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Anyone’s Thumbprint Can Unlock The Galaxy S10
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Anyone’s Thumbprint Can Unlock The Galaxy S10

Users have recently discovered that it’s possible to unlock Samsung S10’s using thumbprints not registered to the device. Samsung has promised a software patch that would fix the problem. The issue was initially spotted by a woman whose husband was able to unlock her phone with his thumbprint just by adding a cheap screen protector….

Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom
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Florida Town Pays $600,000 Virus Ransom

A town in Florida, which was recently targeted in a ransomware attack, has decided to pay the $600,000 ransom.  Municipal computers for Riviera Beach, a suburb of Palm Beach, were rendered unusable by the ransomware attack. The virus disabled email, hit emergency response systems and forced staff to use paper based admin systems. The local…

Hackers Are Taking Over Chromecasts
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Hackers Are Taking Over Chromecasts

First it was printers, now it’s Chromecasts. Two hackers have teamed up to promote PewDiePie again, and raise awareness about vulnerable devices by forcing TVs to display a message encouraging people to subscribe to his YouTube channel. The hack takes advantage of a router setting that makes smart devices, like Chromecasts and Google Homes, publicly…

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