The alerts, the attacks, and the online reactions that keep cybersecurity constantly trending.
USPS fixes ‘catastrophic’ bug that exposed 60 million users’ data
The agency reportedly ignored it for more than a year.
On Nov 23, 2018 by Mikael Thalen
Japan’s cybersecurity chief doesn’t use computers—which at least means he’s never been hacked?
Ah, another government at its most competent.
On Nov 15, 2018 by Ana Valens
Report: 81,000 private Facebook messages for sale online
The hackers claimed to have access to 120,000 accounts.
On Nov 2, 2018 by Nahila Bonfiglio
Gabe Gundacker on voicing Stephen Miller, Donald Trump Jr.
On this week’s ‘We’re All Gonna Die’ podcast, internet privacy with EPIC’s senior counsel, ‘Our Cartoon President,’ and noise rock from Cherubs.
On Oct 30, 2018 by Ellen Ioanes
Turns out, Pentagon weapons are surprisingly easy to hack
GAO report finds that weapons are woefully underprepared in the face of a cyberattack.
On Oct 11, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Why you need to worry about SIM swap attacks
Protect yourself before it’s too late.
On Sep 24, 2018 by Ben Dickson
Newegg customers were vulnerable to website hack for more than a month
The company is reaching out to affected customers.
On Sep 19, 2018 by Joseph Knoop
U.S. charges North Korean hackers in 2014 Sony cyberattack
North Korea denies the allegations of state-sponsored hacking.
On Sep 7, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Parental-tracking app mSpy leaks millions of personal files
This isn’t the app’s first major security breach.
On Sep 5, 2018 by Sunny Kim
University will put 2,300 Echo Dots in student dorms
Creepy or convenient?
On Aug 16, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
11-year-old hacks replica Florida election results—in less than 10 minutes
For young hackers, overcoming government website security was a piece of cake.
On Aug 13, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
LTE flaw lets attackers spy on your web browsing
This fundamental security flaw could be a serious problem.
On Jul 2, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
ICE just signed a $2.4 million contract with this shady real-time surveillance firm
An ICE spokesperson confirmed the contract with PenLink.
On Jun 12, 2018 by Christina Bonnington
Leaked emails from Google show Project Maven is much bigger than it says
Google could earn as much as $250 million a year from the partnership.
On Jun 1, 2018 by Tess Cagle
FBI identifies Russian malware that could be infecting your Wi-Fi router
You should probably reboot your Wi-Fi router.
On May 24, 2018 by Onaje McDowelle
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