InfoSec News Nuggets 8/9/2024

Black Hat USA 2024: vehicle head unit can spy on you, researchers reveal As with virtually any electronic device, vehicle infotainment systems, colloquially known as head units, can be engineered to steal user data. Dan Mazzella, security research engineer and malware researcher at Cisco Talos successfully exploited his own vehicle‘s head unit to demonstrate that the attack is possible. “I was able to very easily just dump process memory and access exact GPS coordinates for…
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InfoSec News Nuggets 05/04/2023

Apple and Google Join Forces to Stop Unauthorized Tracking Alert System  Apple and Google have teamed up to work on a draft industry-wide specification that's designed to tackle safety risks and alert users when they are being tracked without their knowledge or permission using devices like AirTags. "The first-of-its-kind specification will allow Bluetooth location-tracking devices to be compatible with unauthorized tracking detection and alerts across Android and iOS platforms," the companies said in a joint statement. While these trackers…
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