A flaw buried deep in the hearts of all modern cars allows an attacker with local or even remote access to a vehicle to shut down various components, including safety systems such as airbags, brakes, parking sensors, and others.
Source: Unpatchable Flaw Affects Most of Today’s Modern Cars
Booby-trapped touchscreens can log passwords, install malicious apps, and more.
Source: Secret chips in replacement parts can completely hijack your phone’s security
On Tuesday, August 8, smart locks manufacturer LockState botched an over-the-air firmware update for its WiFi enabled smart locks, causing the devices to lose connectivity to the vendor’s servers and the ability to open doors for its users.
Source: Botched Firmware Update Bricks Hundreds of Smart Door Locks
Google has updated its Gmail app for iOS to introduce anti-phishing security checks.