Two arrested for Hacking DC Security Cameras Before Trump Inauguration

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In Feb 2017, two people were arrested in the United
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So it wasn’t Anderson Cooper who called Donald Trump a pathetic loser on Twitter after all…

CNN anchor Anderson Cooper found himself making headlines last week when his Twitter account appeared to have said something apparently designed to bruise the US president’s ego.
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Trump administration officially blames North Korea for WannaCry attack

The United States has fingered North Korea as the culprits behind the devastating WannaCry cyber-attack that was unleashed in May, infecting more than 300,000 computers across 150 countries and causing billions of dollars’ worth of damages. &#822… Continue reading Trump administration officially blames North Korea for WannaCry attack

Smashing Security podcast #057: Mikko – live from the sauna – talks Bitcoin security

How to protect yourself from Bitcoin hackers, why you should think twice before giving Amazon the keys to your house, and how a private investigator tried to hack Donald Trump’s tax returns.
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Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed as Homeland Security Secretary

The Senate confirmed Kirstjen Nielsen on Tuesday as Secretary of Homeland Security by a vote of 62-37. The tally comes after President Donald Trump nominated Nielsen once John Kelly moved to become Trump’s chief of staff. She previously was the White House’s deputy chief of staff where she was widely considered a close Kelly ally. Nielsen was chosen by the White House as the preferred nominee in early 2017 but waffled on the decision, which stalled the nomination of DHS leadership for months. Nielsen’s confirmation comes despite criticism on her relative lack of leadership experience, independence and ethics that hampered her nomination process. Despite increasing prominence in the national conversation, cybersecurity was a secondary topic during Nielsen’s confirmation hearing. The security of voting machines, the electric grid and the nation’s critical infrastructure took a relative backseat to climate change, border security and immigration enforcement. Senate committee votes to nominate Nielsen were delayed multiple times […]

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