Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks. Have you heard of Amazon Sidewalk? If not, it's something you should be aware of. Depending on your point of view, the new feature, which enables by default on a wide range of Amazon devices by default on June 8th of this year (2021), is either unbelievably awesome or incredibly … [Read more...] about Some Amazon Device Features May Have Security Risks
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Amazon Employee Breaches Data
Amazon employee breaches data when one or more Amazon employees disclosed customer email addresses to an unknown third party, prompting Amazon to send a notification email out to impacted customers which read as follows: "We are writing to let you know that an Amazon employee disclosed your email address to a third-party in violation of our … [Read more...] about Amazon Employee Breaches Data
Amazon Echobud Consumers Should Update Due To Overheating Issue
Do you own a pair of Amazon's Echo Buds? If so, and in case you didn't get an email from the company, be advised that Amazon recently discovered a potential safety risk. To address it, the company is asking all Echo Bud owners to perform a software update on their gear. In a nutshell, the email the company sent out explained that … [Read more...] about Amazon Echobud Consumers Should Update Due To Overheating Issue
Update Amazon Blink Cameras To Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Do you have a home security system that incorporates Amazon's Blink XT2 cameras? If so, be advised that researchers at Tenable Security recently identified several serious security flaws that would allow an attacker to take control of the cameras remotely and use them to spy on you and your family. The security issues are centered in the … [Read more...] about Update Amazon Blink Cameras To Fix Security Vulnerabilities
Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
An UpGuard research team recently discovered several unsecured Amazon S3 buckets belonging to the Israeli IT Services firm Attunity. The company left the buckets unsecured, exposing more than a terabyte of sensitive information belonging to a number of prominent companies, including Ford, TD Bank, and Netflix. To provide a sense of scale, … [Read more...] about Unsecured Database May Have Exposed Some Big Companies
