Today’s Tech Sightings:
FILE – Adobe company logos are seen in this picture illustration taken in Vienna. (Reuters)
Malicious Online Ads Expose Millions to Possible Hack
Cybersecurity firm ESET says infected banner ads have put millions of internet users at risk of installing Trojans and spyware on their computers since October. The company said Stegano, as the attack campaign is called, has spread from malicious ads on several reputable sites, targeting Internet Explorer users and exploiting Adobe Flash vulnerabilities in order to gain access to various password credentials.
The Smart City Security Nightmare
Smart, connected cities sound like a great idea, and the technology sector is pushing hard to bring this vision to life. But not enough thought is going into potential security risks as more public infrastructure goes online. This was one of the topics at the 2016 Smart City Summit in Boston, where participants cautioned that lack of attention to the security of connected devices could spell disaster on a large scale.
New Zealand Passport Robot Tells Applicants of Asian Decent to Open Eyes
Facial recognition software in New Zealand rejected the passport photograph of an Asian man after mistakenly registering that his eyes were closed. Richard Lee submitted his photo to one of the government’s online passport photo checkers, but the photo was rejected even though Lee’s eyes were not closed. One official said up to 20 percent of passport photos submitted online are rejected.
More:
- Backdoor Accounts Found in 80 Sony IP Security Camera Models
- Multinational Effort Halts Malware Avalanche
- Survey: Technology Industry ‘Still Has a Problem With Sexism’
- Microsoft, Cray Claim Deep Learning Breakthrough on Supercomputers
- Intelligent Patching Makes Android App Updates 65 Percent Smaller
- Gartner: A Third of Wearable Devices Abandoned by Consumers
- 10 Hottest Tech Skills for 2017
- Galaxy Note 7 Battery Explosions Blamed on Samsung Going Too Thin
- Everything You Need to Know About Google’s Android Payment System
