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  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Direct

    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…

    By Brad Reed January 13th, 2016 Read More
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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…

    By Jacob Siegal January 7th, 2016 Read More
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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…

    By Brad Reed January 5th, 2016 Read More
  • AVG Web TuneUp

    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…

    By Jacob Siegal January 1st, 2016 Read More
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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…

    By Chris Smith December 30th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Chris Smith December 29th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Chris Smith December 25th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Brad Reed December 23rd, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Yoni Heisler December 23rd, 2015 Read More
  • US Government Domestic Surveillance

    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…

    By Chris Smith December 16th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Brad Reed December 15th, 2015 Read More
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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.…

    By Chris Smith December 15th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Chris Smith December 15th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Jacob Siegal December 14th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Brad Reed December 11th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Brad Reed December 11th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Chris Smith December 10th, 2015 Read More
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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…

    By Jacob Siegal December 10th, 2015 Read More
  • FBI Hacking Team

    FBI Executive Admits The Organization Takes Advantage Of Zero-Day Exploits

    Although we've long suspected it to be the case, Amy Hess, the executive assistant director of the FBI's Science and Technology Branch, confirmed this week…

    By Jacob Siegal December 8th, 2015 Read More
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    The 3 Worst Proposals We've Seen So Far For Fighting ISIS

    There's nothing like a terrorist attack to make government officials seemingly lose their senses and propose bad ideas. The recent horrific ISIS related terrorist attacks in…

    By Brad Reed December 7th, 2015 Read More
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    Obama Calls For Better Gun Control, And For Tech Companies To Help Fight Terrorism

    President Barack Obama all but called out encryption in a 15-minute Address to the Nation speech on Sunday night. The President touched on various subjects…

    By Chris Smith December 7th, 2015 Read More
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    One Country Wants To Spy On All Its Encrypted Internet Traffic

    Western countries including the U.S. and U.K. continue to voice their concerns against encrypted devices and Internet services, saying they hinder the efforts of spy…

    By Chris Smith December 4th, 2015 Read More
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    Hackers Vs. Terrorists: How Anonymous Wants To Beat ISIS

    The Anonymous hackers collective declared war on ISIS immediately after the Paris attacks earlier this month. In the days that followed, Anonymous took out thousands of Twitter…

    By Chris Smith November 30th, 2015 Read More
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    Security Flaw Can Expose Your Real IP Address When Using A VPN

    Virtual private networks (VPNs) are supposed to help users protect their online privacy. VPN services obfuscate the user's real IP address by routing traffic through…

    By Chris Smith November 27th, 2015 Read More
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    Reports Saying ISIS Created Its Own Cyber Manual May Have Been Exaggerated

    There's no doubt in anybody's mind that the ISIS attacks on Paris were carefully planned and executed, with some degree of sophistication involved, at least…

    By Chris Smith November 25th, 2015 Read More
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    The Anti-Anonymous: Hacking Group Finds A Smarter Way To Fight ISIS

    It's good that Anonymous has decided to declare war on Islamic State but there are questions about whether their actions are actually effective. In particular,…

    By Brad Reed November 24th, 2015 Read More
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    Amazon Suffers Potential Password Leak, Unknown Number Of Accounts Affected

    The Black Friday 2015 shopping season is upon us and Amazon's big Black Friday sale is in full swing, but some Amazon customers have received an…

    By Zach Epstein November 24th, 2015 Read More
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