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Patrick Howell O'Neill


Patrick Howell O'Neill is a notable cybersecurity reporter whose work has focused on the dark net, national security, and law enforcement. A former senior writer at the Daily Dot, O'Neill joined CyberScoop in October 2016. I am a cybersecurity journalist at CyberScoop. I cover the security industry, national security and law enforcement.

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Texas Tech football coach admits to using social media to spy on students

Texas Tech football coaches and staff are using photos of 'cute girls' to monitor student athletes.

On Aug 27, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hackers can track your keystrokes through your Wi-Fi signal

New research shows the invisible Wi-Fi signals all around us can betray our privacy.

On Aug 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Police bust $2.26 million dark net drug ring in Finland

The smugglers allegedly used birdhouses to move millions in illegal drugs.

On Aug 26, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Android 7 boasts new encryption features as the Crypto War soldiers on

Android 7.0 pushes easy-to-use encryption further into the mainstream.

On Aug 24, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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FBI authorized informants to break the law 22,800 times in 4 years

New details about FBI informants were obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.

On Aug 23, 2016 by Dell Cameron, Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Russian hackers breached the New York Times, U.S. officials say

The FBI and other U.S. agencies are said to be investigating the media hacks, CNN reports.

On Aug 23, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hacker steals 9 million Steam game activation keys

The hacker also stole 1.9 million Dota 2 account credentials.

On Aug 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Snowden documents confirm NSA hack is real

An NSA manual includes details found in the ShadowBrokers leak.

On Aug 19, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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How the U.S. will respond to the likely NSA hack

Hackers have leaked NSA-linked cyberweapons into the wild. How will the U.S. respond?

On Aug 18, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Cisco confirms ‘ExtraBacon’ zero-day exploit leaked by NSA hackers

The exploit could have allowed hackers to gain access to corporate networks.

On Aug 17, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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The NSA’s website keeps crashing for unknown reasons

Two days after the 'Shadow Brokers' put NSA-linked cyberweapons up for sale, NSA.gov struggles to stay online.

On Aug 17, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hack of NSA-linked group is legitimate, cybersecurity firm says

Kaspersky has 'a high degree of confidence' it's the data from the Equation Group.

On Aug 16, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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WikiLeaks promises to release hacked NSA cyberweapons

WikiLeaks says it has a 'pristine copy.'

On Aug 15, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hackers claim to be selling NSA cyberweapons in online auction

Cybersecurity experts say the breach may be legitimate.

On Aug 15, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Hackers attack Olympics anti-doping organizations

They used phishing emails to try to gain login credentials.

On Aug 12, 2016 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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