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Volkswagen And Audi Cars Vulnerable To Remote Hacking – Worldwide
A Dutch cyber-security firm has discovered that in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems deployed with some car models from the Volkswagen Group are vulnerable to remote hacking. Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade, security researchers with Computest, said they successfully tested their findings and exploit chains on Volkswagen Golf GTE and Audi A3 Sportback e-tron models (Audi is a brand part of the Volkswagen Group). The two researchers said used a car’s Wi-Fi connection to exploit an exposed port and gain access to the car’s IVI, manufactured by electronics vendor Harman. Researchers also gained access to the IVI system’s root account, which they say allowed them access to other car data. “Under certain conditions attackers could listen in to conversations the driver is conducting via a car kit, turn the microphone on and off, as well as gaining access to the complete address book and the conversation history,” Computest researchers said. “Furthermore, due to the vulnerability, there is the possibility of discovering through the navigation system precisely where the driver has been, and to follow the car live wherever it is at any given time,” researchers added.
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White House Considers Restricting Researchers Over Espionage Fears – United States
It sounds like something out of a science fiction movie: In April, China is said to have tested an invisibility cloak that would allow ordinary fighter jets to suddenly vanish from radar screens. This advancement, which could prove to be a critical intelligence breakthrough, is one that American officials fear China may have gained in part from a Chinese researcher who roused suspicions while working on a similar technology at a Duke University laboratory in 2008. The researcher, who was investigated by the F.B.I. but never charged with a crime, ultimately returned to China, became a billionaire and opened a thriving research institute that worked on some projects related to those he studied at Duke. The Trump administration, concerned about China’s growing technological prowess, is considering strict measures to block Chinese citizens from performing sensitive research at American universities and research institutes over fears they may be acquiring intellectual secrets, according to people familiar with the deliberations. The White House is discussing whether to limit the access of Chinese citizens to the United States, including restricting certain types of visas available to them and greatly expanding rules pertaining to Chinese researchers who work on projects with military or intelligence value at American companies and universities.
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Nations Join In Investigation Of Outbreak Linked To Oysters – Canada and The United States
A Canadian outbreak of norovirus traced to raw oysters is now on the U.S. radar as federal and state officials report they are investigating a multistate outbreak in this country. More than 170 people across three Canadian provinces, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, had been infected by the highly contagious virus as of the most recent report from the Public Health Agency of Canada. The health agency and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency have been working on the outbreak investigation since early April. Monday evening the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued its own outbreak investigation notice. Complete distribution details were not yet available, but the FDA reported with certainty that the Canadian oysters have been sent to California, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Washington. “It is possible that additional states received these oysters either directly from Canada or through further distribution within the U.S.,” according to FDA’s notice.
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