This particular e-cigarette is a little bigger than a typical cigarette, with a matching battery. E-cigarettes use electrical power to rapidly heat and vaporize a base liquid such as propylene glycol, and that power comes from a battery. These devices are functionally straightforward but it can be a messy process on the inside. Thankfully though…

After serving its life as a development vehicle, the eCOPO is off to find a new home. …read more Source:: CNet

For a taste of the new look, try Mozilla’s fast-moving but rough-around-the-edges Firefox Nightly version. …read more Source:: CNet

Epic Games is being sued over security breaches that allowed hackers to access the personal information of Epic Games accounts. From a report: The class-action lawsuit, filed by Franklin D. Azar & Associates in U.S. District Court in North Carolina, alleges Epic’s “failure to maintain adequate security measures and notify users of the security breach…

Research presented at DEF CON shows that attackers can hijack Wi-Fi- and Bluetooth-connected speakers to produce damaging sounds. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Plus: The spambot that actually DOES record screens of pr0n users Roundup Here is your friendly summary of recent happenings at the front line of information security beyond everything else we’ve already reported.… …read more Source:: Register

Choosing NULL as your license plate might seem like a funny idea. But as an infosec researcher discovered recently, the cool-looking NULL vanity plate comes with its own consequences. Researcher Droogie, that’s his handle, who presented at this year’s DEF CON in Las Vegas, said he has been on the receiving end of thousands of…

For a long time it seemed like e-ink displays were outside the reach of us lowly hackers, as beyond the handful of repurposed Kindles that graced these pages, we saw precious few projects utilizing this relatively exotic display. But that’s changed over the last couple of years, and we’re thrilled to start seeing hackers bend…

Cybersecurity and government leaders discussed why Congress is unprepared for a major cyberattack and how the two parties can collaborate. …read more Source:: DarkReading

Banks and merchants are expanding their payment offerings but continue to be wary of the potential fraud risk. …read more Source:: DarkReading