Are Smart Cities a Smart Choice?
New Indian Express – Centralizing surveillance, utilities and other essential services can potentially do more harm than good.
Phishing Attacks with Auth0? Facts First
Auth0 Blog – A security researcher claimed that an attacker could perpetrate a phishing scam that could target a company using the Auth0 platform based on domain. Learn about this attack, the prevalence of phishing in the industry, and how to mitigate these scams.
Hackers Can Hijack, Sink Ships: Researchers
SecurityWeek – Insecure configurations and vulnerabilities in communications and navigation systems can allow hackers to remotely track, hijack and sink ships, according to researchers at penetration testing and cybersecurity firm Pen Test Partners.
Researcher Hacked In-Flight Airplanes From the Ground
24/7 Wall St. – In what may be the last thing you want to hear about today, a security researcher claims that he was able to hack into Wi-Fi networks and satellite communications (satcom) on in-flight airplanes from a position safely on the ground. Four years ago the same researcher discovered critical flaws in satcom systems that allowed attackers to invade and disrupt communications links to airplanes, ships and military operations, among other networks.
Researcher Succesfully Hacked In-Flight Airplanes – From the Ground
IOActive researcher will demonstrate at Black Hat USA how satellite equipment can be ‘weaponized.’ Dark Reading – It’s been four years since researcher Ruben Santamarta rocked the security world with his chilling discovery of major vulnerabilities in satellite equipment that could be abused to hijack and disrupt communications links to airplanes, ships, military operations, and industrial facilities.