Arianna Gael, Author at FileHippo News

Cisco Issues Vulnerability Warning For Its Voice OS

News November 28, 2017

Issue could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to affected devices. Score one for the good guys: Cisco has caught its own security vulnerability and has already issued a patch to prevent hackers from exploiting a flaw in as many as twelve of its voice-activated OS... Read more

Facial Recognition Payment In Test Runs

News November 27, 2017

Startup, Yoti, has created a smartphone app that lets you use your face to pay. Coming on the unfortunate heels of last week’s security findings about Apple’s Face ID vulnerabilities, a tech firm is testing a new feature in two UK grocery stores. Yoti, a British startup, has a... Read more

Boeing 757 Aircraft Hacked By Expert Team

News November 24, 2017

Department of Homeland Security official admits that a team of experts remotely hacked a Boeing 757. It only took two days for Robert Hickey (aviation program manager within the Cyber Security Division of the DHS Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate) and a team from the US Department of Homeland... Read more

Send Facebook Your Dirty Pics

News Social Media November 21, 2017

Facebook asks users for nude photos to combat revenge porn using new tech. As ugly breakups go, posting private photos of your now-ex partner is somewhere near the top of the naughty list. The practice of so-called ‘revenge porn’ is damaging and prevalent, though, that some jurisdictions are even... Read more

Skirting iPhone X’s Facial ID With DIY Hack

Mobile News November 20, 2017

Apple iPhone X Face ID fooled by a mask. In the months of giddy speculation and strategically leaked news about the latest iPhone, one of the much touted features was a camera that was specifically suited for facial recognition. It presumably spoke to capabilities of facial recognition for things... Read more

Beware Connected Toys This Holiday Season

News Privacy and Security November 17, 2017

‘Almost anyone’ can hack IoT childrens’ toys, says report. The holiday shopping season creeps back earlier and earlier each year, with major retailers already reaching out to customers as much as a month ago to advertise seasonal deals and specials. Each year, one of the ongoing holiday headaches involves... Read more

Huddle Security Flaw Allowed Unauthorized Access

News November 17, 2017

‘Highly secure’ collaboration app exposed KPMG and BBC files. Imagine arriving at work, firing up your computer while you grabbed a cup of coffee, and sitting down to check your emails only to find yourself staring at a confusing screen. Instead of your usual email inbox screen, you’re looking... Read more

Samsung Galaxy With Linux Via DeX

News November 15, 2017

Samsung demos Ubuntu running on Galaxy S8 smartphone. In the heated race between Android vs iOS devices, the operating system really does play a major role in helping consumers decide which model to invest in. When it comes to these high-dollar purchases, most consumers tend to stick to operating... Read more

Phishing Nets Hackers 250K Google Credentials Per Week

News November 14, 2017

Cyber-thieves’ quarter million haul of valid log-in names and passwords for Google accounts every week. Highly skilled hackers with unbelievable know-how may be infiltrating the highest levels of government, but the day to day cybercrimes are happening in a far more mundane fashion. According to a new study conducted... Read more

Facebook Fails to Fight Fake News

News Social Media November 13, 2017

Experiment backfires as dubious content gets bumped up news feeds. These days, the most caustic insult you can hurl at an online post is “fake news.” With the abundance of troll trash floating around about even the most mildly politicized topics, avid internet users are faced wading through the... Read more

Legal Govt Tracking Of Mobile Phones For Data Mining

Mobile News November 9, 2017

Mobile phone tracking data ‘could replace census questions’. A recent UK government announcement just might prompt a few citizens to fetch their tinfoil hats: the Office of National Statistics (ONS), what in other countries might be referred to as the “census bureau,” has revealed that they’ve tested a data... Read more

IoT-powered home insurance launched

News November 9, 2017

UK-based Neos says smarthome tech may lower premium costs. For years, auto insurance providers have offered customers a simple way to lower their insurance costs via ‘black box’ tracking devices. Now UK insurance start-up Neos is working to bring the same savings to home owners’ insurance through smart tech. By installing... Read more

Are Tech Giants To Blame For Russian Election Scandal?

News November 7, 2017

Facebook, Twitter, Google and others may have unknowingly played roles. There’s little doubt now that state-sponsored Russian operatives worked diligently to try and interfere in last fall’s US Presidential election – a notion that has both federal investigators and armchair social media experts weighing in day and night. However, more... Read more

Snapchat Drops Out Of App Store Top Ten

Mobile News Social Media November 7, 2017

Snap Inc (SNAP) no Longer a Top 10 iOS App Store app. For the first time all year, popular yet potentially dubious messaging and image-sharing app Snapchat, fell out of the top 10 in the iOS App Store rankings. Without a lot of information as to what could have... Read more

Twitter Erases #Bisexual From Site

News Social Media November 6, 2017

Outcry as Twitter blocks ‘bisexual’ searches. For a social media platform struggling to remain relevant, Twitter sure is raising some ire among users and critics alike. First, the company has a long history of ignoring threats of violence and accounts that explicitly violate its terms, despite vocal outcry and... Read more

Google Pixel Buds To Surpass AirPods In Connectivity

Music News November 3, 2017

The race between the two tech giants for seamless headphone pairing continues. Apple and Google have both taken on the wireless headphone space with a Bluetooth-connected feature on their latest phones, but both products have similarities and striking differences. In the race to get rid of the wire–although Google’s... Read more

Amazon’s Creepiest Prime Benefit Yet

News November 2, 2017

Amazon Key is a new service that lets couriers unlock your front door. Critics have lobbed some harsh accusations at one of the world’s largest online retailers: they’re the evil empire, they’re taking over, they’re telling you what to buy and how to think. Now, Amazon is about to... Read more

Optimize Your PC With Advanced SystemCare 11

Software Reviews System Tuning November 1, 2017

We review the latest release of this popular system optimization software from IObit. Advanced SystemCare 11 is a handy all-in-one, and easy-to-use, PC optimization program that cleans, optimizes, speeds up, and protects your system, as well as secure your online privacy. Until the advent of DIY system tools to... Read more

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