Hackers Vs. Terrorists: Over 6,000 ISIS Twitter Accounts Taken Down
A brand new kind of war emerged in the aftermath of the November 13th attacks on Paris, as Anonymous hackers declared ISIS a primary target in…
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Heavy Shooting, Explosions And Deaths In Paris: SWAT Raid Targets Alleged ISIS Mastermind Behind Attacks
For most people around the world, Wednesday morning started off just like another regular day of the week. But Parisians in a neighborhood situated less…
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Reasons To Never Rely On Fingerprints Over Passwords
Touch ID and other fingerprint scanning technologies are wonderfully convenient additions to our smartphones that enable easy mobile payments and quick device unlocking. However, Elliot…
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Anonymous Kicks Off Cyberwar Against ISIS, Gets 900 Twitter Accounts Banned
Even people who aren't normally fans of Anonymous probably won't object to the hacker collective using its powers to take on Islamic State, the hated…
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Hackers Vs. Terrorists: ISIS Says Anonymous Are 'Idiots' For Declaring War
While it sounds like a mobile game you'd play to kill time, hackers vs. terrorists is sadly a real war. The hacker collective that goes…
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ISIS Used Encrypted Communications With Paris Attackers, Officials Believe
After a report had indicated the PlayStation 4 console as a potential way to conduct secure in-game communication that can't be tracked, a new report…
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ISIS May Use PlayStation 4s To Coordinate Paris-Like Attacks
Late on Friday night, Paris was brutally hit in a highly coordinated terrorist attack that ISIS later claimed responsibility for planning. At least 127 people died in…
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Scary New Android Exploit Can Take Over Any Device In Seconds
A new mobile exploit recently unveiled at the MobilePwn2Own panel at the PacSec conference this week enables an attacker to take control of any Android…
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I Hope The BlackBerry Priv Is A Big Success - And So Should Google
BlackBerry isn't the only company that should be rooting for the new BlackBerry Priv smartphone to be a success -- Google should be rooting for…
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Teens Who Hacked The CIA Are Now Going After The FBI
About three weeks ago, a team of teenage hackers managed to hack into the personal AOL email account of CIA Director John Brennan. In the process,…
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Google's Greed Is To Blame For Android's Major Security Mess
You can't make a good omelet without breaking a few eggs. Similarly, you can't take over the smartphone business without compromises, even if that means…
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Dangerous Ransomware Threatens To Expose Your Private Files Online If You Don't Pay Up
We've seen ransomware stories popping up left and right this year, detailing how hackers are making money from a scary, yet creative, type of malware. Just as…
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Another Adware Outbreak Hits Android, This One 'Nearly Impossible To Remove'
The latest adware outbreak might be the worst yet for Android users. According to researchers from cybersecurity company Lookout, a new strain of adware is capable…
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'The Security People I Know At Google Are Embarrassed By Android'
Security flaws? Oh, Android has a few and most Android users have to wait a long time to get them patched... if they even get…
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An Unlikely But Efficient Way To Stop Identity Theft: Freeze Your Own Credit
For almost two years now, security breaches of all sorts have made the news. Hackers attacked retail stores and stole credit card numbers and other data,…
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11-Year-Old Will Write You Cryptographically Secure Passwords For $2 Each
Using weak passwords makes you a prime target for hackers, who have shown over the years that they can eat such subpar security measures for…
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Hackers Can Invade A PC With A 10-Second Attack On A Fitbit
Fitbits are popular devices among people who like to track their steps and exercise. But new research reveals that a Fitbit device is unprotected against simple malware attacks. More…
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WikiLeaks Is Publishing The Contents Of CIA Director John Brennan's Email Account
Days after the email hack of CIA Chief John Brennan was originally reported by the New York Post, WikiLeaks announced that it has obtained the contents…
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How The NSA Broke Encryption On Trillions Of Secure Connections
Some Edward Snowden leaks have revealed that the NSA and other intelligence agencies can break encryption barriers for mass surveillance purposes. It has been theorized…
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How To Use Google Without Being Tracked (And 4 Search Engines That Never Track You)
I love how "evil" Google is. Do you hear that, Google? I want you to have all of my data, as long as you keep…
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Hundreds Of iOS Apps In The Chinese Market Found To Be Stealing Private User Data
Right on the heels of a major malware attack on the App Store, mobile analytics service SourceDNA discovered another potential security breach in the form of…
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Microsoft Is Ready To Save Your PC From Huge Ransomware Infection
TeslaCrypt doesn't mean anything to many PC users, but there are thousands of people who have somehow contracted this infectious malware program that imprisons personal files…
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Russian Hackers Break Into Dow Jones, Swipe Secret Trading Information
In what can only be described as a major security lapse, it seems some hackers from Russia successfully broke into the servers of Dow Jones,…
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Adobe Releases Patch For Major Flash Vulnerability - Here's How To Download It
Just over 24 hours ago, a major security vulnerability affecting all versions of Flash for Windows, Mac and Linux was discovered and reported to Adobe.…
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Adobe Confirms Major Flash Vulnerability, And The Only Way To Protect Yourself Is To Uninstall Flash
The fun never ends with Adobe Flash. Just one day after Adobe released its monthly security patches for various software including Flash Player, the company…
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Scary James Bond-Style USB Flash Drive Can Instantly Kill Any Computer
The following USB flash drive isn't just an extremely imaginative tech weapon worthy of James Bond. We're looking at an actual killer USB stick that…
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Android Malware Apps Might Net Hackers Millions, Fool Google Play Store Security
Most of the recent malware-related security reports detailed various threats targeting Apple's iOS ecosystem, but that doesn't mean hackers have stopped attacking Android. A new…
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