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IoT Attack Against a University Network

20

Feb

2017

Verizon’s Data Brief Digest 2017 describes an attack against an unnamed university by attackers who hacked a variety of IoT devices and had them spam network targets and slow them down: Analysis of the university firewall identified over 5,000 devices making hundreds of Domain Name Service (DNS) look-ups every 15 minutes, slowing the institution’s entire […]

Category Hacker Network security Written by Schneier 0 Comments

Verizon Pixel phones will get Android updates at the same time as those sold by Google

14

Oct

2016

Contrary to what we first thought, it’s looking like you shouldn’t necessarily worry about buying a Pixel directly from Verizon. The carrier says its partnership with Google means that Android updates will function just like on iOS: when Google pushes them out, they’ll be ready to download. Verizon issued a statement to Ars Technica clarifying […]

Category Mobile security Vulnerabilities Written by Csoonline 0 Comments

Verizon’s Yahoo deal creates tracking powerhouse, privacy groups warn

27

Jul

2016

Verizon’s planned US$4.8 billion acquisition of Yahoo is likely to create an international consumer tracking powerhouse, and that’s raising serious privacy concerns. Combined with other recent acquisitions, the Yahoo deal will allow Verizon to track consumers not only on the web, but also at their physical locations, said Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center […]

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