Europe's GDPR Is Killing Email Marketing, to the Disappointment of No One
For the past month or so, inboxes the world over have been awash with emails about updated privacy policies and new…
FBI Recovered 731 Pages of Messages and Calls From Michael Cohen's BlackBerry
The FBI just got its hands on a whole lot of Michael Cohen’s encrypted communications. In a letter submitted Friday,…
California Senator's Half-Baked Net Neutrality Bill Is a Dangerous Mess
A key vote is taking place in California next week. Amid intense lobbying pressure, experts say it could eventually…
Democrats Ratchet Up Pressure on Facebook Over Unanswered Privacy Questions
House Democrats are working to keep a flame to Facebook’s feet ahead of the company’s anticipated responses to…
Cops Are Predictably Pissed About Apple's Plan to Turn Off USB Data Access on iPhones
Tech giant Apple is reportedly planning to prevent anyone who wants to gain access to a encrypted iOS device via…
China to Make RFID Chips Mandatory in Cars So the Government Can Track Citizens on the Road
The Chinese government, in its ongoing pursuit to create the dystopian police state dreamed up in many a science…
Fired FBI Official Discovers Former Employer Sucks at Transparency
After being fired by the attorney general in March, a former top FBI official requested records from the bureau citing…
Trial Begins for Two Men, One a Pastor, Accused of Making Millions Off Hacked Press Releases
The trial of two men who allegedly made $20 million in an insider trading scheme involving hackers who stole corporate…
A Mix-Up Meant Malware Could Have Posed as Apple Software, and Nobody Noticed for Over 10 Years
Security researchers on Tuesday unveiled a method that could’ve allowed hackers to bypass a wide range of commercial…
Senators Set Deadline for Ajit Pai's FCC to Open Up About Its DDoS Attack Claims
On the same day that the repeal of net neutrality became official, two US senators demanded answers from the FCC over…
U.S. Imposes New Russia Sanctions Over Cyberattacks, Threats to Undersea Internet Cables
The U.S. government on Monday sanctioned five Russian companies and three Russian nationals said to have aided Russia’s…
Thousands of Women Take to the Streets as South Korea Confronts Spycam Porn
On Saturday, about 22,000 women reportedly rallied in Seoul, South Korea to protest spycam porn, known as “molka.” The…
Spain's Biggest Football App Reportedly Turned Fans Into Unwitting Narcs
With the World Cup just a few days away, everyone is trying to figure out the best ways to watch and keep track of…
Weight Watchers Swears No Customer Data Exposed After Dozens of Servers Found Publicly Accessible
Dozens of servers containing Weight Watcher’s data were left exposed after the company failed to password protect…
China Hacked a Navy Contractor and Stole 600GB of Data
Hackers working for the Chinese government compromised a US Navy contractor and stole a massive cache of highly…
Trump Saved China's ZTE, But Senators Are Still Trying to Kill It
On Thursday, the Trump administration made official its deal to save Chinese phone manufacturer ZTE—a company that was…
Ticketfly Confirms Hack Exposed Personal Information of 27 Million Accounts
One week after suffering a hack that took its website and services offline, events ticketing company Ticketfly revealed…
Google Backtracks, Says Its AI Will Not Be Used for Weapons or Surveillance
Google is committing to not using artificial intelligence for weapons or surveillance after employees protested the…
Least Transparent FCC Ever Goes Dark as Former IT Chief Walks Back DDoS Attack Claims
A former FCC senior official who issued false statements to reporters, claiming a cyberattack hobbled the agency’s…
Report: Hackers Could Easily Screw With Navigation Systems on Many Civilian Ships
Naval systems that track the current position of ships have an array of vulnerabilities that could make it simple for…
