Police seize network behind encrypted BlackBerry PGP devices
Independent encrypted network taken down, servers seized – cops claim it was a haven for crooks. Continue reading Police seize network behind encrypted BlackBerry PGP devices
Author Archives: Lisa Vaas
Man arrested after tweeting bomb threat to Donald Trump
The “professional dumbass” allegedly tweeted “Is someone going to bomb the Trump rally or am I going to have to?” Continue reading Man arrested after tweeting bomb threat to Donald Trump
Skull echoes can be a password to protect facehugger computers
Whatever’s echoing around in there is all uniquely you and could be used to authenticate users of eyewear computers. Continue reading Skull echoes can be a password to protect facehugger computers
More than 1 million Facebook users use it in secret
Over a million people accessed Facebook through the Tor network this month, the company says. Continue reading More than 1 million Facebook users use it in secret
29% of Android devices can’t be patched by Google
That translates to some 409 million unpatchable, active Androids: one big cauldron of hellstew.
Continue reading 29% of Android devices can’t be patched by Google
You have to use your real name to sue Ashley Madison over breach
No “John Doe” plaintiffs are allowed in the class-action suit over doxxed sexual fantasies and cheaters dragged out of the closet. Continue reading You have to use your real name to sue Ashley Madison over breach
The AI system that can detect 85% of cyber attacks, with a little human help
Machine learning helps it to refine the abnormalities it detects in data so human security experts aren’t deluged with false positives. Continue reading The AI system that can detect 85% of cyber attacks, with a little human help
Web host 123-reg accidentally slaughters customers’ sites
RIP, data: customers are howling as the company tells some that it can’t get their sites back. Continue reading Web host 123-reg accidentally slaughters customers’ sites
Apple says Feds haven’t proved they need its help unlocking iPhones
The government’s “utterly failed” to prove it needs such unusual technical support, Apple said in a Brooklyn court filing. Continue reading Apple says Feds haven’t proved they need its help unlocking iPhones
“Drone” crashes into plane headed for Heathrow landing
All 132 passengers and 5 crew members landed safely in what’s being called the first-ever drone strike on an airplane. Continue reading “Drone” crashes into plane headed for Heathrow landing