Should the FBI Disclose How it Cracked Shooter's iPhone?
Should the FBI or other government agencies reveal bugs to tech companies or use them to their advantage? The FBI this week broke into an iPhone it once insisted was impenetrable.But how? That's what...
View ArticleHide My Ass VPN
When I started reviewing virtual private network (VPN) services, one name came up again and again, often with a wink and a nod: Hide My Ass, the VPN service that strives to do exactly what it says on...
View ArticleCloudFlare: 94 Percent of Tor Traffic Is Malicious
The easiest way to figure out whether a Tor user is real or not is to blast them with CAPTCHAs, but that gets annoying. If you use Tor to anonymize your Web browsing—well, sort of anonymize—then...
View ArticleFather begs Apple CEO to help unlock his dead 13-year-old son’s iPhone
EnlargeMegan Geuss Apple's encryption battle Feds used 1789 law to force Apple, Google to unlock phones 63 times US says it would use “court system” again to defeat encryption Apple likely can’t force...
View ArticleFCC votes for strict new broadband privacy rules
The U.S.Federal Communications Commission has taken a major step toward new regulations requiring ISPs to get customer permission before using or sharing their Web-surfing history and other personal...
View ArticleLookout (for iPhone)
ByMax Eddy iPhone security may sound like a contradiction in terms to those who believe that being part of the Apple ecosystem means guaranteed safety, but, believe me: There are real threats to your...
View ArticleReport: FBI to Unlock iPhone, iPod Linked to Arkansas Murder
The iPod was reportedly used to communicate about the murder of an Arkansas couple. The FBI has cracked the iOS encryption code, and is apparently now ready to share its techniques with other law...
View ArticleReddit removes “warrant canary” from its latest transparency report
Cyrus Farivar Reddit has removed the warrant canary posted on its website, suggesting that the company may have been served with some sort of secret court order or document for user information. At the...
View ArticleFlaw found in Lhasa makes for compression confession depression
Don't be a .LZA-boy – patch and consider where you decompress Cisco's Talos team has found a vulnerability in the Lhasa LZH/LHA decompression tool and library, and it's a nasty one because it means the...
View ArticleMalvertising Thrives in 'Shady' Parts of Highly-Automated Ad Networks
Attacks on highly-automated ad networks serving major Websites demonstrate that attackers are finding ways to exploit the poorly-defended online ad market. For two days in mid-March, visitors to major...
View ArticleHacker reveals $40 attack to steal Police drones from 2km away
Encryption absent in pro-grade drones, so sniff the WiFi and replicate the signals Black Hat Asia IBM security guy Nils Rodday says thieves can hijack expensive professional drones used widely across...
View ArticleFBI is helping to crack an iPhone in an Arkansas murder case
Now that it has found a way to do so for its own purposes in a California terrorism case, the FBI is helping Arkansas prosecutors break into an iPhone and iPad. This time it's to look for evidence in a...
View ArticleFBI offers crypto assistance to local cops: “We are in this together”
Cliff1066™Apple's encryption battle Father begs Apple CEO to help unlock his dead 13-year-old son’s iPhone Feds used 1789 law to force Apple, Google to unlock phones 63 times US says it would use...
View ArticleSenator: let’s fix “third-party doctrine” that enabled NSA mass snooping
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) gave the keynote address on Wednesday at RightsCon in San Francisco.Cyrus Farivar SAN FRANCISCO—This past week hundreds of lawyers, technologists, journalists, activists, and...
View ArticleA spiritual successor to Aaron Swartz is angering publishers all over again
Aaron Swartz would be proud of Alexandra Elbakyan.The 27-year-old is at the center of a lawsuit brought by a leading science publisher that is labeling her a hacker and infringer.Courtesy of Alexandra...
View ArticleeBay Joins FIDO, Contributes Open-Source Authentication Server
The FIDO Alliance, which is working to deliver stronger forms of authentication for online access, expands such efforts with eBay's help. The FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance is gaining momentum,...
View ArticleTop Firefox extensions can hide silent malware using easy pre-fab tool
The fix? No patch, just destroy all extensions. Black Hat Asia The most popular Firefox extensions with millions of active users are open to attacks that can quietly compromise machines and pass...
View ArticleSpies rejoice! Gmail, Facebook Messenger BREACHed once again
Thrice-upgraded attack framework now 500 times faster with badass modular Rupture framework Black Hat Asia Research pair Dimitris Karakostas and Dionysis Zindros have upgraded their attack (codenamed...
View Article‘Devastating’ bug pops secure doors at airports, hospitals
Hackers don't need authentication to easily open every door using popular HID controllers. Criminals could waltz into secure zones in airports and government facilities by hacking and jamming open...
View ArticleDigital Guardian Selected as Best Managed Security Service and Best Data...
London, UK., Monday 4th April, 2016: Digital Guardian, a next generation data protection platform purpose built to stop data theft, has been selected as a finalist in the Best Managed Security Service...
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