NASA Probes AnonSec Hack Claims, Denies That One Of Its Drones Was Hacked
Hacking group AnonSec says that it has accessed a trove of NASA data and hacked one of the space agency's drones, prompting an investigation by…
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NSA's Chief Hacker Explains How To Keep The NSA Out Of Your Business
The level, reach, and breadth of NSA surveillance activities, which were originally brought to the surface by Edward Snowden, undoubtedly opened the eyes of many. As a result,…
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Baby Monitor Security Is So Bad That There's A Chance Someone Is Watching Your Sleeping Kid
This is disturbing news for anyone who has a web-connected baby monitor. Ars Technica brings us word of search engine called Shodan whose main purpose is to give you…
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Did Batman And Black Widow Spy On The White House?
This isn't some strange fiction story in which two popular superheroes team up against the U.S. government. "Batman" – specifically "1MB@tMan" – and "BlackWindow" are…
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The NSA Has A Brilliant Stance On Encryption
Discussions about the U.S. government's need for breaking encryption have intensified following the mid-November attacks in Paris. Law enforcement agencies including the FBI and politicians have…
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Hacked Uber Accounts Are More Valuable Than Stolen Credit Cards On The Dark Web
What's the hottest thing you can buy on the dark web today? According to new research, PayPal accounts with at least $500 in them and Uber…
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These Are The Worst Passwords In The World - Do You Use Any Of Them?
Each year, security solutions provider SplashData releases a list of what it has determined to be the most commonly used passwords on the Internet. In…
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Meet Jeb Bush's Police State: The NSA In Charge Of Civilian Data
Given the various recent terrorist attacks, it's no wonder that hackers, cybersecurity, encryption and surveillance are all major topics of this year's presidential campaign. Encryption was…
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New York Bill Would Force Apple To Include Encryption Backdoors In New iPhones
Tim Cook might not like it, but lawmakers around the world are far from being done asking Apple to include backdoors in its iOS and…
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Ex-NSA Chief Defends End-To-End Encryption, Says 'Backdoors' Will Make Us Less Secure
No one will ever accuse the National Security Agency of being champions of privacy. But General Michael Hayden, a former Director of the NSA, does see some…
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Time Warner Cable Warns Customers That 320,000 Accounts May Be Compromised
On Wednesday, Time Warner Cable said that up to 320,000 customers may have had their account information stolen. According to a report from Reuters, email…
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Things You Should Never Do When Trying To Stay Anonymous On Tor
So you've started using Tor to help protect your anonymity when you search the web. This means you should be able to just do everything…
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Popular Antivirus Extension From AVG Puts Millions Of Chrome Users In Danger
One of the most popular browser-based solutions for Internet security might be more dangerous than not having any security at all. According to a bug…
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Huge Database Of 191 Million U.S. Voters Found On The Open Internet
Personal data belonging to 191 million American voters may have been exposed to hackers who may have been digging for such bulk information online, a…
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Update Flash Right Now, Or Just Get Rid Of It: Christmas Hack Edition
One of the things Christmas brought us is a new Flash exploit that could let attackers take control of an affected system. That's not necessarily…
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Hyatt Hotels Chain Hit With Credit Card Stealing Malware
Hyatt Hotels is the latest company to have been hit by hackers, who managed to breach its network, access the payment processing system and possibly…
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Google Is Testing A Bold New Idea For Killing Passwords
Google wants to see passwords die just as much as the rest of us do, which is why it's spent years coming up with wild…
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How A Security Director Used A Rootkit To Rig The Lottery And Steal Millions Of Dollars
Not too long ago, Eddie Tipton was convicted of hacking into the Multi-State Lottery Association's computer system in order to rig a nearly $17 million…
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The NSA Will Spy On You For Reading This Article
Are you looking for ways to protect your privacy while browsing the web? Are you trying to learn how to use Tor, the browser that anonymizes…
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Ashley Madison Hack Victims Are Starting To Receive Blackmail Threats
Woe be to you if you ever decided to sign up with infamous cheating website Ashley Madison. Security researcher Graham Cluley is reporting that some Ashley…
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DHS Will Look At Your Facebook Activity Before Granting An Entry Visa
Revelations following the recent San Bernardino shooting prompted the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to focus on implementing additional security measures for its visa application process.…
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13M Customers Of A Mac Scareware App Exposed To Potential Data Breach
The chances are that if you own a Mac of any kind you have probably encountered online ads that promote MacKeeper, an application that promises…
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Twitter Begins Sending Out Alerts To Victims Of State-Sponsored Attacks
Within the past week, Twitter has begun alerting users to attacks from state-sponsored hackers attempting to lift sensitive information from their accounts. This is a first…
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MIT Researchers Create 'Untraceable' Text Messaging That's Even More Secure Than Tor
Given recent news that popular online anonymity tool Tor might not be as completely secure as many of us had assumed, we were intrigued to see…
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Ways Facebook And Google Can Fight ISIS Without Breaking Encryption
The FBI and other law enforcement and intelligence agencies would like Silicon Valley firms to give them a "backdoor" to encryption to help better monitor…
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The FBI Finally Gives A Clear Explanation About Its Problems With Encryption
The FBI is still banging the drum for tech firms to give it a "backdoor" to encrypted devices and this time it's offered a clear explanation…
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Anonymous Reveals The Next Phase In Its Cyber War With ISIS
To call the Anonymous cyber war on ISIS ineffectual would be an understatement. First the hacking group provided Twitter with several "wildly inaccurate" lists of supposedly ISIS-related…
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