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Google’s reCAPTCHA defeated by security researchers

20

Apr

2016

Let’s start with where the word ‘captcha’ came from. It turns out that captcha is an acronym for Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart. The idea behind the captcha technology (and behind the original Turing test as well) is simple: it’s a test humans are able to pass, but online […]

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Wireless Mouse And Keyboard Dongles Expose Computers to Attacks

25

Feb

2016

Researchers at IoT security company Bastille claim to have found a way to hack computers via a vulnerability present in many wireless mouse and keyboard dongles. Wireless mice and keyboards communicate with computers over Bluetooth, radio frequency (RF) and infrared via a USB dongle plugged into the device. Over the past years, researchers demonstrated that […]

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Xfinity’s Security System Flaws Open Homes to Thieves

06

Jan

2016

New-generation alarm systems that send real-time text alerts and other digital notifications if an intruder tries to breach a property offer homeowners a great sense of security. Except when thieves can easily undermine the system to trick homeowners into thinking they’re protected when they’re not. Security researchers at Rapid7 have found vulnerabilities in Comcast’s Xfinity […]

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