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Remotely control your outlets with Kasa Smart Plugs, now 2 for 13
Ever wish you could turn a particular outlet on and off without using a physical light switch? Maybe for an outlet that isn't even hooked up to a light switch? And right now, you can grab a two-pack of Kasa Smart Plugs for just 13 on Amazon, which is 35 percent off its normal 20 price. If you don't want two, you can get the one-pack for just 8. Imagine it's time to sleep, so you leave the living room and lay down in your bed, get comfy, and you're ready to drift off -- when you suddenly remember that you didn't turn off the lamp. The Kasa Smart Plugs also support voice commands, allowing you to exercise hands-free control over your home devices via Alexa or Google Home Assistant.
How Hackable Are Cars?
Here are the most common car hacks and how manufacturers can better protect their cars from them. Vehicle hacking refers to all the ways in which hackers can exploit weaknesses in a vehicle's software, hardware, and communication systems to gain unauthorized access. Below are a few examples of different attacks that hackers can perform on other services inside a vehicle in order to hack self-driving cars. Cyber threats include ransomware, a hacker who gains access to your car's infotainment system, and even a hacker who can remotely control your car. With the help of electronic accessories and software, a determined hacker can intercept or block your remote control signal, break into your car's software, and even remotely control your car.
Researchers trick a self-driving Tesla into steering into oncoming traffic using just stickers
Security researchers have developed a way to trick Tesla's self-driving technology into driving into the oncoming traffic lane. All it took was a few inconspicuous stickers on the ground to fool Autopilot on a Model S sedan, before the vehicle's onboard computers mistakenly steered into the opposite lane, where oncoming traffic was traveling. The report, published by Chinese tech giant Tencent's Keen Security Lab, also details adversarial attacks on a Tesla's automatic windshield wipers and steering wheel. Researchers have developed a way to trick Tesla's self-driving technology. Tesla introduced Autopilot in 2014.
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