Why Are Passwords Still a Thing?
Credit to Author: MOTHERBOARD STAFF| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 15:40:39 +0000
Passwords aren’t secure and they might never have been.
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Researchers Demonstrate How U.S. Emergency Alert System Can Be Hijacked and Weaponized
Credit to Author: Karl Bode| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:10:15 +0000
With a pirate cell tower, it’s easy to send fake emergency alerts warning of a terrorist attack, nuclear bomb, or other disaster.
Read moreWhat Happens When a US Border Protection Contractor Gets Hacked?
Credit to Author: Motherboard Staff| Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2019 16:51:49 +0000
The government wants all the data it can get from you at the border. But what happens when a hacker shows they can’t store it safely?
Read moreThe Biggest Data Breach Archive on the Internet Is for Sale
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 19:11:04 +0000
Troy Hunt, the owner and founder of the site, announced that he’s actively looking for a buyer.
Read moreThe Politician Fighting The Spyware Industry
Credit to Author: MOTHERBOARD STAFF| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:49:26 +0000
Outgoing Dutch member of European Parliament Maritieje Schaake tells us why spyware is as dangerous as an AK-47, but regulated less.
Read moreHackers Breach Company That Makes License Plate Readers for U.S. Government
Credit to Author: Joseph Cox| Date: Fri, 24 May 2019 13:17:35 +0000
The hacker known as “Boris Bullet-Dodger” has published what appears to be internal data belonging to Perceptics, which provides license plate reader technology for the Mexico border.
Read moreBig Tech Doesn’t Want You to Be Able To Fix Your Things
Credit to Author: VICE Staff| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 15:52:32 +0000
The VICE Guide to Right Now goes inside the right to repair movement.
Read moreA Computer Afflicted With 6 Infamous Viruses Has Passed $1 Million at Auction
Credit to Author: Rob Dozier| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 15:09:58 +0000
The art project can be yours for a mere seven figures.
Read moreGlobal cybercrime gang that stole $100M busted – Europol
Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 13:00:55 +0000
US and European police said Thursday they have smashed a huge international cybercrime network that used Russian malware to steal $100 million from tens of thousands of victims worldwide.
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Read moreIt’s Almost Impossible to Tell if Your iPhone Has Been Hacked
Credit to Author: Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 19:18:43 +0000
A recent vulnerability in WhatsApp shows that there’s little defenders can do to detect and analyze iPhone hacks.
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