device in question — an iPhone 5c — belonged to Syed Farook, who, alongside his …
The FBI has some strange ideas about how to “update” federal surveillance laws: They’re calling for legislation to penalize online services that provide users with too much security. I’m not kidding. The proposal was revealed in The Washington Post last week — and a couple days ago, a front-page story in The New York Times …
In Facebook’s continuing battle to keep cybercriminals from using its site as a handy infection mechanism, it just scored a serious coup. The FBI announced late Tuesday that it had arrested 10 suspects in a cybercriminal conspiracy that infected 11 million computers with banking fraud software and led to $850 million in losses, according to the …
A free web-based program aimed at educating children about cyber safety through games, videos, and other interactive features has been unveiled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Dubbed the FBI-SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Internet Challenge, the site features six grade-specific virtual islands for students from third-grade through eighth-grade. Each virtual island has specific cyber safety …