Should you be afraid of smart home hacking? What it is, and how experts prevent it

All smart homes are at risk of being hacked, but it's not a likely event. The type of bad actors that target smart homes and devices, such as security cameras, are opportunistic. They search randomly ...

Traveling? ‘Evil Twin’ WiFi networks can steal crypto passwords

Imagine you’ve just gotten off a 16-hour flight. You’re red-eyed and irritable, but you need to shift some crypto funds in a ...

How smarter scams exploit Wi-Fi — and what you can do about it

Exploits have become more complex, and more people are accessing and using Wi-Fi-enabled devices. To protect yourself in ...

Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers

The tech in question is Google's Fast Pair system, which allows compatible devices to connect super quickly (i.e. one tap and ...

Mandiant releases rainbow table that cracks weak admin password in 12 hours

Security firm Mandiant has released a database that allows any administrative password protected by Microsoft’s NTLM.v1 hash ...