SShort Lived·Sep 3Researchers Tested 40 Routers. They Found 30 Ways In, All Left On by Default.No one sets up a new router expecting to leave the door open. Researchers checked what ships out of the box across 14 major brands, and found the door was open more often than not.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Sep 2A Tiny Invisible Image Is Leaking Health Data From Hospital WebsitesTracking pixels are the same invisible image whether they show up in a marketing email or on a hospital's own website. Researchers measured what that second version costs.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 31One Phone Gets Hacked. Everyone in the Family Circle Is Exposed.Family tracking apps promise a private circle of trust. Researchers found that circle has a single point of failure, and more than half the users studied already feel uneasy about what the app enables.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 30Researchers Tested 125 Car Apps. 70% Had a Way In.These apps exist to start your car from a distance or check your fuel level from your couch. Researchers found most of them leave a door open that has nothing to do with convenience.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 30Your Password Manager Might Be Filling In Fields You Can't Even SeeAutofill is supposed to save you a few clicks. Researchers found it sometimes fills in far more than the form you're looking at, including fields hidden from view.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 28Half of Smart Speaker Owners Don't Know Their Recordings Are Saved ForeverAn award-winning study asked people to review their own smart speaker recordings. The gap between what people assumed and what was happening surprised the researchers.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 27The FBI Warned About This Threat for a Decade. It's Never Happened.Juice jacking sounds like the kind of thing that would happen to you at an airport. Security researchers have looked hard for a real-world case. They haven't found one.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 26The More You Share Online, the Safer It Starts to Feel. That's the Problem.Researchers found a real feedback loop hiding inside social media habits. Sharing creates the feeling of safety just as much as feeling safe encourages sharing.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 25A Fake Extension Passed Chrome's Review Process on the First TryResearchers built a proof-of-concept extension designed to steal passwords, submitted it to the Chrome Web Store, and watched it clear review. That's not the only gap they found.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
SShort Lived·Aug 24Clearing Your Cookies Buys You About 60 Seconds of AnonymityDeleting cookies feels like starting fresh. Researchers tracking over 150,000 people for two years found your browsing habits give you away again in under a minute.3 min read·shortlivedage.hashnode.dev
