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This Cybersecurity Firm Listens to the Background ‘Noise’ of the Internet
The internet is a bustling place, with hackers constantly firing exploits against whoever they can. Cybersecurity firm GreyNoise is trying to filter out some of that noise.
Someone Is Claiming to Sell a Mass Printer Hijacking Service
After one hacker bombarded printers with a message urging people to subscribe to PewDiePie, someone is now claiming to offer a mass-printing service across the internet.
This Tool Shows Exposed Cameras Around Your Neighbourhood
Through a novel marrying of different tools, Kamerka can take an address, landmark, or coordinates and display exposed internet connected cameras on a map.
Nasty Bug Left Thousands of Internet of Things Devices Open to Hackers
Security researchers have found a new bug that would allow hackers to take full control of several types of Internet of Things devices.
Rock Star Joan Jett’s Label Left Tons of Sensitive Data Unprotected Online
The rockstar’s record label leaked more than 200 gigabytes of data through a misconfigured backup server.
Inventor of The Internet’s Most Terrifying Search Engine Shows Us How To Use It
Thanks to Shodan, it’s incredibly easy to find hackable things on the internet.
More Than 14,000 College Printers in the US Are Open to Hackers
Hackers could remotely abuse them to print whatever they wanted, or even brick them.
How Databases with Personal Info Get Accidentally Left Open on the Public Web
After the MacKeeper leak, it turns out at least 34,000 databases suffer from similar problems.
5 Things a ‘System Shock’ Reboot Must Have To Be Good
How can you challenge a perfect, immortal machine?
Why Researchers Tricked Hackers into Attacking Fake Gas Pumps
More than 2,000 gas station monitoring devices are easy to find and hack, researchers warn.
Some Wind Turbines Can Be Hacked by Anyone With an Internet Connection
Welcome to the Internet of Hackable Things.
The Inventor of Shodan Will Help You Hack Our Internet-Enabled, Security-Free Infrastructure
All of these devices need to be on the internet to operate and Shodan – a privately developed search engine – has been busy sniffing them out.