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Cards with chips are still vulnerable

18

Aug

2016

The banking industry spends a lot of effort, time, and money to protect bank cards. For years, their protection consisted of embossed digits and a signature field, but now smart chips and one-time passwords stand guard between your money and the criminals who want it. The new chip and PIN cards (an EMV standard) promised […]

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Millions of Cars Vulnerable to Remote Unlocking Hack

12

Aug

2016

Researchers have disclosed two remote keyless system attack methods that can be exploited by thieves to clone entry remotes and unlock millions of cars worldwide. The fact that various functions of a moving car can be hijacked by a hacker with local or remote access is not a secret, but most attacks are not easy […]

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Researchers crack Microsoft feature, say encryption backdoors similarly crackable

11

Aug

2016

Researchers who uncovered a security key that protects Windows devices as they boot up say their discovery is proof that encryption backdoors do not work. The pair of researchers, credited by their hacker nicknames MY123 and Slipstream, found the cryptographic key protecting a feature called Secure Boot.

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