Firefox Will Now Alert You When You Visit Hacked Sites
It can be hard to know if and when you might have been impacted by a data breach. That is, unless you’re a Firefox…
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AI Can Now Fake Fingerprints That Fool Biometric ID Scanners
Artificial Intelligence researchers used a neural network to create fake fingerprints that could be a hacker’s dream…
Privacy Advocates Raise Alarm Over Google’s Takeover of AI Health App
DeepMind’s health app Streams is being consumed by its sister company, Google, and some privacy advocates see the move…
Tyler Barriss, Serial 'Swatter' Who Phoned in Lethal Hoax, Pleads Guilty to 51 Federal Charges
Tyler Barriss, the California man authorities say was behind a wave of “swatting” incidents, has pleaded guilty to a…
The British Military Is Launching a Major Test of Unmanned Vehicles and Surveillance Drones
The British Army is carrying out a major, four-week test of 70 new technologies, “including unmanned vehicles and…
Facebook Quietly Told Congress It Bungled Monitoring of User Data Handed to Phone Makers
Facebook neglected to properly monitor multiple device makers that were allowed to access Facebook users’ personal…
Mysterious Re-Routing of Google Traffic Could Have Been an Attack, or Just a Glitch [Updated]
Updated: 11/13/2018, 9:50 p.m. ET: Looks like it was a glitch. In a statement to Gizmodo, a Google spokesperson wrote:
Cloudflare Promises Faster Internet and More Privacy on Your Phone With New DNS App
Earlier this year, Cloudflare launched it’s 1.1.1.1 DNS service, and now it’s available for free on iOS and Android.…
Report: DEA, ICE Are Stocking Up on Hidden Streetlight Cams
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have put an “undisclosed number…
Turkish President Says Recording of Jamal Khashoggi's Murder Has Been Sent to U.S., Allies
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he has provided recordings of the alleged murder of Saudi journalist in…
Dutch Police Bust Encrypted Chat Service, Gain Access to Over 258,000 Messages
Dutch police say they have “decrypted more than 258,000 messages” sent using an expensive chat service, Ars Technica…
Brian Kemp's 'Cyber Crimes' Investigation Against Democrats Sure Looks Shady
Georgia Secretary of State and increasingly desperate Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp, who is tied in the…
The Winklevoss Twins Want $32 Million in Allegedly Stolen Bitcoins Back
A former Bitcoin tycoon who served a year in prison for his role facilitating transactions on the Silk Road digital…
A Browser Extension Apparently Stole the Private Facebook Messages of at Least 81,000 Accounts
A new report might make you think twice before installing that next Chrome extension. The private Facebook messages of…
Firm Says Bluetooth Chip Security Flaws Could Expose Enterprise Wifi APs to Attack
Researchers at the security firm Armis announced this week that they discovered two serious chip-level vulnerabilities…
Wyden Unveils Plan to Protect Private Data, Restore 'Do Not Track,' and Jail Reckless CEOs
By the time it was clear the fallout from the Equifax breach reached roughly three-fourths of adult Americans,…
U.S. Indicts Chinese Hacker-Spies in Conspiracy to Steal Aerospace Secrets
The U.S. Justice Department has charged two Chinese intelligence officers, six hackers, and two aerospace company…
Take a Wild Guess Why Visiting 9,000 Porn Sites on Your Government Computer Is a Dumb Idea
A United States Geological Survey employee allegedly infected the scientific agency’s networks with malware after visiti…
Hey, How'd That Facebook 'War Room' Fare During Brazil's Election Season? Oh.
Facebook, the scandal-mired social media giant that has faced enormous criticism for its role in the spread of online…
This Sensor Is a Party Narc
Amid a wave of nightmarish Airbnb incidents, in which hosts have been caught spying on guests without their consent, a…