Asked how he pictured the person choosing the songs, he said, "I'm imagining a 70-year-old bald man in a rocking chair."
That seems to be less true when it comes to music. When a Spotify account gets hacked, the hackee is able to see the music the hacker has chosen (either on the hacker's device, or sometimes, presumably by accident, on the hackee's). A portrait of the hacker often emerges.
"I assumed it was like some sad teenager going through a breakup, listening to bad music," said Charlene Coughlin of her hacker.
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Hackers can use your smart TV to spy on you, FBI warns - nj.com
Maybe you've taken advantage of a holiday sale and you've got your new TV in a box. Maybe you've already opened it.
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Your fancy new smart TV could be a gateway for hackers to come into your home, according to a report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Smart TVs hook up to the internet and offer some really cool features. You can set up streaming services like Netflix. You can use the TV's microphone to tell the TV to change the channel or turn up the volume. Some even have facial recognition features and can use the built-in camera to identify you and select programming for you. Some also allow for video chats.
Britain investigating whether leaked trade papers were hacked: sources - Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - British cyber security officials are investigating whether classified UK-U.S. trade documents that were shared online ahead of Thursday’s election were acquired by hacking or were leaked, two sources told Reuters.
Beside the fears that Russia could be meddling in another Western election, the disclosure of the classified documents has raised questions about the security of sensitive discussions between the United States and one of its closest allies.
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Software company that works with schools here fined $60,000 after hackers stole data of nearly
SINGAPORE - A local software development company that works with schools here has been slapped with a $60,000 fine for failing to secure the personal information of nearly 48,000 students, parents and staff in 2016.
According to documents released on Thursday (Dec 5) by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), the company, which provides schools here with attendance-taking technology, had created vulnerabilities in a school's attendance system, allowing hackers to launch a cyber attack and steal the data.
Two Russian Hackers Wanted for Widespread Cyberattacks | Avast - Security Boulevard
Hong Kong protesters say their website received more than 1.5 billion internet traffic requests per hour during an August DDoS attack by China's "Great Cannon."
Security experts have found that a 2-year-old vulnerability that allows attackers to infect Microsoft Outlook accounts is still a threat despite being patched in 2017, Dark Reading reported . In July this year, the U.S. military discovered that Iranian cyber-espionage groups were using the bug in coordinated attacks against the U.S., Europe, and the Middle East. While Microsoft's patch is effective against the exploit, attackers can get around it if the system has already been compromised.
Iranian Hackers APT33 Now Threatening ICS Security - CPO Magazine
As part of a major change in strategy, it now appears that Iranian hackers are shifting their focus to include physically disruptive cyber attacks on critical infrastructure targets – including targets within U.S. borders. Iranian hackers known as APT33 are now looking for ways to exploit security vulnerabilities in the industrial control systems (ICS) of manufacturing plants, energy grid operators and oil refineries.
But something seems to have changed at the beginning of 2019, says Microsoft security researcher Ned Moran, who is also a fellow at the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. In a presentation delivered at the November CyberWarCon event in Virginia, Moran outlined the shift in focus to ICS attacks by APT33 (which is also known as Refined Kitten, Elfin and Holmium within the security community).
Report: BMW and Hyundai targeted by APT32 hacking group - SiliconANGLE
A threat group believed to have ties to the government of Vietnam is likely be behind the hacking of networks belonging to two car manufacturers: Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, better known as BMW, and Hyundai Motor Co.
According to a report in German media Dec. 5, the attacks are believed to have taken place sometime in spring and allegedly involved the APT32 group, also known as “Ocean Lotus.” Active since 2014, the group is thought to have previously targeted private sector industries as well as foreign governments, dissidents and journalists, with a strong focus on Southeast Asian countries.
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If your line is "it's fine because it's true" then you're accepting open season on UK electoral interference and ha… https://t.co/VuvjhUEklv jamesrbuk (from London) Sat Dec 07 10:19:26 +0000 2019
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This should concern (and, frankly, scare the heck out of) every Tennessean. Demand that your county's #voting mach… https://t.co/BDn7kSqioH JRClemmons (from Nashville) Sun Dec 01 21:33:43 +0000 2019
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