Lucas Ropek

5/24/22

Hackers Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data Breach

The Michigan carmaker says that a credential stuffing attack pilfered a pile of personal information from car…

5/23/22

'Predator' Spyware Let Government Hackers Break Into Chrome and Android, Google Says

Google's Threat Analysis Group says that a majority of the zero-day vulnerabilities they discovered last year were…

5/20/22

This Russian Botnet Is Capable of Manipulating Social Media Trends on a 'Massive Scale,' Report Claims

Need to spread some disinformation all over the world? A Russian company apparently has a quick and easy recipe for…

5/19/22

U.S. Justice Department Says It Won't Prosecute White Hat Hackers Under CFAA

For years, critics have claimed that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too broad and indiscriminate.

5/19/22

10 Times Sci-Fi Classics Predicted the Future Totally Wrong

The closest thing to "Blade Runner" replicants we had in 2019 was probably Amazon’s Alexa.

5/16/22

NSA Swears It Won't Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards 😉

The National Security Agency claims that the encryption standards it's developing will be so tough that even its own…

5/11/22

Google I/O Surprises With 24 New Translate Languages, Docs TL; DR, and Maps Immersive View

Google's big conference full of feature reveals is finally here.

5/11/22

Google Adds Virtual Credit Cards for Google Pay

At I/O, Google announced that it will be launching virtual cards to protect users' financial information during…

5/11/22

Google to Let You Delete Yourself From Searches, Customize Ads

Ahead of Google I/O, the tech giant shared some of its new and improved privacy and security features.

5/9/22

A Predominantly Black College Is Shutting Down Because of a Ransomware Attack

Lincoln College, established in 1865, announced that it will be closing its doors because of a cascade of problems…

5/6/22

10 of the Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022...So Far

In the first four months of this year, more than a billion dollars in cryptocurrency has been stolen. Pretty good Q1…

5/4/22

The Frontier Passenger Taped to His Seat After Groping Flight Attendants Is Going To Jail

The Ohio man who had his mouth taped shut on a plane last summer has been sentenced to nearly two months in jail.

4/29/22

Who Is Sabotaging France's Fiber Optic Cables?

The mystery of who brought down large parts of France's internet earlier this week has drawn the attention of the…

4/28/22

China's Version of Twitter Plans to Clean Up Platform by Showing Users' Location

Weibo hopes to counter 'bad behavior' by publicizing IP addresses for some users and a general location for others.

4/26/22

Report: Hackers Have Been Sexually Extorting Kids With Data Stolen From Tech Giants

Criminals have been tricking tech giants into sending them sensitive user data, then using it to sexually blackmail…

4/25/22

NFTs Worth Millions Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram Hacked

The hacker used the company's official Instagram account to phish BAYC NFT holders.

4/22/22

A Surveillance Firm Reportedly Tracked NSA and CIA Spies as a Product Demo

Anomaly 6 claims to be able to track billions of mobile phones, including those belonging to some of America's top…

4/22/22

It's Pretty Easy to Hack the Program That Runs Our Power Grids, It Turns Out

Getting inside a program that runs most of the world's industrial control systems? The easiest thing you'll do all…

4/20/22

Google Researchers Found a Record Number of Dire Software Vulnerabilities in 2021

More actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities were disclosed last year than any other year on record, according…

4/18/22

Report: NSO Spyware Hit Boris Johnson's Office, Dozens More European Leaders

A new report claims that the NSO Group's spyware has been discovered targeting droves of high-ranking European…

Lucas Ropek's posts

Hackers Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data Breach

'Predator' Spyware Let Government Hackers Break Into Chrome and Android, Google Says

This Russian Botnet Is Capable of Manipulating Social Media Trends on a 'Massive Scale,' Report Claims

U.S. Justice Department Says It Won't Prosecute White Hat Hackers Under CFAA

10 Times Sci-Fi Classics Predicted the Future Totally Wrong

NSA Swears It Won't Allow Backdoors in New Encryption Standards 😉

Google I/O Surprises With 24 New Translate Languages, Docs TL; DR, and Maps Immersive View

Google Adds Virtual Credit Cards for Google Pay

Google to Let You Delete Yourself From Searches, Customize Ads

A Predominantly Black College Is Shutting Down Because of a Ransomware Attack

10 of the Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022...So Far

The Frontier Passenger Taped to His Seat After Groping Flight Attendants Is Going To Jail

Who Is Sabotaging France's Fiber Optic Cables?

China's Version of Twitter Plans to Clean Up Platform by Showing Users' Location

Report: Hackers Have Been Sexually Extorting Kids With Data Stolen From Tech Giants

NFTs Worth Millions Stolen After Bored Ape Yacht Club Instagram Hacked

A Surveillance Firm Reportedly Tracked NSA and CIA Spies as a Product Demo

It's Pretty Easy to Hack the Program That Runs Our Power Grids, It Turns Out

Google Researchers Found a Record Number of Dire Software Vulnerabilities in 2021

Report: NSO Spyware Hit Boris Johnson's Office, Dozens More European Leaders