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One of my favorite things Google added to recent versions of Android is the ability to see the battery level of connected Bluetooth devices from the Quick Settings drop-down. While I’m a big fan of using Bluetooth headphones on in order to avoid gettin…
One of my favorite things Google added to recent versions of Android is the ability to see the battery level of connected Bluetooth devices from the Quick Settings drop-down. While I’m a big fan of using Bluetooth headphones on in order to avoid getting tangled up in wires, it can be kind of a pain […]
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Cisco Talos reveals “multiple vulnerabilities” in hardware common at hospitals.
Enlarge / What's on your mind? Hackers may be capable of messing with readings from some EEGs, according to research from Cisco Talos. (credit: Marcus Leidner / EyeEm / GettyImages)
Today, Cisco's Talos security research group revealed five security vulnerabilities in NeuroWorks, a Windows-based software that is used in multiple electroencephalogram systems sold by Nautus. The Windows-based Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8 software uses hospitals' Ethernet networks to connect to EEG devices and integrate with patient data systems, and it is vulnerable to attacks that could allow remote code execution—allowing an attacker to gain access to the data on the device and to other systems on the hospital network—and denial of service.
Four parts of the software in NeuroWorks are vulnerable to buffer overflows that could be used by an attacker remotely accessing the system to drop commands into the memory of the console with crafted network packets. Another vulnerability allows for a remote attacker to execute a denial of service attack against EEG devices. Nautus has issued a patch for the bugs. Unfortunately, based on the previous history of vulnerable medical devices, it's likely that these systems will remain in use—unpatched—by hundreds of hospitals.
Crypto-ransomware attacks on hospitals over the past two years have heightened awareness of the dangers to many systems and shown how porous hospital networks really are. Hollywood Presbyterian and other hospitals were forced by ransomware attacks to turn away emergency room patients and shift back to paper charts while recovering from the attacks. Ransomware could affect many medical devices' embedded systems as well, since they are frequently based on older operating systems and are at even greater risk from malware or automated remote attack. And some devices that have been identified as being dangerously exposed to attacks have stayed in use despite warnings to hospitals from the United States Food and Drug Administration.
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Company claims it’s too hard, and few systems have exposure to attack.
Enlarge / A Sandy Bridge wafer. Sandy Bridge is the oldest chip family that's guaranteed to get Spectre variant 2 fixes. (credit: Intel)
Intel has scaled back its plans to produce microcode updates for some of its older processors to address the "Spectre variant 2" attack. Core 2 processors are no longer scheduled to receive updates, and, while some first generation Core products have microcode updates available already, others have had their update cancelled.
Earlier this year, attacks that exploit the processor's speculative execution were published with the names Meltdown and Spectre, prompting a reaction from hardware and software companies.
The Spectre attack has two variants, numbered version 1 and version 2. Spectre version 1 attacks will need software fixes, and the nature of these attacks means that they may always need software fixes. Version 2 is amenable to hardware and firmware fixes.
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Company claims it’s too hard, and few systems have exposure to attack.
Enlarge / A Sandy Bridge wafer. Sandy Bridge is the oldest chip family that's guaranteed to get Spectre variant 2 fixes. (credit: Intel)
Intel has scaled back its plans to produce microcode updates for some of its older processors to address the "Spectre variant 2" attack. Core 2 processors are no longer scheduled to receive updates, and, while some first generation Core products have microcode updates available already, others have had their update cancelled.
Earlier this year, attacks that exploit the processor's speculative execution were published with the names Meltdown and Spectre, prompting a reaction from hardware and software companies.
The Spectre attack has two variants, numbered version 1 and version 2. Spectre version 1 attacks will need software fixes, and the nature of these attacks means that they may always need software fixes. Version 2 is amenable to hardware and firmware fixes.
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Google’s Pixelbook is a pretty great laptop… for folks that want a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. It has a high-resolution display, optional pen support, and at least a Core i5-7Y57 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of solid state st…
Google’s Pixelbook is a pretty great laptop… for folks that want a laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system. It has a high-resolution display, optional pen support, and at least a Core i5-7Y57 processor, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of solid state storage. But with a $999 starting price, it’s also one of the most […]
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Chinese device maker Chuwi’s next mini desktop computer is designed at gamers… or at least at gamers who don’t have a lot of room for a big gaming rig. It’s called the Chuwi HiGame, and it’s a computer that measures about 6.8″ x 6.2″ x 2.9″ while packi…
Chinese device maker Chuwi’s next mini desktop computer is designed at gamers… or at least at gamers who don’t have a lot of room for a big gaming rig. It’s called the Chuwi HiGame, and it’s a computer that measures about 6.8″ x 6.2″ x 2.9″ while packing an Intel Core i5-8305G quad-core processor with […]
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Members of Congress want answers about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Enlarge / Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. (credit: TechCrunch)
Mark Zuckerberg will appear before the House Energy and Commerce Committee next Wednesday to answer questions about the Cambridge Analytica controversy.
“This hearing will be an important opportunity to shed light on critical consumer data privacy issues and help all Americans better understand what happens to their personal information online," wrote committee chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and ranking Democrat Frank Pallone (D-N.J.) in a press statement. "We appreciate Mr. Zuckerberg’s willingness to testify before the committee, and we look forward to him answering our questions on April 11th.”
We learned last month that psychology professor Aleksandr Kogan had obtained data about 50 million Facebook users—allegedly under false pretenses—and then turned it over to the political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica. Cambridge subsequently did work for the Donald Trump campaign, leading to speculation that Cambridge had used the Facebook data in a psychographic ad-targeting campaign.
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Amazon is rolling out a software update for its 2017 tablets and, among other things, it adds support for using the Alexa voice service without touching your tablet. Or rather, it expands that feature. It had previously been available for the 7th-gen F…
Amazon is rolling out a software update for its 2017 tablets and, among other things, it adds support for using the Alexa voice service without touching your tablet. Or rather, it expands that feature. It had previously been available for the 7th-gen Fire HD 10 tablet as long as it was running Fire OS 5.5 […]
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Nvidias Partner haben Versionen der Geforce GT 1030 veröffentlicht, die lahmen DDR4- statt flotten GDDR5-Videospeicher verwendet. Das macht die Grafikkarte zwar sparsamer, aber auch langsamer. Das muss jedoch nicht schlecht sein – etwa wenn die Geforce…
Nvidias Partner haben Versionen der Geforce GT 1030 veröffentlicht, die lahmen DDR4- statt flotten GDDR5-Videospeicher verwendet. Das macht die Grafikkarte zwar sparsamer, aber auch langsamer. Das muss jedoch nicht schlecht sein - etwa wenn die Geforce in einem HTPC stecken soll. (Nvidia Pascal, Grafikhardware) Two men from the north of England who sold IPTV-enabled devices to pubs and clubs have been jailed for 4.5 years each. John Dodds and Jason Richards made £1.5m from the scheme which saw them supplying the devices and associated service for less than £200 per month. Both were convicted of fraud offenses following a private prosecution by the Premier League.
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For owners and landlords of pubs and clubs in the UK, providing top-tier sports on TV can be the key to bringing in plenty of thirsty customers.
That being said, the costs of doing so is viewed by many as extortionate, with companies including Sky and BT Sport demanding huge fees for the privilege.
As a result, there is a growing opportunity for people to step in to provide cheaper alternatives. With satellite-type piracy now on the wane, IPTV is now a rising force and there’s no shortage of companies prepared to sell a device and associated subscription service to a landlord for the fraction of Sky’s fees.
That’s where John Dodds, 65, and Jason Richards, 45, stepped in. From 2009 until 2016, the pair were involved in an operation selling such services to a staggering 270 pubs and clubs in the North-East of England.
While Sky could charge thousands per month, the duo allegedly charged customers less than £200 per month. For this fee, they received a set-top box plus a service, which included Premier League soccer and otherwise PPV boxing matches.
According to local sources, the scheme was incredibly lucrative for the pair. Via a fraudulent company, the duo generated revenues of £1.5m, which provided luxury cars and foreign homes.
Unfortunately, however, the business – which at some point was branded ‘Full Effects HD Sports’ – attracted the attention of the Premier League. In common with the movie industry before them, they carried out a private prosecution on the basis the pair were defrauding the organization.
“What the defendants created was their own, highly professional broadcasting service which was being sold to subscribers at a rate designed to undercut any legitimate broadcaster, which they were able to do as they weren’t paying to make any of the programmes or buy from the owners, such as the Premier League,” Prosecutor David Groome told the court.
The court was convinced by the Premier League’s arguments and this morning, before Newcastle Crown Court, the pair were sentenced to four-and-a-half years each in prison.
“This was a sophisticated fraud committed against numerous broadcasters throughout the world and those who have interests in the contents of broadcasts, particularly the Football Association, Premier League,” the judge said, as quoted by Sunderland Echo.
“You both knew perfectly well you were engaged in fraud because you knew the broadcasters were not being paid any or any appropriate fee for the use of their broadcasts. You were able to mislead customers, tell them that the services were lawful for them to use when you knew they were not.”
Unfortunately for the duo’s customers, a number of publicans who bought the service were also sued or prosecuted, which the judge noted could have negative consequences in relation to their future suitability to hold a liquor license.
“This is a hugely significant judgment as it provides further evidence that selling these devices is illegal and can result in a prison sentence,” said Premier League director of legal services Kevin Plumb.
“We hope this verdict gets the message out that selling or using these devices is simply not worth the risk.”
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