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If you’ve seen the 1983 movie “WarGames,” in which a young Matthew Broderick accidentally uses computers to bring the world to the edge of “global thermonuclear war,” then you have a pretty good idea what hackers and security researchers are super-concerned about these days — in real life.
Here at the Black Hat hacker conference at Caesars Palace, computer security experts have shown ways they can use virtual tools to tap into and tamper with all kinds of stuff in the real world, which is the gist of what made “WarGames” so scary.
No longer limited to the digital domain, hackers — many of them working for good — are now targeting prison systems, the power grid and automobiles. They’ll target anything with a mini-computer inside of it. These days, that’s pretty much everything. Continue reading Hackers puts targets on real-world targets
We’re nearing the peak of the 11-year solar cycle, so double-check your GPS and watch where you’re going.
On Thursday, the sun unleashed a massive solar flare (see video of the flare and how its effects have been moving toward Earth). Solar flares can disrupt radio communications, including devices that use Global Positioning System technology, such as cell phones, airplanes and car navigation systems.
So if you’re relying on your GPS for driving directions, to find your location on your phone’s mapping tool or for any other purpose, have a backup navigation system handy, such as a printed map.
Even more important, pay close attention to where you are and where you’re going. Don’t rely solely on your GPS to give you directions. Continue reading GPS might be disrupted by current solar flare
Chances are, you no longer have an unlimited data plan on your mobile phone. Just a few years back, unlimited data plans were the norm, but now these all-you-can-eat options are rapidly disappearing. AT&T did away with unlimited options last year, and Verizon Wireless followed suit this year, moving to a similar tiered model. And even if you don’t have an actual data limit, your so-called unlimited plan may very well come with a speed cap: If you use too much data, you’ll see your speeds decrease significantly.
So, what’s a data-hungry smartphone user to do? It’s more a question of what not to do. Cutting out the following five major “don’ts” is a good way to ensure that you won’t run out of data before you run out of month.
1. Become a Video Junkie
It’s an obvious but unavoidable fact: Watching streaming video is one of the fastest ways to tear through your data plan. For instance, watching a 90-minute feature-length Netflix movie on your tablet consumes about 225MB of data. If your data plan limits you to 200MB of data per month, you might miss the dramatic conclusion of Death Race 2000. Continue reading Don’t do these too often in your phone
Sprint and T-Mobile USA customers may not have to wait that long for a shot at the next iPhone.
That’s according to Piper Jaffray analyst Chris Larsen, the latest to weigh in on the mounting speculation that carriers beyond AT&T and Verizon Wireless will get the next iPhone. Last week, Citadel analyst Shing Yin said he believed Apple would begin selling the iPhone for Sprint later this year.
“While we remain uncertain regarding the next-generation iPhone’s specs and features, we believe the most noteworthy change could be the device’s ability to run on more networks, specifically Sprint and T-Mobile in the U.S,” Larsen said in a research note today. Continue reading Apple rush to launch iPhone
Making sure to have a secure Wi-Fi connection and keeping your phone password protected are two of the easiest ways to prevent yourself from being hacked, according to experts.
With the recent uncovering of the cell phone hacking scandal involving News of the World journalists, the relatively unsecured networks on which cell phones operate has begun to attract more attention, especially as phones with internet access are becoming more prevalent.
About 38 percent of American adults now own an iPhone or other mobile device that runs the Android, Windows or WebOS operating system, according to the Associated Press.
Mobile banking and GPS tracking are two of the biggest problem causing activities on the devices, which typically rely on less-than secure Wi-Fi. Continue reading Newer mobile phone technology is prone of being hacked
Sure, a smart phone could tell you just about anything you ever wanted to know. But it could also tell others just about everything about you, without you ever knowing. The Los Angeles chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has joined an investigation to find out to what extent, how and why law enforcement officials are using technology to track citizens. The Southland affiliate is one of 33 ACLU offices nationwide that have filed public record requests detailing the surveillance practices of local police departments.
“It’s high time we look into this,” said Hector Villagra, executive director of Southern California ACLU.
ACLU officials are concerned that rapidly advancing technology and increasing reports that cell phones can be used to compile information about users’ location could be prompting law enforcement officials to request personal information without sufficient reason, Villagra said. Continue reading Your phone can tracked by Police
Mozilla is planning to shunt 12 million users, who are still surfing the web on its aged Firefox 3.5 browser, over to a more recent version. “We need a plan to obsolete [sic] Firefox 3.5 as we can’t support it into perpetuity,” said Mozilla.
“We have been frustrated with our efforts to move users off of old releases and are worried too many people do not upgrade and are on vulnerable and unsupported versions of Firefox.” Ideally the open source outfit wants to see all its users upgrade to the current version of its browser – Firefox 4.0.1. However, many people still connect to the internet via computers that were released in the pre-iPad age. Continue reading Mozilla encourages Firefox 3.5 users to install newer Firefox
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Facebook bought Netherlands start-up Sofa for an undisclosed sum yesterday. The company, which in the past has developed Apple Mac software and design projects, announced the takeover on its blog.
Sofa will be shipped out from Amsterdam to Palo Alto, California in the next few weeks and said it would take its “particular flavour of Dutch culture” to Mark Zuckerberg’s social network. The outfit, which started life in 2006, said it was unable to resist Facebook’s charm. Continue reading Facebook bought Sofa in Web2.0 lounge
Games developer Codemasters has taken its website offline and advised users to change their passwords in the aftermath of a hack attack last week.
Unknown attackers made off with a treasure trove of personal information following an attack on Codemaster’ website last Friday (3 June). Hackers got access to the Codemasters CodeM database, EStore, and code redemption pages.
Details lost included members’ names, usernames, screen names, email addresses, dates of birth, encrypted passwords, newsletter preferences, biographies entered by users, details of last site activity, IP addresses and Xbox Live Gamertags. In addition, telephone numbers, encrypted passwords and order histories were accessed and compromised from the Codemasters electronic store. Continue reading Codemasters pulls website after hacker’s attack
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