Facebook has patched a bug in its widely installed Messenger app for Android that could have allowed a remote attacker to call unsuspecting targets and listen to them before even they picked up the audio call. The flaw was discovered and reported to Facebook by Natalie Silvanovich of Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team last month on October 6 with a 90-day deadline, and … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger Bug Lets Hackers Listen to You Before You Pick Up the Call
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Spies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the Room
You might not believe it, but it's possible to spy on secret conversations happening in a room from a nearby remote location just by observing a light bulb hanging in there—visible from a window—and measuring the amount of light it emits.A team of cybersecurity researchers has developed and demonstrated a novel side-channel attacking technique that can be applied by … [Read more...] about Spies Can Listen to Your Conversations by Watching a Light Bulb in the Room