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• Hacker: 'Hundreds of thousands' of vehicles are at risk of attack

  Statement follows security experts hacking into a 2015 Jeep Cherokee

• Electronic lock maker clashes with security firm over software flaws

  CyberLock said it wasn't given enough time before IOActive published a security advisory

• Satellite communication systems rife with security flaws, vulnerable to remote hacks

  Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in satellite communications devices used in the defense, maritime, aerospace and other sectors

• RSA Conference mobile app has vulnerabilities, researchers say

  The app exposes information about attendees in a SQLite database file, according to IOActive

• Dozens of rogue self-signed SSL certificates used to impersonate high-profile sites

  The certificates could be used to launch man-in-the-middle attacks against desktop and mobile apps with poor certificate validation

• Security analysis of mobile banking apps reveals significant weaknesses

  Many apps failed to validate SSL certificates and exposed sensitive information, a researcher from IOActive said