'Prism-Proof' Tech Allows Websites To Encrypt All Your Data
MIT researchers are working together with the Meteor Development Group on a Mylar project that would allow companies to offer customers fully encrypted Internet services,…
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The Ultimate Heist: Hackers Use SMS To Get ATMs To Pump Out Cash
Microsoft is dropping support for Windows XP on April 8th, and with 95% of all ATMs still running XP, this could become a major problem…
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NSA Says Tech Giants Knew About Its Spying Efforts
The NSA on Wednesday said "unequivocally" that U.S. tech giants were "fully aware" of the agency's data collecting operations, The Guardian reports, even though tech…
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Google Will Now Encrypt Every Single Message You Send Through Gmail
Google is starting to get serious about making sure your Gmail messages are secure. The company announced on Thursday that it is making all Gmail…
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NSA Can Record A Nation's 'Every Single' Phone Call And Keep Them For A Month
The National Security Agency is able to collect a nation's "every single" phone call and store the voice recordings for a month, according to a new…
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WhatsApp Cofounder: Facebook Won't Turn Us Into Soviet-Style Spy Tool
We're starting to get the feeling that WhatsApp really is getting some serious blowback from its user base after getting acquired by Facebook because its…
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Huge iOS 7 Security Flaw Exposed
Azimuth Security researcher Tarjei Mandt revealed at the CanSecWest conference last week that hackers can easily exploit a purported iOS 7 security flaw that's derived…
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Some Samsung Galaxy Phones Come With Bonus Backdoor Feature
A new security issue that may affect the privacy of Android device owners who purchased certain Samsung Galaxy models has been found, and apparently patched,…
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NSA's Plan To Inject Malware Into 'Millions' Of Computers Revealed
Even if you make use of Snowden's tips for remaining anonymous online, there might not be much you can do to escape the NSA's latest…
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3 Tips For Keeping Everything You Do Online A Secret
For the past several months, infamous NSA leaker Edward Snowden has confounded the United States government's attempts to track him online and stop him from…
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Why Android Users Shouldn't Worry (Too Much) About Malware
So we know that malware developers absolutely love targeting Android since it's not only the most widely used mobile operating system in the world but…
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The Cost Of Online Privacy: $2,200 A Year
Free apps and services have a high price for some users. Take Julia Angwin, a senior reporter at ProPublica who writes in The New York Times that…
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Outgoing NSA Director: 'It's Not Our Mission' To Spy On Everyone In The World
The National Security Agency (NSA) will send its recommendations for where to store telephone metadata records to President Obama later this week, the outgoing NSA…
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How Did Snowden Swipe All Those NSA Documents? The Answer Is Far Less Thrilling Than You Think
To some, he's a hero. To others, a treasonous saboteur. But of one thing, there is no doubt: former NSA contractor Edward Snowden changed the…
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Do You Have A Private Instagram Account? Your Photos May Have Been Exposed
If the events of the past few years have taught us anything, it's that nothing is safe if it involves the Internet. "Private" is just…
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Here's How The Target Hackers Pulled Off Their Incredible Heist
More details regarding the massive hack that hit Target late last year have been uncovered, revealing how attackers gained access to the retailer's systems. After…
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Want To Email People Without The FBI Reading It? Try Safe-Mail
Last week, we learned that the FBI has a copy of the entire TorMail database. Naturally, people who used the secure e-mail service began looking…
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Canada May Be Better At Spying Than You Think
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden released more documents that reveal remote spying operations that include bulk data collection and user tracking, this time concerning the…
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How To Tell If Your Gmail Account Was Hacked
The recent breach of Yahoo's Yahoo Mail servers is the latest in a string of high-profile hacks that have taken center stage in the tech…
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Hack Alert: Change Your Yahoo Mail Password Right Now
Yahoo on Thursday announced yet another hacking attempt, advising Yahoo Mail users to change their passwords if prompted to do so. "Security attacks are unfortunately…
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Target Hack Not Possible Without Some Old-School Theft
The massive hack that hit Target in the weeks before Christmas 2013 wouldn't have been possible without someone actually stealing the credentials of a vendor,…
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PayPal Says It Didn't Do It, GoDaddy Partially Admits Helping Hacker
After an app developer revealed how a hacker managed to get access to his web properties and hold them for ransom by exploiting some potential…
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PayPal And GoDaddy Will Hand Your Data Over To Just About Anyone
An app developer who had a rare Twitter username revealed he has been hacked by a person that wanted to own the @N handle at…
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Study Shows Why We Should Fear Mobile Malware
Mobile malware has gone from an afterthought to a serious issue for smartphone and tablet users seemingly overnight. More savvy consumers have known about the…
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Latest Encryption Trick To Thwart Hackers Is As Sweet As Honey
It seems like every other week another high-profile company's servers are hacked. Last November, for example, Adobe suffered a security breach and as many as…
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Terrifying New Smartphone Malware Tracks Your Swipes To Steal Your PIN
Smartphone malware is on the rise and with 99% of known malware targeting Google's Android platform — which is also the most popular mobile platform…
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WTF Of The Week: The NSA Might Be Watching Us Through Angry Birds
Is nothing sacred to the international spy community? According to Pro Publica, leaked British intellgence documents reveal that spy agencies around the world are able to…
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