Cyber Security

The Sony Hack Gets Even Worse as Thousands of Passwords Leak

A new trove of documents leaked from the Sony Pictures hack is now out in the wild. And, somewhat astoundingly, it takes the whole debacle to a new level of absurdity since the data includes a file directory named “Password”. Can you guess what’s inside? Yep, it’s thousands of usernames and passwords. BuzzFeed rather easily…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Dec 4

North Korea: No, We Didn’t Hack Sony

Despite rumors that Sony Pictures would officially blame North Koreafor the recent hack that exposed everything from its payroll to its employees medical records to unreleased scripts, a North Korean diplomat now says his country didn’t do it. The New York-based official says it’s just “another fabrication targeting the country.” The unnamed diplomat added, “My…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Dec 4

The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought

It’s time to take a moment of silence for Sony Pictures, because more startling revelations about leaked information just came out and employees are starting to panic. BuzzFeed raked through some 40 gigabytes of data and found everything from medical records to unreleased scripts. This is probably the worst corporate hack in history. We already…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Dec 3

That Sony Pictures Hack Exposed Budgets, Layoffs and 3,800 SSNs

Sony Pictures suffered a pretty devastating hack last week. In fact, according to documents recently leaked on the web, it looks like Sony Pictures might’ve just suffered one of the worst corporate hacks in history. Salary numbers, layoff strategies, personal details of laid off staffers, and some 3,800 Social Security numbers are now out in…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Dec 2

Hackers Are Gaming the Stock Market With a Stupid Simple Approach

A team of sophisticated hackers with insider trading ambitions has been targeting executives at over 100 organizations for over a year. While their hacking techniques aren’t all that sophisticated, they appear to have a deep understanding of the investment banking industry. The hacks themselves are surprisingly simple. FireEye, the security research company that uncovered the…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Dec 1

The Bizarre Story Behind Last Night’s Craigslist Hack

If you tried to visit Craigslist late Sunday night, you probably had a very weird experience. Instead of arriving at that sultry sea of classifieds, you were probably sent to DigitalGangster.com. Then, you were likely redirected to YouTube, where a very strange animated rap video filled your ears with lyrics about freedom, privacy, and net…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Nov 24

Download This Free Tool to See If the Government’s Spying on You

It’s been over a year-and-a-half since documents leaked by Edward Snowden shook our sense of privacy to the core. Those documents proved that government is spying on us pretty much all the time. And now that we know Congress isn’t going to do anything about it right away, it’s time to find the tools to…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Nov 21

Watch That Wi-Fi: Hackers Use Hotel Internet to Steal Nuclear Secrets

Security researchers recently identified an elite team of possibly state-sponsored hackers that infiltrate hotel Wi-Fi networks to gain access to the computers of high-level executives and leaders, probably to steal nuclear secrets. They’re calling this band of cyber-spies DarkHotel. Wired’s Kim Zetter recently published a report about Kaspersky Labs and its efforts to track down…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Nov 11

Facebook Just Created a Custom Tor Link and That’s Awesome

Facebook is often criticized over privacy concerns, but the social network just made a historic move in the name of security and anonymity. The social network just created a dedicated Tor link that ensures people who visit the site from the anonymous web browser won’t be mistaken for botnets. This is a big deal, mostly…

Social Media Adam Clark Estes Oct 31

Hackers Roamed Around JPMorgan Chase’s Financial Records for 2 Months

Earlier this month, approximate 76 million households—or roughly half of the households in America—were unhappy to hear their JPMorgan Chase accounts had been compromised. Those 76 million households will be equally unhappy to learn that the hackers who broke in were wandering around the bank’s servers for two months. Two whole months! The New York…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Oct 21

Report: Chinese Authorities Are Now Targeting iCloud Users

Right on the heels of the iPhone 6 launch, Chinese authorities are now reportedly extending the Great Firewall to include iCloud services. That includes the iMessages, Contacts, and Photos of any of its citizens that own an iPhone. In other words, China’s government could be tracking their every move. This is scary but not altogether…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Oct 20

Now Anyone Can Get the Malware That Exploits USB’s Fundamental Flaw

Don’t plug strange USB sticks into your computers. Don’t do it. A pair of hackers just made public the code for super scary malwarethat takes advantage of a fundamental flaw in USB firmware. They didn’t do this to be mean, but you can be sure some evil hackers will use it to be mean. The…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Oct 2

Update OS X Now to Fix the Shellshock Vulnerability

Good news, Mac users. Apple just released an update for OS X that fixes a security flaw in the Bash UNIX shell. This is the part of the software that’s vulnerable to the Shellshock bug uncovered last week. And although the vulnerability only affects a small number of Mac users, a fix is certainly welcome.…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 29

Dreaming of a Tor Button for Firefox

It’s no secret that everybody’s thinking about privacy and cyber security more since the world was pummeled with the unsettling, spy-novel truths of the Snowden revelations. Now, companies are starting to seize onto the zeitgeist by building more secure tools for the internet. And it sounds like Tor will be at the front of that…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Sep 29

Study Shows Most Serious Cyberattacks Are Coming From Inside the US

When we think about where hackers come from, China is probably the first country that comes to mind—for good reason, too. Russia’s maybe next in line. But a controlled experiment by cyber security researchers shows that the vast majority of attacks actually come from a very familiar place: the United States. Bloomberg News reporter Jordan…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes Sep 24

The Cop That Blasted Apple’s New Encryption Got His Facts Backwards

On Tuesday morning, The Washington Post published an opinion piece by Ronald T. Hosko, a former assistant director at the FBI, about how Apple’s new encryption techniques would’ve lead to the death of a victim in a case he oversaw. Turns out he was totally wrong. The newspaper just issued a correction. The paragraph in…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 23

Cops Have No Right to Be Angry About the iPhone’s New Encryption

Security professionals and joe-schmoes alike cheered Apple’s recent announcement that it would no longer be able to turn iPhone data over to cops. Finally, a guarantee that authorities couldn’t snoop around your text messages! But you know who didn’t cheer? Cops, of course. Ronald T. Hosko, former Assistant Director of the FBI Criminal Investigative Division,…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 23

Police Can Still Get Data Off Your iOS 8 Device Without Apple’s Help

Remember that promise Apple made about not turning your data over to police in iOS 8? It’s not a lie! But as iPhone security experts point out, that does not mean police can’t access your data. It’s actually not even that hard. https://gizmodo.com/apple-wont-turn-over-your-phones-data-to-police-if-your-1636197341 This week, iOS forensics expert Jonathan Zdziarski published a sobering reminder that…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 19

A Hacker Turned This Printer Into a Doom Machine

No one really likes them, but printers are actually more sophisticated than you might give them credit for. Given the right circumstances, hackers can take advantage of those guts. One recently did just that with a classic hack that never gets old: Make it run Doom. British hacker Michael Jordon recently cracked the encryption in…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes Sep 15

Hackers Could Sabotage 3D Printers, Turning Some Of Them Into Bombs

For years, aerospace and defense companies have used 3D printers to mass-produce precision parts. Guided by digital blueprints, the printers create solid objects from layers of metal powder. A new report, however, warns that hackers could reconfigure the machines’ settings, turning them into volatile explosives. According to the report just published by the National Institute…

io9 Mark Strauss Sep 12

The Sony Hack Gets Even Worse as Thousands of Passwords Leak

North Korea: No, We Didn’t Hack Sony

The Sony Pictures Hack Was Even Worse Than Everyone Thought

That Sony Pictures Hack Exposed Budgets, Layoffs and 3,800 SSNs

Hackers Are Gaming the Stock Market With a Stupid Simple Approach

The Bizarre Story Behind Last Night’s Craigslist Hack

Download This Free Tool to See If the Government’s Spying on You

Watch That Wi-Fi: Hackers Use Hotel Internet to Steal Nuclear Secrets

Facebook Just Created a Custom Tor Link and That’s Awesome

Hackers Roamed Around JPMorgan Chase’s Financial Records for 2 Months

Report: Chinese Authorities Are Now Targeting iCloud Users

Now Anyone Can Get the Malware That Exploits USB’s Fundamental Flaw

Update OS X Now to Fix the Shellshock Vulnerability

Dreaming of a Tor Button for Firefox

Study Shows Most Serious Cyberattacks Are Coming From Inside the US

The Cop That Blasted Apple’s New Encryption Got His Facts Backwards

Cops Have No Right to Be Angry About the iPhone’s New Encryption

Police Can Still Get Data Off Your iOS 8 Device Without Apple’s Help

A Hacker Turned This Printer Into a Doom Machine

Hackers Could Sabotage 3D Printers, Turning Some Of Them Into Bombs

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