Security

Congressman Asks Homeland Security to Rectify Equifax’s $7 Million Dollar IRS Contract

If you’ve spent any time in front of C-SPAN this week, you’ve probably seen Congress repeatedly taking Equifax’s former CEO out to the woodshed. It’s been quite the shellacking. And it almost seemed as if we’d finally reached a breaking point. America wasn’t going to put up with companies recklessly handling our private data, losing…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Researchers: Uber’s iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen

To improve functionality between Uber’s app and the Apple Watch, Apple allowed Uber to use a powerful tool that could record a user’s iPhone screen, even if Uber’s app was only running in the background, security researchers told Gizmodo. After the researchers discovered the tool, Uber said it is no longer in use and will…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger

Woman’s Webcam Starts Following Her Movements and Taunts ‘Hello’

Internet of Things devices are notoriously insecure and webcams are among the creepiest targets for hacks. A woman in the Netherlands recently learned just how disturbing these vulnerabilities can be, capturing footage of a home webcam that started tracking her movements and speaking to her in a sinister, unfamiliar voice. In a Facebook post, Rilana…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

5 Incredibly Stupid Security Mistakes You Make Every Day

While you can never be 100 percent safe from hackers, viruses, and other nasties lurking on the internet without going completely off the grid, you can at least cut out the dumbest security mistakes you keep making—seriously, now’s the time to address these, before you have a chance to regret it. 1) Using the same…

Gadgets David Nield

IRS Awards Equifax $7.25 Million No-Bid Contract to Help ‘Verify Taxpayer Identities’ [Updated]

EFF co-founder John Perry Barlow once said that asking the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to install your window blinds. The Internal Revenue Service, it seems, has taken this warning as a recommendation. With no apparent sense of irony, the nation’s tax collectors have awarded embattled credit-reporting agency Equifax…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

What Whole Foods Hasn’t Said About Its Payment Card Data Breach [Updated]

On Thursday Whole Foods publicly revealed that a data breach had potentially compromised its customers’ credit card details. But a day later, we still know nothing about which customers, or how many of them, may have been affected. In response to Gizmodo’s inquiry on Thursday, Whole Foods declined to say how many of its stores…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

The Face Scan of the Future Could Be a Radar Image of Your Beating Heart

Imagine unlocking devices, withdrawing money from an ATM, and even entering your building all without having to prove who you are. Now, imagine a world where everyone from your landlord to your bank and phone carrier know the size and shape of your heart. Using electrocardiography, researchers at the University of Buffalo have developed a…

Privacy & Security Sidney Fussell

Hackers Found a New Way to Rip Off ATMs

Ripping the faces off ATMs and injecting them with malware is great fun, sure, but not so much when you get caught by a security guard and tossed in jail. For these reasons and more, many cyber criminals are turning to a less than hands-on approach. In its latest cyber threat report, Trend Micro’s researchers…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Signal Is Using a Surprising Tool to Make Your Privacy More Bulletproof

If you want total privacy, Signal is the generally understood to be the best messaging app around. But that doesn’t mean it offers total privacy. Its developers are still working on improvements. And the latest tweak uses a controversial new feature in Intel processors to prove to that Signal isn’t storing your contact info. https://gizmodo.com/us-senate-can-now-officially-use-signal-for-encrypted-c-1795300382…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

High Sierra Reportedly Has a Password Problem [Updated]

Apple’s latest macOS, High Sierra, rolls out today with plenty of nice security upgrades, including invasive ad tracker blocking in Safari and weekly firmware validation. But the new OS apparently comes with a security problem, too—a security researcher at Synack has already discovered a way to snatch passwords from High Sierra. Patrick Wardle, the head…

Privacy & Security Kate Conger

One of the World’s Biggest Accounting Firms Hacked After Basic Security Goof

For months, the systems of Deloitte, a consulting and accounting firm that ranks among the world’s “big four,” were compromised and hardly anyone knew it. According to the Guardian, the breach has been kept under wraps since it was noticed by administrators in March. The attackers were able to access information from Deloitte’s major corporate…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones

For the Love of All That Is Holy, Stop Using Pattern Unlock

A while back, I woke up to find my Android phone lingering at a pattern unlock; not just to unlock my screen, but to decrypt all of my phone’s data. I was puzzled. Every other morning, I decrypted my device using a 10-digit, alphanumeric passphrase—something I perceived, accurately, as being infinitely more secure than tracing…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Passwords to Over a Half Million Car Tracking Devices Leaked Online

We’ve seen a lot of data breaches this year: some big, some small, some that are dangerous, and some that are just embarrassing. But if we were to name one as the creepiest data breach of 2017, this leak of logins for car tracking devices might take the cake. The Kromtech Security Center recently found…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Equifax Has Been Sending Consumers to a Fake Phishing Site for Almost Two Weeks

Equifax’s response to its data breach has been a total shitshow, something the company seems determined to remind us of each and every day. For nearly two weeks, the company’s official Twitter account has been directing users to a fake lookalike website, the sole purpose of which is to expose Equifax’s reckless response to the…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Viacom Leak May Have Exposed Hundreds of Digital Properties—Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTV, and More

An Amazon server containing roughly a gigabyte’s worth of credentials and configuration files belonging to behemoth media conglomerate Viacom were discovered online and unsecured, according to UpGuard, a California-based “cyber resiliency” firm. A security researcher working for the company discovered the server flapping in the wind last month—without so much as a password between it…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Do These 7 Dead-Simple Safety Checks to Make Sure Your Accounts and Devices Are Safe

It’s a hostile world out there and your personal data is constantly being targeted from a whole host of angles. While you can’t control the shoddy security practices of major corporations, you can minimize the risk of your private information getting into the wrong hands. Just as you do regular maintenance on your car, or…

Gadgets David Nield

Journalist Nearly Banned from YouTube and Gmail For Posting Al-Qaeda Videos From Chelsea Manning Trial

YouTube’s latest push to ban terrorist propaganda across its ubiquitous video platform is getting off to a rough start. Earlier this week, noted investigative reporter and researcher Alexa O’Brien woke to find that not only had she been permanently banned from YouTube, but that her Gmail and Google Drive accounts had been suspended as well.…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Welp, Vevo Just Got Hacked

Another day, another multinational video service brought to its knees by a group of rogue hackers with a bone to pick. Vevo, the joint venture between Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Abu Dhabi Media, Warner Music Group, and Alphabet Inc. (Google’s parent company), was just hacked. Roughly 3.12TB worth of internal files have been…

Tech News Dell Cameron

Apple’s Touch ID Is Probably Doomed and That’s Okay

When the iPhone X eventually arrives in November it will come loaded with a futuristic camera module that, if all goes right, should let you securely open your phone with little more than a glance. The promise is enticing—a perfect blend of convenience and security that’s hard to come by in mobile computing devices. After…

Tech News Alex Cranz

Senators Demand Answers From Equifax About Security and Suspicious Trades

While Equifax refrained from using the word “hacked” last week, the credit reporting agency, nevertheless, disclosed a serious breach of its security involving the personal and sensitive information of an estimated 143 million Americans. But serious questions remain: Could the breach have been easily averted? Was this “cybersecurity incident” truly an advanced attack, meticulously planned…

Privacy & Security Dell Cameron

Congressman Asks Homeland Security to Rectify Equifax’s $7 Million Dollar IRS Contract

Researchers: Uber’s iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen

Woman’s Webcam Starts Following Her Movements and Taunts ‘Hello’

5 Incredibly Stupid Security Mistakes You Make Every Day

IRS Awards Equifax $7.25 Million No-Bid Contract to Help ‘Verify Taxpayer Identities’ [Updated]

What Whole Foods Hasn’t Said About Its Payment Card Data Breach [Updated]

The Face Scan of the Future Could Be a Radar Image of Your Beating Heart

Hackers Found a New Way to Rip Off ATMs

Signal Is Using a Surprising Tool to Make Your Privacy More Bulletproof

High Sierra Reportedly Has a Password Problem [Updated]

One of the World’s Biggest Accounting Firms Hacked After Basic Security Goof

For the Love of All That Is Holy, Stop Using Pattern Unlock

Passwords to Over a Half Million Car Tracking Devices Leaked Online

Equifax Has Been Sending Consumers to a Fake Phishing Site for Almost Two Weeks

Viacom Leak May Have Exposed Hundreds of Digital Properties—Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTV, and More

Do These 7 Dead-Simple Safety Checks to Make Sure Your Accounts and Devices Are Safe

Journalist Nearly Banned from YouTube and Gmail For Posting Al-Qaeda Videos From Chelsea Manning Trial

Welp, Vevo Just Got Hacked

Apple’s Touch ID Is Probably Doomed and That’s Okay

Senators Demand Answers From Equifax About Security and Suspicious Trades

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Congressman Asks Homeland Security to Rectify Equifax’s $7 Million Dollar IRS Contract

Researchers: Uber’s iOS App Had Secret Permissions That Allowed It to Copy Your Phone Screen

Woman’s Webcam Starts Following Her Movements and Taunts ‘Hello’

5 Incredibly Stupid Security Mistakes You Make Every Day

IRS Awards Equifax $7.25 Million No-Bid Contract to Help ‘Verify Taxpayer Identities’ [Updated]

What Whole Foods Hasn’t Said About Its Payment Card Data Breach [Updated]

The Face Scan of the Future Could Be a Radar Image of Your Beating Heart

Hackers Found a New Way to Rip Off ATMs

Signal Is Using a Surprising Tool to Make Your Privacy More Bulletproof

High Sierra Reportedly Has a Password Problem [Updated]

One of the World’s Biggest Accounting Firms Hacked After Basic Security Goof

For the Love of All That Is Holy, Stop Using Pattern Unlock

Passwords to Over a Half Million Car Tracking Devices Leaked Online

Equifax Has Been Sending Consumers to a Fake Phishing Site for Almost Two Weeks

Viacom Leak May Have Exposed Hundreds of Digital Properties—Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, MTV, and More

Do These 7 Dead-Simple Safety Checks to Make Sure Your Accounts and Devices Are Safe

Journalist Nearly Banned from YouTube and Gmail For Posting Al-Qaeda Videos From Chelsea Manning Trial

Welp, Vevo Just Got Hacked

Apple’s Touch ID Is Probably Doomed and That’s Okay

Senators Demand Answers From Equifax About Security and Suspicious Trades

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!