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Bluesnarfing is the unauthorized access of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection, often between phones, desktops, laptops, and PDAs (personal digital assistant). [1] This allows access to calendars, contact lists, emails and text messages, and on some phones, users can copy pictures and private videos.
CloudPets were a line of Internet-connected soft toys manufactured by now defunct Spiral Toys that was the subject of numerous security vulnerabilities in February 2017. [1] [2] The plush teddy bear-style toys used Bluetooth to connect to a parent's smartphone to allow distant family members to send voice messages to the toy, and allow children to send voice messages back.
This ensures that the most recent data is available locally in the event of need for recovery, while archived data that is needed much less often is stored in the cloud. [1] Hybrid Online Backup works by storing data to local disk so that the backup can be captured at high speed, and then either the backup software or a D2D2C (Disk to Disk to ...
Software security goes mainstream In the wake of Microsoft's Windows 98 release, 1999 becomes a banner year for security (and hacking). Hundreds of advisories and patches are released in response to newfound (and widely publicized) bugs in Windows and other commercial software products. A host of security software vendors release anti-hacking ...
WannaCry is a ransomware cryptoworm, which targets computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system by encrypting (locking) data and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. The worm is also known as WannaCrypt, [9] Wana Decrypt0r 2.0, [10] WanaCrypt0r 2.0, [11] and Wanna Decryptor. [12]
Keeping your account safe is important to us. If you think someone is trying to access or take over your account, there are some important steps you need to take to secure your information.
Desktop Gold offers the ability to back up your data to a file that can be easily transferred to another computer. Personal data that will be backed up includes Mail saved on your PC, Toolbar Favorites, and settings for all Usernames associated with this installation of AOL Desktop Gold. Sign in to Desktop Gold. Click the Settings icon.
EternalBlue [5] is a computer exploit software developed by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). [6] It is based on a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that allowed users to gain access to any number of computers connected to a network.