Tag: elonmusk
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IKEA Suffers a Data Breach
IKEA Canada has suffered an internal data breach that impacted 95,000 customers. The company confirmed the breach and said the company acted quickly to prevent the data from being used, stored or shared with any third parties. No banking or financial information was accessed, IKEA said. Some of its customers’ personal information appeared in a… Read more
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Helix22 Can Secure Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
While cybersecurity is a touchstone for many businesses and individuals, neural security may be the future of privacy when it comes to technology. A new study from NCC Group goes into detail on Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), which could pose a significant threat to personal freedom. BCIs present a number of ethical, legal and existential questions about… Read more
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Tesla Hacked By a Teenager Who Can Trigger Vehicle Actions Remotely
A teenage hacker by the name of David Colombo claims to have gained remote control of more than 25 Tesla vehicles located in 13 different countries. As Ars Technica reports, the 19-year-old Colombo posted a Twitter thread explaining how he can trigger a range of actions remotely, but there’s a twist to this story. He didn’t manage to… Read more
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Tesla to Store Data in China In Response to Spying Concerns
Tesla is responding to the spying concerns it faces in China with a new data center located in Shanghai. Elon Musk’s company has been facing mounting pressure in China after the company was accused of spying using the multiple cameras contained in each of its electric vehicles. Tesla’s vehicles are currently banned from entering military complexes or… Read more
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Elon Musk Reco’s Signal – Helix22 Is Better Than That
Elon Musk, this week recommended the use of Signal over WhatsApp. At BLAKFX, we are 100% supportive of using encrypted apps and we also agree 100% that WhatsApp has no privacy at all and should always be avoided. However, as the highly encrypted apps such as Signal have become popular among people eager to keep… Read more
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Researchers Show That a Tesla X Can Be Stolen Through the Key Fob
According to a press release, researchers in Belgium have hacked into a Tesla automobile using the keyless entry system. They described the process for the hack as follows: “Using a modified Electronic Control Unit (ECU), obtained from a salvage Tesla Model X, we were able to wirelessly (up to 5m distance) force key fobs to… Read more
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Starlink is Testing It’s LEO Satellite Service in Idaho – BLAKFX is Delivering LEO Satellite Data Security Everywhere
Elon Musk’s Starlink is beta testing it’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite internet connection in Idaho. Amusingly, they call it the “better than nothing” beta project as their satellite grid is no where near complete and service disruptions occur daily and for extended periods of time. Nonetheless, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are being launched… Read more
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Tesla Employee Thwarts a Malware Attack – Helix22 Would have Done It If the Person Had Taken the Money
In a circumstance straight out of the old school world of cyber espionage, an employee at Tesla was offered $1 million to install malware at the Tesla Nevada Gigafactory plant. Fortunately for Tesla, the person reported the incident. Tesla then got the FBI involved and the culprit was apprehended. Interestingly, if the person who had… Read more
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A Message to Elon Musk
A Data Security Solution for the Technological Neuro Science Sector Yesterday, Elon Musk’s firm Neuralink demonstrated a wireless micro chip and microfibre thread that had been implanted into a pig’s brain and was then able to monitor the pigs brain waves. This is quite an ingenious advancement in the field of neuroscience. Obviously, the creation… Read more
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Helix22 to Deliver Data Security to LEO Satellite Grids
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites are being launched at an amazing rate. The entire sector is supported by some of the most notable people in the global hierarchy of wealth. StarLink is Elon Musk, Project Kuiper is Jeff Bezos and OneWeb has Richard Branson as an investor. Also, China is launching its own LEO satellite… Read more