Collaborate Disseminate
A group of researchers used AI and machine learning to predict that Spain and Germany are the most likely winners of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Continue reading This AI Simulated the 2018 World Cup 100,000 Times to Predict a Winner
The US Treasury sanctioned five companies accusing them of helping the Russian government hack. But the founder of one of those companies vehemently denied the accusations. Continue reading Founder of Cybersecurity Company Says His Firm Was Sanctioned Because He was Born in Russia
Don’t commit crimes. But if you do, don’t back up the evidence of your crimes to Apple or Google’s cloud, where it doesn’t matter that the evidence was originally end-to-end encrypted. Continue reading Paul Manafort’s Terrible Encrypted Messaging OPSEC Got Him Additional Charges
Apple’s new security feature, USB Restricted Mode, is in the iOS 12 Beta, and it could kill the popular iPhone unlocking tools for cops made by Cellebrite and GrayShift. Continue reading Apple Is Testing a Feature That Could Kill Police iPhone Unlockers
In the 1950s and 1960s, the NSA was very worried about employees spilling secrets. Here’s some of the best internal propaganda posters that taught them to keep their mouths shut. Continue reading The NSA Just Released 136 Historical Propaganda Posters
A hacker took control of Ticketfly’s website and claims to have stolen the company’s customer database. Continue reading Hacker Defaces Ticketfly’s Website, Steals Customer Database
A security researcher found a serious vulnerability that allowed hackers to take control of a Steam user’s computer. Continue reading An Exploit Left Millions of Steam Users Vulnerable for the Past 10 Years
But Ukraine’s government says it thinks that Russia will use “VPNFilter” to attack Saturday’s Champions League final. Continue reading Someone Has Infected At Least 500,000 Routers All Over The World And No One Knows Why
Anonymous White House officials say Donald Trump uses two iPhones. Apparently, Trump doesn’t take enough security precautions on them, such as swapping them every 30 days, like Barack Obama used to do. Continue reading Trump’s iPhone Security Practices Are Awful
We went to Kaspersky Lab’s SAS conference, where the controversial Russian anti-virus firm showcases its best research, wines and dines competitors and journalists, and burns American espionage operations. Continue reading Who’s Afraid of Kaspersky?