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After CIA leak, Intel Security releases detection tool for EFI rootkits

10

Mar

2017

Intel Security has released a tool that allows users to check if their computer’s low-level system firmware has been modified and contains unauthorized code. The release comes after CIA documents leaked Tuesday revealed that the agency has developed EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) rootkits for Apple’s Macbooks. A rootkit is a malicious program that runs with […]

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If the CIA can sidestep encryption, what makes you think cyberthieves can’t?

09

Mar

2017

Having just spent much of the day browsing through Wikileaks’ latest batch of documents from the intelligence community — in which government agents discussed ways to circumvent mobile encryption and to listen in on conversations near smart devices including smart TVs — it’s clear that government agents have long had the ability to grab mobile content before […]

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How to know if your smart TV can spy on you

09

Mar

2017

Is your TV spying on you? It’s quite possible. The latest Wikileaks document dump revives fears that smart TVs, particularly some Samsung models, are gathering data on users and fooling them into thinking they are turned off. The latest revelation, which has yet to authenticated, does seem like something out of Doctor Who. In fact, […]

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After CIA leak, Intel Security releases detection tool for EFI rootkits

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