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Long-Range Iris Scanning is Here
On May 14th, 2015 with 40 comments
fliptop writes:Touting the technology as a replacement for IDs, part of your...
It's Not Secret, It's Controlled Unclassified Information
On May 15th, 2015 with 44 comments
takyon writes:Steven Aftergood at the Secrecy News blog is reporting that the...
Mobile Spy Software Maker mSpy Hacked, Customer Data Leaked
On May 16th, 2015 with 22 comments
kaszz writes:Spying software maker mSpy sells their offerings as a service...
Arizona City Using Fake Cacti to Hide License Plate Cameras
On May 16th, 2015 with 33 comments
fliptop writes:Claiming it's because there's no poles to mount them on, the...
NSA Email Server Allegedly Compromised by Swedish Hacker
On May 17th, 2015 with 7 comments
CortoMaltese writes:According to The Cryptosphere, An email server belonging...
UK Government Quietly Rewrites Hacking Laws to Give GCHQ Immunity
On May 18th, 2015 with 24 comments
n1 writes:Ars Technica reports:The UK government has quietly passed new...
Trident Whistleblower: Nuclear Disaster Waiting to Happen
On May 19th, 2015 with 28 comments
melikamp writes: UK Royal Navy "Trident" nuclear weapons submariner William...
South Korea Mandates Spyware Installation on Teenagers' Smartphones
On May 20th, 2015 with 27 comments
AnonTechie writes:A law requiring the mass installation of spyware on...
New TLS Encrypted Connection Vulnerability "Logjam"
On May 21st, 2015 with 24 comments
kaszz writes:There's a new TLS protocol security vulnerability found that can...
Hackers Love Robots.txt
On May 21st, 2015 with 35 comments
frojack writes:Robots.txt files are simple text files that website owners put...
NSA Plan to Hack Smartphones Using Google and Samsung App Stores
On May 22nd, 2015 with 20 comments
An Anonymous Coward writes:According to a story at the Intercept, the National...
Australian Law Could Criminalize the Teaching of Encryption
On May 22nd, 2015 with 15 comments
kaszz writes:According to Daniel Mathews a lecturer in mathematics and...
Exploit Kit Delivers Pharming Attacks Against SOHO Routers
On May 27th, 2015 with 20 comments
kaszz writes:For the first time, DNS redirection attacks against small office...
IRS Coughs up 100,000 Tax Returns to Thieves
On May 27th, 2015 with 21 comments
frojack writes:Many news outlets seem to be carrying this story:Sophisticated...
Stolen Uber Accounts for Sale on Darknet
On May 30th, 2015 with 3 comments
GlennC writes:The US website Motherboard reported two months ago that...
North Korean Defector Warns that Hackers Could Kill
On May 31st, 2015 with 26 comments
takyon writes:Prof. Kim Heung-Kwang has told BBC Click that North Korea has...
The US Tried to 'Stuxnet' North Korea’s Nuclear Program
On June 1st, 2015 with 13 comments
AnonTechie writes:A precision digital weapon reportedly created by the US and...
New Exploit Leaves Most Macs Vulnerable to Permanent Backdooring
On June 2nd, 2015 with 18 comments
n1 writes:Ars Technica reports:Macs older than a year are vulnerable to...
New SOHO Router Security Audit Uncovers Over 60 Flaws In 22 Models
On June 4th, 2015 with 21 comments
kaszz writes:Home and small-office routers is a hot target for security...
How the Tech Behind Bitcoin Could Stop the Next Snowden
On June 4th, 2015 with 26 comments
AnonTechie writes:THE NATIONAL SECURITY Agency knows Edward Snowden disclosed...
Microsoft Tries to Defend BitLocker Disk Encryption
On June 6th, 2015 with 16 comments
takyon writes:The Intercept's Micah Lee wrote a guide explaining how to...
"Brainprints" Could Replace Passwords
On June 6th, 2015 with 17 comments
takyon writes:The brain's reaction to certain words could be used to replace...
Australian Federal Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Stalking Using Restricted Databases
On June 7th, 2015 with 15 comments
takyon writes:A former Australian Federal Police counter-terrorism officer has...
Apple is Having its Microsoft Moment
On June 8th, 2015 with 38 comments
Apple is Having its Microsoft Moment ticho writes:Faulty code is found in every...
HackerOne Connects Hackers With Companies, and Hopes for a Win-Win
On June 9th, 2015 with 8 comments
AnonTechie writes: The New York Times has published an interesting article...
All U.S. Federal Websites to Move to HTTPS
On June 10th, 2015 with 12 comments
takyon writes:The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued...
Kaspersky Lab Cybersecurity Firm is Hacked
On June 11th, 2015 with 12 comments
n1 writes:The BBC reports:One of the leading anti-virus software providers has...
iOS HTML Phishing Exploit Makes it Easy to Steal Users’ iCloud Passwords
On June 11th, 2015 with 7 comments
darkfeline writes:A security researcher has published attack code he said...
Ongoing Hacker Attack: German Parliament May Need to Replace Whole IT-Infrastructure
On June 13th, 2015 with 47 comments
sudo rm -rf writes:Amongst other news outlets, CIO reports on a hacker attack...
How Best Buy’s Computer-Wiping Error Turned Me into an Amateur Blackhat
On June 13th, 2015 with 35 comments
Phoenix666 writes with an interesting anecdote posted on Ars Technica:We put a...
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