Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sustained loud sounds can annoy and disorientate people Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile […]

Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China Labor Watch say “interns” made up 20% of a factory’s workforce Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices. A new report by China Labor Watch claims more than 1,500 “interns” were manufacturing the […]

Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sustained loud sounds can annoy and disorientate people Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile […]

Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China Labor Watch say “interns” made up 20% of a factory’s workforce Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices. A new report by China Labor Watch claims more than 1,500 “interns” were manufacturing the […]

Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sustained loud sounds can annoy and disorientate people Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile […]

Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China Labor Watch say “interns” made up 20% of a factory’s workforce Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices. A new report by China Labor Watch claims more than 1,500 “interns” were manufacturing the […]

MoD drone crashed into tree near Aberporth, report reveals

Image copyright Crown Copyright Image caption WK050 lay wrecked at the bottom of a tree after the crash A £6m military drone crashed after it landed beyond its planned touchdown point and hit a tree, a Ministry of Defence (MoD) report has revealed. The Watchkeeper WK050 came down on 13 June, 2018, less than a […]

Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sustained loud sounds can annoy and disorientate people Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile […]

Gadgets can be hacked to produce ‘dangerous’ sounds, says researcher

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Sustained loud sounds can annoy and disorientate people Many modern gadgets can be hacked to produce deafening and disorienting sounds, research has revealed. Security researcher Matt Wixey found a range of devices had little protection to stop themselves being turned into “offensive” low-grade, cyber-weapons. Mr Wixey tested laptops, mobile […]

Amazon Echo devices made by Chinese teens ‘working through night’ – reports

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption China Labor Watch say “interns” made up 20% of a factory’s workforce Amazon has pledged to investigate allegations that hundreds of teenagers are working illegal hours at a Chinese factory producing its Echo devices. A new report by China Labor Watch claims more than 1,500 “interns” were manufacturing the […]

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