More than a billion Android devices are at risk of being hacked because they are no longer protected by security updates, watchdog Which? has suggested.
The vulnerability could leave users around the world exposed to the danger of data theft, ransom demands and other malware attacks.
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Google's own data suggests that 42.1% of Android users worldwide are on version 6.0 of its operating system or below.
According to the Android security bulletin, there were no security patches issued for the Android system in 2019 for versions below 7.0.
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Hackers using hidden mobile apps and unique distribution methods to target consumers - Help Net
Hackers are using hidden mobile apps, third-party login and counterfeit gaming videos to target consumers, according to McAfee.
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Last year, hackers targeted consumers with a wide variety of methods, from backdoors to mining cryptocurrencies. Hackers have expanded the ways of hiding their attacks, making them increasingly difficult to identify and remove, which makes it seem like 2020 will be the year of mobile sneak attacks.
Hidden apps are the most active mobile threat facing consumers, generating nearly 50% of all malicious activities in 2019- a 30% increase from 2018. Hackers continue to target consumers through channels that they spend the most time on- their devices, as the average person globally is expected to own 15 connected devices by 2030.
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Hackers Can Clone Millions of Toyota, Hyundai, and Kia Keys | WIRED
Over the past few years, owners of cars with keyless start systems have learned to worry about so-called relay attacks, in which hackers exploit radio-enabled keys to steal vehicles without leaving a trace . Now it turns out that many millions of other cars that use chip-enabled mechanical keys are also vulnerable to high-tech theft.
The researchers say the affected car models include the Toyota Camry, Corolla, and RAV4; the Kia Optima, Soul, and Rio; and the Hyundai I10, I20, and I40. The full list of vehicles that the researchers found to have the cryptographic flaws in their immobilizers is below:
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Less than 18 months ago, a leading IT survey uncovered some alarming findings. There were 3 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs open worldwide. Almost two-thirds of respondents said their organizations didn't have enough cybersecurity specialists in their IT teams. And almost 60 percent said their companies were at an elevated cybersecurity risk because of that shortage.
Almost the same: Zero-day flaw enabled hackers to register fake domains
Over a dozen homograph domains have had active HTTPS certificates over the last three years, he wrote. This included prominent financial, internet shopping, technology, and other Fortune 100 sites. There is no legitimate or non-fraudulent justification for this activity, he noted .
While some homograph attacks using Punycode have been blocked in the past, the Unicode Latin IPA Extension character set hasn't been until Hamilton's intervention.
Unfixable Flaw in Intel Chipsets Opens Encrypted Data to Hackers
If your computer uses an Intel chipset made in the last five years, it could be leaving you vulnerable to hackers thanks to a critical flaw in its read-only memory (ROM). The fix? There isn't one, really. Not unless you're willing to shell out for an entirely brand new computer.
"The scenario that Intel system architects, engineers, and security specialists perhaps feared most is now a reality . . . This vulnerability jeopardizes everything Intel has done to build the root of trust and lay a solid security foundation on the company's platforms," wrote Mark Ermolov, lead specialist of OS and hardware security.
Small businesses want to invest more in IoT despite cyberthreats
Investing in technology is top of mind for small business owners — with 44% saying they plan to invest in resources related to the Internet of Things, or IoT-connected devices, for their business in 2020, according to new research from the latest CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey . That's more than twice the number who say they plan to invest in cybersecurity software (20%).
So should small business owners be doing more to make sure smart IoT technologies like thermostats, power strips and bar code readers don't get hacked as they invest in new IoT gadgets?
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