Changing Passwords After a Breach Is Still Way Too Hard
More people would use unique passwords if sites would play nice with password managers. Continue reading Changing Passwords After a Breach Is Still Way Too Hard
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iOS 10 Has a ‘Severe’ Security Flaw, Says iPhone-Cracking Company
A forensics company says a change in the latest version of iOS has made it much easier to crack passwords protecting encrypted backups. Continue reading iOS 10 Has a ‘Severe’ Security Flaw, Says iPhone-Cracking Company
Federal Judge: Hacking Someone’s Computer Is Definitely a ‘Search’
Shouldn’t this be obvious? Continue reading Federal Judge: Hacking Someone’s Computer Is Definitely a ‘Search’
Soon You Won’t Be Able to Tell an AI From a Human Voice
Google’s WaveNet is bringing computerized speech into the uncanny valley. Continue reading Soon You Won’t Be Able to Tell an AI From a Human Voice
Hackers Can Now Unlock Phones With a VR Headset and Facebook Photos
Researchers prove that devices can be spoofed by photos taken from social media. Continue reading Hackers Can Now Unlock Phones With a VR Headset and Facebook Photos
After DNC Hack, Staffers Told to Use ‘Snowden-Approved’ App, Signal
Signal isn’t only for scrappy hacktivists and privacy wonks. Continue reading After DNC Hack, Staffers Told to Use ‘Snowden-Approved’ App, Signal
Baltimore Police Can’t Explain Why Their All-Seeing Spy Planes Were Kept Secret
Baltimore has had “Google Earth With TiVo capability” since January, but avoided public scrutiny thanks to a private donation from two Texas billionaires. Continue reading Baltimore Police Can’t Explain Why Their All-Seeing Spy Planes Were Kept Secret
Researchers Found A Bug Threatening Nearly All of the Internet’s Top Sites
The now-patched vulnerability allowed nasty “side channel” attacks against 96.6 percent of the top 1 million sites. Continue reading Researchers Found A Bug Threatening Nearly All of the Internet’s Top Sites
‘Faceless Recognition System’ Can Identify You Even When You Hide Your Face
Researchers have trained neural networks to identify obscured faces with disturbingly high accuracy. Continue reading ‘Faceless Recognition System’ Can Identify You Even When You Hide Your Face
FBI Dumps 18 Hours of Spy Plane Footage From Black Lives Matter Protests
Watch ‘complete’ footage from the FBI’s once-secret aerial surveillance of the Baltimore protests Continue reading FBI Dumps 18 Hours of Spy Plane Footage From Black Lives Matter Protests