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How to get away with hacking a US satellite

September 18, 2019

Via: Hot for Security

By now we’re used to the idea of software companies running bug bounty initiatives which hand out thousands of dollars in prizes to independent researchers who find and responsibly disclose security holes. But, as Wired reports, it’s not just technology […]


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This tiny device can infect point-of-sale systems and unlock hotel rooms

August 3, 2016

Via: CSO Online

Millions of point-of-sale systems and hotel room locks can be hacked by temporarily placing a small, inexpensive device several inches away from their card readers. The device, due to be presented Sunday at the DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, […]


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Hackers show off long-distance Wi-Fi radio proxy at DEF CON

August 9, 2015

Via: hacker

A talk about a radio-based privacy device dubbed #proxyham that promised to allow hackers to connect to Wi-Fi #networks from as far as 2.5 miles away was abruptly pulled from the #def con schedule by its creator a few weeks […]