Manipulated perception: Researchers show risks of augmented reality

Manipulated perception: Researchers show risks of augmented reality

close notice This article is also available in . It was translated with technical assistance and editorially reviewed before publication. Don’t show this again. An experiment by Duke University shows how easily people can be deceived by manipulated visual cues in augmented reality. The project addresses a potential security problem: If AR information becomes part … Read more

Microsoft researchers find TCC gap in Apple’s Spotlight: Data Leak threatens

Microsoft researchers find TCC gap in Apple's Spotlight: Data Leak threatens

The TCC area (Transparency, Consent and Control) is always a problem child for Apple: MacOS should actually use the technology to protect against data outflows to apps that the user does not want. But bugs in this approval and inspection framework keep coming up- often through the back door. One example is a current bug … Read more

Choicejacking: Researchers circumvent USB lock on Android and iOS

Choicejacking: Researchers circumvent USB lock on Android and iOS

Although a lot of data is now flying wirelessly into the cloud, smartphone users still fry their devices frequently via USB to the charger, car or laptop. Security experts have succeeded with a multi -stage trick to use this contrasts to use data from the devices – although this should no longer be possible for … Read more

Security researchers use Apple's “Where is?” To track all Bluetooth devices

Security researchers use Apple's "Where is?" To track all Bluetooth devices

Apple actually applies “where is?” Network, which can transmit the location of Apple devices such as iPhones and MacBooks, Airtags and other compatible devices as safe and protected via Bluetooth and Ultra-Wideband radio. In the past, there have already been methods of how the network could be used to transfer further, actually not intended data. … Read more