Attack Scenarios

Another smart toy vulnerability? Boston-based researchers found a flaw in a Fisher-Price smart toy that exposes sensitive user data, including a child’s name, birthdate, and gender.

A San Diego-based researcher discovered a flaw in a smart car’s operating system that allows it to be carjacked by playing a spiked .WMA track on its CD player.

Another power provider just reported being hit by a “severe“ attack, barely a month after the Ukrainian power grid was brought down by malware.

Malware found in power suppliers' systems may be responsible for causing a massive power outage in Ukraine.

Car hacks are no longer science fiction, it’s now reality. And it holds a stark future for us if it’s not addressed and fast.

In the US and other locations worldwide, gas stations are primarily privately owned. While most of them have been modernized, there are still a lot of risks tied to their business, especially those that are connected to the Internet.

Recently, a security researcher disclosed that Seagate’s Network Attached Storage (NAS) unpatched vulnerabilities leaves thousands at risk. Find out what you can do to secure your NAS devices in order to avoid likely attacks.

Researchers recently tested ten new connected home security systems and found that all of them had security flaws. Learn how these system vulnerabilities can negatively impact the safety of your home.

In a thorough investigation of gas pumps that use the Guardian aboveground storage tanks (AST) monitoring system in the United States, threat researchers Kyle Wilhoit and Stephen Hilt found one particular unit that has been tampered with.