Posted on 09/10/2013 8:40:34 AM PDT by null and void
As technology progresses, we leave ourselves more susceptible to hacking. Although some may view hacking someones toilet harmless and a little amusing, it can actually be a potentially dangerous matter. Hacking is such a big deal that there are even whole conferences dedicated to it (like last months Def Con convention).
If you thought getting your cellphone or e-mail hacked into was a big deal, check out these hacking stories that may leave you feeling pretty vulnerable.
On June 13, in the maximum security wing of the Turner Guildford Knight Correctional Center in Miami, FL, what was initially said to be a computer glitch opened all of the cells to the prison simultaneously.
Corrections investigators are looking at the Black Creek Integrated Systems security system that was installed as part of a $1.4 million security upgrade.
However, investigators are now looking at the surveillance video (obtained by the Miami Herald) which is leading them to believe that this was an intentional hack after two inmates launched a violent attack on another immediately upon the doors opening.
Last month, a Texas couple heard an unfamiliar voice coming from their two-year-old daughters baby monitor. A stranger managed to hack into the monitor (which included a camera) and began shouting perverted remarks at the sleeping baby. Luckily, she couldnt hear any of it because she was born deaf and her cochlear implants were turned off at the time of the incident.
Well-known hacker Barnaby Jack, who made his living using his tech skills to reveal security holes before criminals can find them, discovered how a pacemaker can be hacked and a man can be killed from 30 feet away. Jack was supposed to demonstrate this at the Def Con hacker convention last month, but died just a few days before, ABC News reported.
Since our cars are becoming computers on wheels, security experts Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek were able to discover just how easy it is to break into someones vehicle and take over all of its major functions. The pair received funding from DARPA in order to hack into a 2010 Ford Escape and a 2010 Toyota Prius.
They were able to hack into these cars using an ordinary cable that can be purchased by anyone and connecting it to a laptop to interact with the On-Board Diagnostics Port, OBD II. In their research, they showed how in two different vehicles they were able to influence the cars behavior (including brakes, steering, acceleration, display, and to some extent, lights, horn, gas gauge, and speedometer).
Researchers Aaron Grattafiori and Josh Yavor presented at Def Con last month the ways that a 2012 Samsung Smart TV could be hacked. A hacker could get inside of your TV remotely, turn it on and off and even watch the video from the camera that comes with the set. Samsung says they have released software that resolves this issue.
So, stay safe and keep an eye on all of your electronic devices, before someone starts keeping an eye on you.
At least you didn’t use the C word.
you have a false flag virus... google false flag virus or antivirus virus and you will see how to remove it. Don’t pay the money.
Watch it N & V or I’m reporting you to the mods AND Big Brother!! (I’ve heard I’d have to stand in a LONG LINE, LOL).
The 19-year old says there’s NO privacy on the Internet. None.... Nothing that can’t be or hasn’t been hacked.
No privacy, especially from the government...but there are ways to lower your profile on-line.
Nothing to hide. Nothing to hide. Nothing to HIDE!!
Did that include a request/demand to be added to The List?
Your 19 year old is correct. Say nothing by any electronic means that you wouldn’t say in front of your worst enemy.
Now that you mention it YES.
Who doesn’t love a good conspiracy theory?? Bring it on!
That’s ok, our 17 year old got her first used car and was baffled by the cassette player in the radio.
Welcome aboard!
I will always remember the smell of 8-O’clock coffee at the A&P.
mmMMMMmmmm I wish I had a cup now
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