Peloton’s leaky API let anyone grab riders’ private account data
Halfway through my Monday afternoon workout last week, I got a message from a security researcher with a screenshot of my Peloton account data.
Halfway through my Monday afternoon workout last week, I got a message from a security researcher with a screenshot of my Peloton account data.
Smartphones will be included in the scope of a planned “security by design” U.K. law aimed at beefing up the security of consumer devices, the government said today. It made the announcement in its response to …
UK’s IoT ‘security by design’ law will cover smartphones too Continue »
Buying someone a gadget is a time-honored tradition, but these days it can be particularly fraught, considering you may buy them a fitness tracker that also monitors emotions, or a doorbell that snitches to the cops. …
Level is one of the newer players in the smart lock space, but with a design pedigree that includes a lot of former Apple employees. The company is already attracting a lot of praise for its …
Ring will be stepping up its efforts to make its security products secure for users by enabling end-to-end video encryption later this year. The company will be providing this toggle in a new page in tits …
Ring to offer opt-in end-to-end encryption for videos beginning later this year Continue »
An ongoing global outage at sport and fitness tech giant Garmin was caused by a ransomware attack, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the incident. The incident began late Wednesday and continued through the …
Garmin global outage caused by ransomware attack, sources say Continue »
Riana Pfefferkorn Contributor Share on Twitter Riana Pfefferkorn is the associate director of Surveillance and Cybersecurity at the Stanford Center for Internet and Society. The debate over encryption continues to drag on without end. In recent …
The FBI is mad because it keeps getting into locked iPhones without Apple’s help Continue »
It’s been a few years since August introduced any new hardware, but its August Wi-Fi Smart Lock, which it debuted at CES this year, is now available. This is the new flagship in the August lineup, …
Security camera maker Ring is updating its service to improve account security and give more control when it comes to privacy. Once again, this is yet another update that makes the overall experience slightly better but …
Ring slightly overhauls security and privacy, but it’s still not enough Continue »
On the same day that a Mississippi family is suing Amazon -owned smart camera maker Ring for not doing enough to prevent hackers from spying on their kids, the company has rolled out its previously announced …
Ring’s new security ‘control center’ isn’t nearly enough Continue »