Collaborate Disseminate
Security researchers uncover several years-long espionage and hacking campaigns, pinpointing them to a specific building in Beirut, Lebanon. Continue reading Lebanese Government Hackers Hit Thousands of Victims With Incredibly Simple Campaign
Many are shaming the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for keeping passwords on post-its, but the practice isn’t always a terrible idea. Continue reading Go Ahead and Put Your Password on a Post-It Note
Security researchers say the legitimate email is training people to have bad email hygiene. Continue reading Google’s Confusing Gmail Security Alert Looks Exactly Like a Phishing Attempt
Google blocks a tool called Google App Engine in Iran, indirectly allowing the Iranian government to block apps that piggyback on it to skirt online censorship. Continue reading Microsoft and Amazon Enable Censorship Circumvention Tools in Iran. Why Doesn’t Google?
An FBI forensic expert lambasted Apple for making iPhones hard to hack into. Continue reading FBI Hacker Says Apple Are ‘Jerks’ and ‘Evil Geniuses’ for Encrypting iPhones
At a cybersecurity conference, the FBI aired a video showing the arrest of AlphaBay’s Alexandre Cazes. Continue reading FBI Shows Arrest Video Of Dark Web Kingpin Who Died By Suicide in Police Custody
Developers left the vulnerability unpatched for months after being alerted. Continue reading Electrum Bitcoin Wallets Were Vulnerable to Hackers for Two Years
The media overhyped Snowden’s new app, according to security experts, and also made no mention of its origins. Continue reading Snowden’s App Probably Can’t Protect You From Targeted State Surveillance
NEMESIS, developed by Emily Crose, is a program to automatically identify hate symbols on the internet. Continue reading This Ex-NSA Hacker Is Building an AI to Find Hate Symbols on Twitter
The company’s announcements came on the heels of the US government’s public accusation blaming the North Korean government for WannaCry. Continue reading Facebook Is Disrupting North Korean Hacking Operations