As most know, mid-last year the Wi-Fi Alliance announced WPA3, a replacement for the aging WPA2 Wi-Fi security and authentication standard. WPA3 was supposed to make it nearly impossible to crack a network password. However, this week, the same researchers behind the KRACK disclosure in 2017 released five new WPA3 vulnerabilities collectively named Dragonblood. What do you … [Read more...]
Facebook Stores Passwords in the Clear – Security Byte
Man… Facebook just can’t catch a break when it comes to negative news around security or privacy. Recently, they had to publicly disclose that they stored millions of their users passwords in the clear, though only within their internal network. The good news is this is not a breach. This is something they found and disclosed themselves before any attackers took advantage of … [Read more...]
Grande Bootleg Malware – Security Byte
There’s a number of reasons you shouldn’t pirate music, video, or software but malware is definitely one of them. If you don’t know by now, few things in life are truly free. You might think that pirated album you found online is a cool find (I hope not), but it may come with hidden surprises. Recently, news came to light that a pirated copy of Ariana Grande’s latest album was … [Read more...]
Researchers Uncover Potentially Fatal Flaw in Tesla Autopilot
Security issues with connected cars are nothing new. Several years ago, researchers demonstrated that they could run a Jeep off the road after compromising the vehicle’s connected system. And last year, researchers uncovered a bug that allowed them to access the back end systems of an internet-connected vehicle management systems that could allow them to locate and unlock cars, … [Read more...]
FaceBook Not Hacked – Security Byte
Last week, Facebook had what many think is its longest outage ever. As one might expect, many worried that a cyber attack may have caused the outage. In today’s video, Corey clears that up and discusses how a simple server configuration mistake can lead to a cascading failure. Watch the video below. Episode Runtime: 2:38 Direct YouTube Link: … [Read more...]
