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Recently, it has been discovered that SMA-WATCH-M2, a smartwatch featuring a GPS tracker manufactured by a Chinese firm named Shenzhen Smart Care Technology has been found vulnerable in terms of data and location data and location security SMA-WATCH-M2 smartwatch Researchers at the IoT laboratory from the AV-TEST Institute revealed that the data of as much […]
Today the use of trackers has become widespread, particularly due to the fine balance found between their ease of use and the security benefits attained. They can help you track your loved ones in real-time through GPS technology and hence be their safe keeper even from far away. However, a crucial process among this is […]
Google Maps is probably the biggest service of its kind that many people use on a daily basis. Whether you want to search for nearby places, or use the app for navigation, it works buttery smooth. Google Maps is the first solution that most people resort to. Mostly, it’s because of the fact that the […]
With every website these days have some form of tracking cookie, script or 3rd-party tracking service, seems like all of us Internet users have thrown personal privacy out of the window. With the growth of social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube, they started offering their login credentials as login credential for thousands of […]
Thanks to yet another unsecure MongoDB Server. Dalil is a Saudi caller ID app that is reportedly been leaking user data because of storing it on an unsecure MongoDB server. Within a week private data of over 5 million Dalil users has been leaked and the data is available online easily for everyone to access. […]
Smartwatches are generally considered safe to keep track of your kids when they are outside the home. However, there is a scary new revelation about this seemingly reliable gadget that it is possible to hack GPS-enabled smartwatches. Probably a majority of children wear smartwatches these days, and the fact that one of the most popular […]
This new policy involves smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers and any other device or app whit GPS features The Department of Defense has recently launched an order banning all personnel from using any GPS services, in personal or job-issued devices, in all “operational areas”. This measure, applying to smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers and any other device […]
Researchers from a number of renowned institutions including Virginia Tech, the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China and Microsoft Research have concluded that it is possible to spoof GPS signals and send people in the wrong direction. The ironic part is that such an advanced technology can be spoofed using equipment worth no […]
Gpredict is a real time satellite tracking and orbit prediction program for the Linux desktop. It uses the SGP4/SDP4 propagation algorithms together with NORAD two-line element sets (TLE). Some core features of Gpredict include: – Tracking of a large number of satellites only limited by the physical memory and processing power of the computer – […]
We all are well-aware of the pervasive ways governments employ to spy upon its citizens and there is a proper system in place to deal with such methods. Such as, to allow surveillance; law enforcement authorities are required by law to provide a warrant to the cellphone companies in order to obtain data. But how to […]
A 74-year old rancher in Texas discovered a small portal surveillance camera installed on his property in the south of Encinal, Texas, while he was walking around the ranch with his attorney. Reportedly, Ricardo Palacios identified the camera installed on a tree in November 2017 and believed that it was installed by the border agents, […]
Trackmadeddon attack puts millions of vulnerable GPS trackers at risk of data exposure. According to a research conducted by two security experts by Vangelis Stykas (@evstykas) and Michael Gruhn (@0x6d696368), a majority of location tracking devices are flawed and vulnerable to exploitation. There are versatile devices such as child or pet trackers, fitness monitoring gadgets and […]
Security researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities dubbed “Trackmageddon” which affects GPS services and online location tracking devices. The vulnerabilities with GPS location tracking devices allow an unauthorized access to the location data that collected by all of the location tracking devices. With the Trackmageddon vulnerability, attackers can get access to the location, model/type name, assigned phone […]
The concept of a connected car, or a car equipped with Internet access, has been gaining popularity for the last several years. The case in point is not only multimedia systems (music, maps, and films are available on-board in modern luxury cars) but also car key systems in both literal and figurative senses. By using […]
A woman driver found herself in ”deep water” after following a GPS which directed her car right into Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada. Reported in the Toronto Sun, the car had an unexpected stop while the female driver followed the instructions from her GPS which directed her to keep driving but it all went wrong when the […]
You Would be Giving open Invitation to Hackers for Following you by Using Waze. Waze is a well-known and widely used navigation app developed and owned by Google. It is in use by literally million of drivers because it helps in identifying the most appropriate, safe and fastest route to any destination. However, according to the […]
Scammers Distribute Malware to Drivers in Pennsylvania using Accurate Speeding Data Scammers and their antics are simply unbelievable. This time, scammers have come up with a unique strategy of malware scam as they are now sending fake emails that appear to be sent by the local police department in Tredyffrin, Pennsylvania. The email poses as […]
The drug cartels are hacking US Border Patrol drones in order to cross the US-Mexican border illegally. It has been reported by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency that drug traffickers have hacked their UAVs to cross the US-Mexican border illegally. UAVs (unmanned air vehicles) are being […]
The Canadian military, government and the Department of National Defence is reportedly in search for a contractor who can find vulnerabilities in their vehicle as well as develop and exploit those vulnerabilities in order to gain access to the vehicle. According to a procurement data published by the Public Works and Government Services of Canada, […]
Security researchers Chris Valasek and Charlie Miller helped the world understand that late-model vehicles are vulnerable to cyber attacks. We have read about police getting their computers hacked or falling for ransomware and all that, but hackers can hack their cars? That’s something we weren’t expecting. Post the astonishing Chrysler hacking scandal, it has now […]
Security flaws have been found in drones that could allow hackers to target and attack the flight controller which includes numerous sensors as well as the processing unit, reveals a research conducted by Oleg Petrovsky, Senior AV researcher of HP Security. We all know that there have been number of recent developments in the manufacturing […]