Security

Should the Fifth Amendment Stop Child Porn Suspects From Decrypting Their Hard Drive?

Forcing defendants to decrypt hard disks against their will has long been a thorny issue that may—or may not—violate the Fifth Amendment. The latest case has seen a federal judge refuse to insist that a Wisconsin child porn suspect decrypt the contents of his hard drive—but what do you think? In a court filing, Judge…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Report: Twitter Will Release Its Two-Step Verification Soon

Wired is reporting that Twitter has a two-step verification system currently undergoing internal testing that Twitter hopes to roll out to its users “shortly”. A two-step verification system would help prevent Twitter hacks from happening, like what happened today with the @AP. https://gizmodo.com/why-that-ap-tweet-about-the-white-house-explosions-is-d-5995276 There aren’t any details on how the two-step verification system would work…

Privacy & Security Casey Chan

So It’s Come To This: Bulletproof School Uniforms

Tragedies like the events that took place at Sandy Hook Elementary School have certainly given parents reasons to worry about their children’s safety. But is this really necessary? A Colombian company claims to have created a line of kid’s clothing and school uniforms made from the same fabrics and technology found in bulletproof vests. The…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

This Family of Data-Stealing Android Malware Got Downloaded from Google Play Millions of Times

Everyone knows there’s malware on Android, but for the most part it just hides out in the seedier back alleys of the OS. You’re only likely to run into it if you start side-loading pirated apps, or frequenting sketchy unofficial app stores. But a newly uncovered family of malware—fittingly called “BadNews”—was just chillin’ in Google…

Tech News Eric Limer

Microsoft Will Finally Offer Two-Step Verification For Your Entire Account

Over the next few days Microsoft will begin rolling out an overhaul to accounts, which will include a crucial security upgrade: Two-step verification. This will go a long way to preventing hackers from getting into your account and causing all sorts of damage. So if you have a Microsoft Account, you should definitely set the…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

FAA: No, You Can’t Take Down a Plane With an Android App

Remember how the internet got itself all riled up a few days ago when it found out that it would only take one rogue Android user to hack and take over an entire plane? Yeah, about that—it’s not true. https://gizmodo.com/how-a-single-android-phone-can-hack-an-entire-plane-5994356 When Hugo Teso gave his demonstration at the Hack In The Box security conference, he…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Pentagon Defense Lawyers Banned From Using Computers Over Loss of Sensitive Data

Pretrial hearings for the Guantanamo war crimes tribunals have been brought to a halt because sensitive legal documents have gone missing from Pentagon computers, prompting an IT ban for the defense lawyers in question. Reuters reports that Pentagon defense lawyers found that confidential work documents began vanishing from servers in February. There has also been…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

How a Single Android Phone Can Hack an Entire Plane

If airlines were already keen to keep your phone switched off, things could soon get even more militant. According to a talk by Hugo Teso at the Hack In The Box security conference, it’s possible to hack an entire plane using an Android smartphone. Gulp. Teso—a commercial airline pilot turned computer security consultant—explained to the…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Why AT&T Won’t Let You Swear in Your Passwords

It’s your inalienable right, as a citizen of the internet, to curse and swear as creatively as possible at all times. That’s 80-percent of why anyone fires up a browser to begin with. Which is why AT&T’s move to ban naughty language in passwords created no small amount of ire. So what gives? Before you…

Privacy & Security Brian Barrett

ATM Skimming Is Now Prolific on Payment Terminals and Ticket Machines

ATM skimming has become an art in recent years, with the devices that crooks use becoming ever more sophisticated. But fraudsters are broadening their reach, with payment terminals and ticket machines now just as much targets as ATMs. https://gizmodo.com/this-skimmer-is-why-you-should-be-nervous-at-atms-5904949 Krebs on Security reports findings from the European ATM Security Team (EAST) which reveals that point-of-sale…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

How the DMCA Stymies Technological Research

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, passed in 1998, is a fundamental piece of legislation which forms the foundation of US law regarding digital rights. It’s far from perfect for consumers—but it also has a massive impact on the progress of research, too. https://gizmodo.com/everything-wrong-with-digital-copyright-and-how-to-fix-5989166 Slate has a fascinating piece on the topic, written by computer security…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

That Internet War Apocalypse Is a Lie

You might’ve read some headlines today—in very reputable publications—saying that there’s an online attack underway. The biggest in history. Enough to slow down the internet. This would be exciting and scary, except it’s just not true. The entire thing sounds so dramatic—the swarming DDoS onslaught is “jamming crucial infrastructure around the world,” the NYT screams…

Privacy & Security Sam Biddle

How Apple’s Password-Reset Security Breach Worked

Yesterday, The Verge uncovered a security breach that allowed malicious users to reset Apple ID passwords with nothing but an email and the user’s birthday. Luckily, the process didn’t leak out in full before the whole thing was patched up, but now iMore was able to reproduce the hack step by step and now it’s…

Tech News Eric Limer

Report: Apple Passwords Can Be Reset With Just Email and Birthday

Have you turned on your Apple ID two-step verification yet? You’ll want to get on that. A report from The Verge indicates that if you haven’t, hackers can change your password with nothing more than your email address and your birthday. https://gizmodo.com/apple-just-fixed-a-huge-security-hole-with-two-step-ver-5991755 Apparently, the exploit involves using a modified URL and then supplying the correct…

Tech News Eric Limer

Apple Just Fixed a Huge Security Hole with Two-Step Verification

Apple just added two-factor authentication for iCloud and all your Apple accounts. It’s a huge deal for security, and are a welcome boon to a security process that had proven full of holes that were frustrating to fix. You can enable it at the Apple ID page. https://gizmodo.com/apples-hacker-fix-nuke-your-itunes-account-refuse-to-5942187 Two-step authentication sends a security code to…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

BB10 Fails the UK Government’s High Security Testing

The new BlackBerry ecosystem has failed the UK government’s high security testing. James Bond isn’t getting a Z10 any time soon. The tests were carried out by the UK Government’s Communications-Electronics Security Group, which ratifies hardware and software for use in official capacities. The previous BB 7.1 OS was passed for used in senior governmental…

Privacy & Security Gary Cutlack - Gizmodo UK

Is This the 20 Year Old Hacker Wreaking Havoc With Journalists Everywhere?

Security writer Brian Krebs has stumbled across new information which could link the recent hack of his own website with attacks on Ars Technica and Gizmodo alumnus Mat Honan’s iCloud breach. https://gizmodo.com/apple-and-amazon-know-about-a-massive-hack-exploit-and-5932176 Following his own lead—that he was the target of a team of hackers annoyed by an article he wrote about a black market…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

The NSA Is Training 13 Teams of Covert Hackers to Attack Other Countries

For the first time, the United States has officially disclosed plans to develop counterattack measures against foreign nations’ cyberattacks. General Keith Alexander, chief of the military’s Cyber Command and the NSA, told Congress yesterday the military is training 13 teams of programmers and computer experts to carry out offensive attacks. As disclosures to Congress go,…

Privacy & Security Kyle Wagner

Which Encryption Apps Are Strong Enough to Help You Take Down a Government?

It seems like these days I can’t eat breakfast without reading about some new encryption app that will (supposedly) revolutionize our communications — while making tyrannical regimes fall like cheap confetti. This is exciting stuff, and I want to believe. After all, I’ve spent a lot of my professional life working on crypto, and it’s…

Privacy & Security Matthew Green

One Day Your Credit Card Will Recognize Your Signature

A signature-based security approach is only effective if a cashier actually double checks what’s scrawled across the back of a credit card. And even then, there’s still plenty of opportunity for fraud since minimum wage clerks usually aren’t capable of spotting a forged signature—but one day your credit card might be. Using biometrics, the Fraunhofer…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

Should the Fifth Amendment Stop Child Porn Suspects From Decrypting Their Hard Drive?

Report: Twitter Will Release Its Two-Step Verification Soon

So It’s Come To This: Bulletproof School Uniforms

This Family of Data-Stealing Android Malware Got Downloaded from Google Play Millions of Times

Microsoft Will Finally Offer Two-Step Verification For Your Entire Account

FAA: No, You Can’t Take Down a Plane With an Android App

Pentagon Defense Lawyers Banned From Using Computers Over Loss of Sensitive Data

How a Single Android Phone Can Hack an Entire Plane

Why AT&T Won’t Let You Swear in Your Passwords

ATM Skimming Is Now Prolific on Payment Terminals and Ticket Machines

How the DMCA Stymies Technological Research

That Internet War Apocalypse Is a Lie

How Apple’s Password-Reset Security Breach Worked

Report: Apple Passwords Can Be Reset With Just Email and Birthday

Apple Just Fixed a Huge Security Hole with Two-Step Verification

BB10 Fails the UK Government’s High Security Testing

Is This the 20 Year Old Hacker Wreaking Havoc With Journalists Everywhere?

The NSA Is Training 13 Teams of Covert Hackers to Attack Other Countries

Which Encryption Apps Are Strong Enough to Help You Take Down a Government?

One Day Your Credit Card Will Recognize Your Signature

Roku’s 2025 Streaming Stick HD Is 40% Off to Compete With Amazon Fire TV Stick During Spring Sale

Epstein Victims Sue Google, Claim AI Mode Exposed Personal Information

‘Wicked Spot’ Is a Fun, Sapphic Rom-Com That Yeets a Witch Into the Magical World of Influencer Culture

Anthropic and OpenAI Just Gave Us a Glimpse Into the Future of Model Pricing

Amazon Slashes 63% Off Acer Aspire Desktop for a Limited-Time Spring Sale, With Keyboard and Mouse Included

Smart Glasses Now Have One of the Vision Pro’s Best Features

Marvel Just Put ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 in a Very Weird Place in the MCU Timeline

Trump Drops $1B to Kill 2 Wind Farms, Then Watches a Bigger One Go Online

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

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