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Dutch Appeals Court Jails Hacker for 7 Years in Port Cocaine Case

The “Mega Zenne” ruling centers on the use of bribed insiders and hacked port IT systems to move cocaine through Europe’s ...

Critical WhisperPair flaw lets hackers track, eavesdrop via Bluetooth audio devices

A critical vulnerability in Google's Fast Pair protocol can allow attackers to hijack Bluetooth audio accessories like ...

How a simple link allowed hackers to bypass Copilot's security guardrails - and what Microsoft did about it

Reprompt impacted Microsoft Copilot Personal and, according to the team, gave "threat actors an invisible entry point to perform a data‑exfiltration chain that bypasses enterprise security controls ...

Hackers can hijack your headphones in seconds using Google Fast Pair

Researchers from KU Leuven University's Computer Security and Industrial Cryptography group have identified a set of vulnerabilities they call WhisperPair. Their findings reveal that attackers within ...

Millions of Earbuds and Headphones Have a Serious Android Security Vulnerability

WhisperPair can give hackers an ear into your microphones, speakers, and in some cases, even your location. The vulnerability ...

A new earbud security flaw may expose you to remote eavesdropping - here's how to fix it

If an attacker can covertly pair their seeker with vulnerable headphones or earbuds, they could obtain complete control over it, including tampering with controls such as volume. More importantly, ...

Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers

The tech in question is Google's Fast Pair system, which allows compatible devices to connect super quickly (i.e. one tap and ...