Meet Apple's Secret And Surprisingly Powerful Privacy Team
Controlling both the hardware and software gives Apple a unique marketing tool, that the company is exploiting to the fullest – though the recent squabble…
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Why The NSA Shouldn't Crack The San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone For The FBI
The iPhone 5c that belonged to San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook is susceptible to certain malicious attacks that could get the FBI what it wants:…
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New Malware Can Infect iPhones Without Requiring A Jailbreak
The iPhone is generally safer than Android when it comes to malware infections though Apple's smartphone isn't impervious to such threats. We've seen various malware…
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Why The NSA Doesn't Support The FBI In The San Bernardino iPhone Case
The Snowden leaks explained in great detail some of the most sophisticated spying tools the NSA has developed in recent years for conducting mass surveillance…
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Edward Snowden Says FBI Is Lying And Could Easily Break Into San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone
Known for his numerous leaks that exposed the NSA's mass surveillance operations, Edward Snowden is now the latest expert to take a side in the…
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ISIS Hackers Wage War On Google, Bring Down The Wrong Website
The good news about the vicious terrorists who comprise Islamic State is that a lot of their followers are comically stupid. If you're looking for an…
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Fox News Host Rips Apple For FBI Fight, Vows To Go Back To BlackBerry
You may think you love America, but Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle loves it enough to make the ultimate sacrifice: Switching back to BlackBerry. During…
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With Its Refusal To Unlock San Bernardino Shooter's iPhone, Apple Is Fighting For Us All
A federal judge on Tuesday afternoon ordered Apple to provide technical assistance to the FBI with respect to accessing an iPhone 5c owned by Syed…
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Teen Who Hacked CIA Director's Email Hits Director Of National Intelligence Next
Remember the teenage hackers who managed to break into CIA director John Brennan's email account several times? It looks like they're back doing the same…
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How The Dark Web's Favorite Anonymity Tool Got Hacked
Ask any hacker about the best ways to stay anonymous online and they're very likely to mention something called Tor. Tor (a.k.a., The Onion Router) is…
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Hackers Are Selling Lifetime Access To Netflix, HBO Go, Spotify And More For Just A Few Dollars
It's common practice to share your Netflix password with your loved ones and friends, but at the end of the day you're still paying the…
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ISIS Says Soda Can Bomb Detonated On Russian Plane Was Intended For Western Passenger Jet
A few days after the Paris attacks that left hundreds dead and injured, Russia confirmed that a homemade explosive device was detonated on board MetroJet Flight 9268…
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Mac Malware Hit All-Time High In 2015
Historically, the Mac has been much less prone to various types of malware attacks than Windows machines. Of course, this is largely due to the…
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NYPD Has Some Scary-Sounding X-Ray Vans - And It's Refusing To Talk About Them
The New York Police Department has equipped x-rays in some of its vans but it's refusing to talk about them due to "security concerns." Even…
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Watch Out: A Dangerous Windows 10 Scam Is Being Circulated Online
The Windows 10 rollout has been relatively smooth, but there are plenty of users who never received the Get Windows 10 app and are still…
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Brinks Safe Hacked With USB Stick And 100 Lines Of Code
As typically portrayed in action movies, breaking into an ostensibly impenetrable safe often requires a world class lock-picker or, barring that, an array or C4 explosives…
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New Device Provides Secure And Anonymous Wi-Fi With An Incredible 2.5-Mile Range
Next month during the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas, security researcher Ben Caudill will unveil a potentially game changing device called a ProxyHam.…
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FBI Is Behind Mysterious 'Dirtbox' Spy Planes That Can Masquerade As Cell Towers
Reports last year revealed that U.S. law enforcement agencies might have special aircraft at their disposal that masquerade as cell phone towers and collect data from the…
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'Breaking Bad' Themed Malware Has Been Discovered
Security researchers at Symantec recently discovered a new piece of malware that, believe it or not, incorporates a number of themes from the hit TV…
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Warning: Uber May Have Been Hacked - Change Your Password Immediately
After a Motherboard report in March said that details for at least some Uber accounts had been accessed by hackers who were selling them online for…
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How To Use Free Public Wi-Fi Without Hackers Stealing Your Data
Free public Wi-Fi hotspots are terrific. They offer users quick and reliable Internet connections where cellular reception is spotty. And even in areas with strong…
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How Cisco Customers Avoid NSA Tampering
While the NSA certainly has the technical chops to eavesdrop, monitor, and intercept all types of electronic communications, they're also not afraid to employ more…
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Why The NSA SIM Hack Might Be Far More Serious Than You Think
A few days ago, a report revealed that spy agencies including the NSA and GCHQ, managed to bypass the security of SIM card manufacturer Gemalto…
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How To Find Out If Superfish Infected Your Computer - And What To Do About It
If you follow anything having to do with tech on the Internet, you have undoubtedly read something about Superfish in the past 24 hours. In a…
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How To Hire A Hacker
Most Internet users are scared of hackers, and rightfully so. While the terms is sometimes used to describe any computer programmer, it typically has a…
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How To Set Up A VPN - And Why You Should, If You Care About Privacy
If we learned anything in 2014, it's the simple but painful truth that here in the digital age, we are not safe. Nefarious hackers are lurking around…
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One Of The Hackers Allegedly Behind The PSN And Xbox Live Attacks Has Been Arrested
For millions of gamers around the world, Christmas was ruined last week when hackers from a group called "Lizard Squad" crippled the online gaming networks…
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