Could your smart TV be watching you? FBI warns IP Tv’s can give hackers a window into your homes

By James Barnley Posted in Cyber Security

Posted on December 4, 2019

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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 …

Hulu, Xbox Live and Reddit back up after outage

By James Barnley Posted in Apps Cyber Security

Posted on June 20, 2019September 24, 2020

In internet-fail news, it looks like streaming service Hulu, gaming service Xbox Live and self-described “front page of the internet” Reddit all experienced outages Wednesday afternoon. Down Detector recorded over 10,000 reports about Microsoft’s Xbox Live being down and another 10,000 reports of Hulu being down. The Xbox Live status page confirms that core services are “limited.” “Our …