Fwd: Black Hat Dispatches: Hacking iPhones with a text, Boeing 787 security flaws, and more

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Subject: Black Hat Dispatches: Hacking iPhones with a text, Boeing 787 security flaws, and more
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PLUS: Bugs in your desk phone, hacking hospitals, and Apple's new bug bounty.

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08.08.19

Greetings from Black Hat and Defcon, the two biggest conventions in the hacking and security world.

Our writers Andy Greenberg and Lily Hay Newman are on the ground, bringing you the latest on a Boeing 787 security flaw, the ancient bugs lurking in your desk phone, and Apple’s plans to squash iPhone vulnerabilities. Read on for even more, and stay safe out there.

 

BUGS

A Boeing Code Leak Exposes Security Flaws Deep in a 787's Guts

BY ANDY GREENBERG

One researcher's discovery suggests troubling oversights in Boeing's cybersecurity.

 

IMESSAGE

Hackers Can Break Into an iPhone Just by Sending a Text

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

You don't even have to click anything.

 

DEFCON

A Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked—on Purpose

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

At this year's Defcon Medical Device Village, hackers will attack real medical devices at a pretend hospital.

 

IOS

Apple Gives Hackers a Special iPhone—And a Bigger Bug Bounty

BY ANDY GREENBERG

The company’s sometimes rocky relationship with security researchers just got a whole lot smoother.

 

RSA

13-Year-Old Encryption Bugs Still Haunt Apps and IoT

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

RSA encryption has been around for decades. Unfortunately, so have bad implementations that leave it less secure.

 

DEFCON

How a 10-Year-Old Desk Phone Bug Came Back From the Dead

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

Avaya patched a problem hackers could exploit in phones. But the bad code never went away.

 

DOS

Hidden Algorithm Flaws Expose Websites to DoS Attacks

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN

Why throw a bunch of junk traffic at a service, when all it takes to stall it out is just a few bytes?

 

 

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