October 16, 2020

S3 Ep2: Creepy smartwatches, botnets and Pings of Death [Podcast]

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October 13, 2020

Creepy covert camera “feature” found in popular smartwatch for kids

This popular smartwatch aimed at kids had a backdoor that received covert encrypted commands via SMS.

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December 05, 2019

S2 Ep19: One of us just prevented a ransomware attack – Naked Security Podcast

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August 29, 2018

Listening Watch sounds out security idea with websites that listen

Listening Watch, a project based on earlier work by researchers Prakash Shrestha and Nitesh Saxena, uses the power of sound to log you into your favourite websites.

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November 21, 2017

Germany bans sale, distribution and possession of kids’ smartwatches

The regulator is telling parents it's up to them to destroy the things

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October 19, 2017

Kids’ smartwatches harbouring major security flaws

Norwegian Consumer Council says "these watches should be in no stores, even less so on a child's arm"

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January 11, 2016

Could your smartwatch be giving away your ATM pin?

Researchers have demonstrated that wearing your smartwatch on the hand that you use to type may give away just what you are typing, including PINs and login credentials.

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September 15, 2015

Smartwatch sensors can be used to eavesdrop on the keys you’re typing

Researchers have shown that a smartwatch's motion sensors can be used to detect what keys you're pressing with your left hand and thus guess at the words you're typing.

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