Category: Cyber Attacks
Refrigerators Are Hacking People
You read that right: Refrigerators are hacking people (or at least they can). The machine that you use to keep your perishables fresh can also be used maliciously against you if a hacker hijacks it. This all stems from a concept called the "Internet of Things," or "IoT." This has become an increasingly common topic ...
A Single Text Character From The Telugu Language Can Crash Any Apple Device
An Italian researcher has recently discovered a text bug that can crash any Apple iPhone, iPad, or Mac. A single character from the Telugu language, which is a language native to India, will crash the device when sent via the iOS messaging app, What’s app, Facebook Messenger, Gmail, or even in the iOS Notes The ...
The Ping of Death
The "Ping of Death" abuses the "Internet Control Message Protocol," which we rely on for troubleshooting and reporting utilities on our network, such as the "Ping" command. Network folks usually "ping" another host or system, either on the local network or on the Internet, to test its reachability. For example, you could ping a Web ...
The Cybersecurity Man 