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A laparoscopic surgical robot demonstrates grasping rose petals during the third phase of the 138th edition of the China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair) at the Canton Fair Complex on Nov. 1, 2025 in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province of China. A Commerce Department office should investigate Chinese government-connected products in more than a dozen emerging industries for security threats, a group of House GOP committee leaders said in a letter they released Wednesday. (Photo by Huang Taiming/VCG via Getty Images)

House GOP leaders seek government probe, restrictions on Chinese-made tech

They cited past cyberattacks from Beijing as evidence of the threats posed by Chinese tech in areas like AI or energy generation.

16 hours ago By Tim Starks

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera aka “el Chapo Guzman” (C), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press in 2014 in Mexico City. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report

A cartel affiliate notified an FBI agent about a hacker who infiltrated cameras and phones to track an FBI official’s meetings, the DOJ inspector general said.

Jun 28, 2025 By Tim Starks

Forescout Technologies researchers are highlighting weak protocols in commercial security cameras (Wikicommons).

Camera obscura: Researchers say weak protocols are Achilles’ heel of surveillance cameras

There are secure versions of data-transfer protocols used by the cameras, but they are rarely implemented.

Jul 30, 2019 By Sean Lyngaas

home security video camera, internet of things — (Getty Images)

Newly reported flaws in cameras, locks add to scrutiny of smart-home security

Patches are available for both vulnerabilities, and hackers would need physical access in both cases to carry out an attack.

Jul 2, 2019 By Jeff Stone