More Cybersecurity - Page 87
Massive 90,000-strong sex botnet spammed your Twitter for months
Researchers call it one of the largest malicious campaigns ever recorded.
Annoying yet sorta fun virus makes you watch 'Homestar Runner'
If only all viruses were like this.
By Johnny Lieu
It only took hackers 3 minutes to steal $7 million worth of ether
The CoinDash ICO went terribly wrong.
By Jack Morse
Indonesia blocks Telegram, fearing terror groups using it to pass encrypted messages
The app has built its name on encrypted messaging.
By Yi Shu Ng
Pickpockets beware! This smart wallet will take a photo if stolen
Making it the least-flattering selfie.
Australia wants to defy math and break into encrypted messaging apps
"What has happened here is legislation has not yet kept pace with technology."
By Johnny Lieu
Dark web marketplace AlphaBay reportedly shut down by authorities
Following in the footsteps of Silk Road.
Why threats against net neutrality mean you need a VPN now more than ever
Protect ya net.
By Team Commerce
Hackers stole credit card info from Trump Hotel guests in 14 different locations
Looks like Donald Trump has another hack to be concerned about.
Why I still unlock my phone with an old school password
It turns out that biometric locks like fingerprint scans and face scans aren't that great at protecting your smartphone.
By Jack Morse
Your next Android might come with a 'panic button' to exit shady apps
Please, please, please make this happen.
By Jack Morse
An iPhone 8 without a fingerprint sensor wouldn't make any sense
Seriously, it wouldn't.
By Raymond Wong
You know that Jayden K. Smith Facebook hack? It's actually a hoax that doesn't make any damn sense
Just stop and think about it, folks.
Trump and Putin unironically discussed forming a 'cyber security unit'
This should end well.
Hackers targeted U.S. nuclear plants using ... fake Microsoft Word résumés
Wait, they used what?
Hackers have been breaking into U.S. power plant networks, including a nuclear facility, since May
Someone is creeping around the digital infrastructure of United States power plants, including a nuclear facility.
All the times Trump refused to acknowledge Russia hacked the U.S.
Trump doesn't want to talk about Russia meddling in the U.S. election, unless he's talking about how Russia had nothing to do with it.
Alleged hackers behind NotPetya cyberattack demand $260,000 bitcoin ransom
They're demanding approximately $260,000 in exchange for a key to "decrypt all computers."
By Jack Morse
Twitter is better than police at predicting riots, and it's unsettling
'Minority Report,' anyone?
Here's why breaking WhatsApp and iMessage encryption is such a dangerous idea
"Building an encryption backdoor isn't impossible, but building a reasonable one is."
