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Stealthy Hackers Target Military, Weapons Contractors
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Stealthy Hackers Target Military, Weapons Contractors

Analysts at Securonix discovered the attacks but couldn't attribute the campaign to any known threat actors, despite some similarities to past APT37 (Konni) attacks...

Researchers Mount Successful GPS Spoofing Attack Against Road Navigation Systems
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Researchers Mount Successful GPS Spoofing Attack Against Road Navigation Systems

Researchers have demonstrated an effective global-positioning system spoofing hack against road navigation systems.

New Fingerprinting Techniques Identify ­sers Across Different Browsers on the Same Pc
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New Fingerprinting Techniques Identify ­sers Across Different Browsers on the Same Pc

A U.S.-based multi-university research effort has yielded distinct fingerprinting methods to track users when they use different browsers installed on the same...

­ltrasound Tracking Could Be ­sed to Deanonymize Tor ­sers
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­ltrasound Tracking Could Be ­sed to Deanonymize Tor ­sers

Ultrasounds emitted by ads or JavaScript code hidden on a page accessed through the Tor Browser can deanonymize Tor users by making nearby phones or computers send...
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