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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New decentralized Deep Web market said to be ‘untouchable’ by police

Dark Market will unleash BitTorrent-type, peer-to-peer technology on the Deep Web.

On Apr 22, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Crime

Chicago ‘Hotspots at Home’ program could provide Wi-Fi for those in need

Chicago 'Hotspots at Home' program could provide Wi-Fi for those in need.

On Apr 22, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Internet Culture

404 No More aims to make sure you never hit a ‘not found’ error again

Put an end to the Web's disappearing act.

On Apr 21, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Internet Culture

How the Deep Web’s biggest 4/20 sale helped bring down the Silk Road

You know what they say about deals that seem to good to be true.

On Apr 19, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Crime

‘Getting Doug With High’: The Internet’s greatest talk show about weed

Getting Doug With High is perfect 4/20 material. It’s like Charlie Rose about nothing.

On Apr 18, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Streaming

Online privacy threats have doubled for young adults since 2013

In fact, it's bad news for everybody.

On Apr 17, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Wall Street takes greater stock in cybersecurity protections

More than half of all cyberattacks come from the inside.

On Apr 17, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Canada just arrested a hacker for a Heartbleed-assisted attack

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for last week’s Heartbleed-assisted attack on the Canadian Revenue Agency.

On Apr 16, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Internet Culture

Is Nick Szabo the real creator of Bitcoin? Linguistics study says yes

It's called science, Satoshi.

On Apr 16, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Alleged Bitcoin money launderer Charlie Shrem bought a Nazi dagger

When you're a Bitcoin millionaire, what else are you going to spend your cryptocurrency on?

On Apr 15, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Internet Culture

Google wants to patent contact lenses with tiny cameras in them

This is way beyond Glass.

On Apr 14, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Behind Toroken, a bid to make Web anonymity faster

For those willing to pay in Bitcoin, Toroken's designed to significantly speed up an anonymity network like Tor.

On Apr 11, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Create a post-Heartbleed, hacker-proof passwoord

All of sudden, the entire world is thinking about their passwords.

On Apr 10, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Meet Robin Seggelmann, the man who accidentally created Heartbleed

Believe it or not, the Web's worst security flaw apparently started with one over-tried tech worker.

On Apr 10, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

How to protect yourself from Heartbleed

Protect yo' neck (and your bank account).

On Apr 9, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech