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Short Bytes: A group of researchers has revealed a new method to steal sensitive information from a user’s computer or phone. Named WindTalker, this technique sniffs a user’s hand movement on the screen and keyboard by reading the channel state information (CSI). To block this attack, the payment apps can simply randomize the keypad layouts. Every other […]
CBS endangered cyber-procedural: Plane hacking! Software defined radio! White noise! OMG!. There are lots of cringeworthy technology moments on television, especially when the words “hacking” and “cyber” are introduced into the plot. But of all the broadcast and cable networks, CBS is the biggest purveyor of techno-idiocy, proving again and again that none of the producers […]
CSI: Cyber is known more for absurd drama than technical coherence, but it’s a big deal that hacking’s become so visible that it’s the plot point of a network TV show. When we heard that last Sunday’s episode of CSI: Cyber, “Gone in Six Seconds,” was about car hacking, we had to tune in. It […]