Security

A team of MIT engineers has developed a new type of ID tag that uses terahertz waves to authenticate items by recognizing the unique pattern of microscopic metal particles that are mixed into the glue that sticks the tag to the item’s surface. The tag is tiny, cheap, and secure, and it overcomes the limitations…

Wireless chargers are convenient and easy to use, but they may also pose a serious security risk. A new type of cyberattack, dubbed VoltSchemer, could exploit the vulnerabilities of wireless chargers to cause physical damage to your phone and other nearby objects. What is VoltSchemer? VoltSchemer is a set of cyberattacks that use intentional electromagnetic…