Cyber security expert issues bizarre warning that sex robots could be easily hacked and made to KILL their owners
A cybersecurity buff has issued a bizarre warning that sex robots could one day rise up and KILL their owners if hackers can get inside their heads. Last month,
tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed that artificial intelligence could take over the planet, and he's not the only one concerned about the dangers of killer tech. With sex robots becoming increasingly popular and sophisticated, Cyber security lecturer Dr Nick Patterson revealed that the lifelike dolls could end up going all Terminator on us. However, in the case of sex robots, the danger isn't that the love dolls will end up developing minds of their own, Westworld-style. Instead, the risk is that
hackers could breach the realistic
robots' inner defences and catch out their owners with their pants down.
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Popular Minnesota state park hit with malicious malware, warns visitors to check their credit cards
The popular Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota said its computer systems have been infected with malware, authorities confirmed on Friday (8 September). The malware was discovered on 25 August after security specialists noticed a spike in "unusual activity" around 4pm. The state park said experts initiated actions to isolate the site, protect sensitive data, and replace any infected equipment. Local authorities said they are conducting a full forensic analysis into the incident.
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New malware in India which steals money through mobile phones: Report
A new malware
Xafecopy Trojan has been detected in India which steals money through victims' mobile phones, cyber security firm Kaspersky said in a report. Around 40 per cent of target of the
malware has been detected in India. "Kaspersky Lab experts have uncovered a mobile malware targeting the WAP billing payment method, stealing money through victims' mobile accounts without their knowledge," the report said. Xafecopy Trojan is disguised as useful apps like
BatteryMaster, and operates normally. The trojan secretly loads malicious code onto the device.
http://www.itsecurityguru.org/2017/09/11/new-malware-india-steals-money-mobile-phones-report/
Insurers increasingly concerned about silent cyber exposure
Around half of industry practitioners see the risk of silent cyber exposure – potential cyber-related losses due to silent coverage from insurance policies not specifically designed to cover cyber risk – as growing over the coming year, according to Willis Re. In the Willis Re survey, respondents were asked to assess the extent to which, over the next 12 months, the cyber aspect of exposure would increase the likelihood of a covered loss. Around half of respondents felt that the risk of a silent cyber loss from property or other liability was greater than 1 in100 while close to a quarter considered the risk to be greater than 1 in10, illustrating the degree of uncertainty surrounding potential exposure.
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Hackers can remotely access and manipulate wireless syringe infusion pumps
Internet connected medical devices have increasingly become commonplace. However, such devices could
potentially be hacked by cybercriminals. New vulnerabilities uncovered by a security expert show that wireless syringe infusion pumps could be remotely
accessed by hackers, who could also exploit the bugs to manipulate the operations of the device. The US Industrial Control Systems (ICS) CERT has issued out an alert, which details that Medfusion 4000 wireless syringe infusion pumps, manufactured by Smiths Medical was found riddled with not one or two, but eight vulnerabilities. The flaws, which were uncovered by independent security researcher Scott Gayou, could potentially be
exploited by hackers.
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