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Now that police agents can allegedly crack iPhones protected with passcodes made of six numbers, it’s time to use longer, harder to guess and crack alphanumeric passphrases. Continue reading Stop Using 6-Digit iPhone Passcodes
Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Facebook’s security team identified Russian government hackers targeting US presidential campaigns and notified them of the hack attempts. Continue reading Zuckerberg: Facebook Identified and Notified Presidential Campaigns of Russian Hacking Attempts in 2016
A T-Mobile Austria customer representative made a shocking admission in a Twitter thread. Continue reading T-Mobile Stores Part of Customers’ Passwords In Plaintext, Says It Has ‘Amazingly Good’ Security
Some cybersecurity experts and regular users were surprised to learn about a Chrome tool that scans Windows computers for malware. But there’s no reason to freak out about it. Continue reading Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out
The founder of WikiLeaks has been offline for a few hours after Ecuador suspended his internet access. Continue reading Ecuador Cut Off Julian Assange’s Internet For His Political Tirades on Twitter
A new report by the Department of Justice’s Office of Inspector General found that the FBI could have done more before going to court and arguing it needed Apple’s help to unlock an alleged terrorist’s phone. Continue reading FBI Barely Tried to Hack San Bernardino iPhone Before Going To Court With Apple
A sloppy mistake linked Guccifer 2.0 to Russian military intelligence officers, according to a new report. But this was hardly the only mistake the hacker made in his months-long existence. Continue reading Guccifer 2.0 Was Always Sloppy
Reddit announced new changes to its content policy, which led to the end of r/DarkNetMarkets and other communities dedicated to discussing potentially illegal activities. Continue reading Reddit Bans Subreddits Dedicated to Dark Web Drug Markets and Selling Guns
You might not be able to afford the privilege of deleting Facebook, or you just kinda want to be able to keep tabs on your friends. If that’s the case, here’s how to use Facebook in the safest way possible. Continue reading The Motherboard Guide to Using Facebook Safely
But Stamos says he’s ‘still fully engaged with my work at Facebook.’ Continue reading Alex Stamos, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer, Is Reportedly Leaving the Company