Security

Pokémon Go Banned in Iran Over Security Concerns

While Pokémon Go has proven itself massively popular (duh) all over the world, some countries aren’t getting in on the action, or haven’t yet. However, one country announced today that it won’t be participating at all. According to the BBC, Iran has outright banned the app, but while other Middle Eastern countries have spoken out…

Privacy & Security Carli Velocci

Hacker Builds a QR Code Generator That Lets Him Into Fancy Airport Lounges

Nowhere is the distinction between the haves and have-nots more apparent than when waiting for a flight at the airport. But it turns out you might not need an actual first class ticket to get into a swanky airport lounge—just a custom Android app that spits out a boarding pass-spoofing QR code. Przemek Jaroszewski is…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Is a Glimpse of Our Human-Free Future

What if humans didn’t have to respond to major hacks or breaches in the networks they operated, and computers could just do it automatically? That’s a question being asked by DARPA, the US military’s boldest research arm, which set up a multi-million dollar challenge to answer that question. Last night in a Las Vegas ballroom…

Privacy & Security William Turton

12 Security Tricks to Stay Safe Online

Isn’t the web a wonderful place for exploring? Just like any other appealing destination though, if you don’t keep yourself safe, the attraction quickly wears off. Thankfully, you don’t need a degree in advanced networking to protect yourself online—you just need to read and take heed of these 12 security tips, which should minimize the…

Gadgets David Nield

Millions of Wireless Keyboards Can Let Hackers See What You’re Typing

A newly discovered set of wireless keyboard vulnerabilities can let hachers take over your keyboard and secretly record what you type. It’s called KeySniffer, and it spells death for millions of wireless, radio-based keyboards. According to security researchers at Bastille, the so-called KeySniffer vulnerability affects wireless keyboards that use a less secure, radio-based communication protocol…

Privacy & Security Darren Orf

This Nike Shoebox Is Actually a Secret Safe

You can get safes camouflaged as everything from water bottles to cans of shaving cream, but our new favorite way to protect your valuables might be this Nike shoebox strongbox that few intruders will even think to look inside—unless they’re really after a rare pair of Jordans. The Mandem Safe isn’t available for sale just…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

Police Want to 3D Print a Dead Man’s Fingers to Unlock His Phone

Asking Apple to help break an iPhone is so three months ago. Police have a new, and higher-tech idea: 3D print the fingers of a dead man and use those fingerprints to unlock the phone instead. Michigan State University professor Anil Jain—who has been assigned six U.S. patents on fingerprint recognition—told Fusion that police showed…

Privacy & Security Angela Chen

How To Check If Someone Else is Using Your Social Media Accounts

If you’ve got a suspicion someone else has gained access to your social media accounts, it’s not difficult to check—and it could mean you’re able to apply a password change before any real damage happens. In fact, it’s worth checking these options regularly just to be sure your Facebook and Twitter accounts are completely yours.…

Gadgets David Nield

Federal Judge Won’t Accept Incredibly Invasive Cell Phone Tracking

For the first time, a federal judge has thrown out evidence obtained by the warrantless use of a Stringray to track a cellphone. This is a huge win for privacy. “Stringrays” are used by various law-enforcement agencies to track cellphones, collect communications, drain batteries, and much more. They’re mysterious devices that the public knows very…

Privacy & Security William Turton

Get Medieval on Intruders With This Retractable Fencing

There are lots of ways to prevent people from trespassing on your property, including moats, drawbridges, and roaming packs of dogs. But if those tried and true medieval approaches clash with your design aesthetics, you can instead surround your home with a new approach to fencing that secretly retracts and disappears right into the ground.…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

Pokémon Go Was Never Able To Read Your Email [Updated]

There’s no question that Pokémon Go has taken over the world in just a few short days. The app now has more users than Tinder, and single-handedly increased Nintendo’s market cap by $7.5 Billion over the weekend. But users have started turning on its creator, Niantic, after a blog post by a former Senior Engineering…

Privacy & Security William Turton

Facebook Blew It on Messenger Encryption

Facebook says it’s going to implement end-to-end encryption into its extremely popular Messenger app. Unfortunately, the company is going about it all wrong. The encryption will be require that users opt-in to use the security measure, which bows to the the FBI’s wishes, and flies in the face of what experts consider best practices. Encryption,…

Social Media William Turton

This Indestructible Camera Will Be the Only Thing Left to Record the Apocalypse

When you go to the trouble of installing a security camera in some hard-to-reach place, you want to know for certain it will survive with little need for maintenance. That’s what Panasonic is promising with this remote camera that keeps on recording even when the wind is blowing at preposterous speeds up to 134 MPH.…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Amazon Will Sell You a Super Cheap Phone (At the Cost of Your Soul)

Amazon is offering pretty sweet new deal by which you can literally sell your eyeballs to the spirit of mobile advertising that lives under the sea—in exchange for a slightly cheaper phone. For the small cost of putting targeted advertisements on the lock screen of your phone, Amazon is offering Prime members $50 off the…

Commerce William Turton

You Should Update Your Antivirus Software Right Now

A security researcher at Google has found several fatal flaws in Symantec antivirus software (also known as Norton) that he describes as “as bad as it gets.” Symantec has issued an advisory to customers and released updates that fix the security flaws. The blog post, written on Tuesday by Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy, is…

Tech News William Turton

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

ATM skimmers are so successful is because they’re nearly impossible to catch. They’re cheap and easy to make and just slide onto anything you might use to swipe a card, stealing your information in the process. They’re also part of the reason you have to use that annoying chip card that takes forever to process.…

Privacy & Security William Turton

Why You Should Stop Using Telegram Right Now

Telegram, the supposedly secure messaging app, has over 100 million users. You might even be one of them. If you are, you should probably stop using it right now. Here’s the unfortunate truth about Telegram: it’s not as secure as the company’s marketing campaigns might lead you to believe. According to interviews with leading encryption…

Privacy & Security William Turton

The Best and Worst Encrypted Messaging Apps

There’s never been a better time to start encrypting your texts and phone calls. Hackers are breaking into more personal devices than ever before, and massive government surveillance dragnets are indiscriminately sweeping up people’s digital communications. Encryption can protect you. By encrypting your messages, you can make sure only you and the intended recipient are…

Privacy & Security William Turton

A Motion-Detecting Camp Lantern Promises to Keep Blair Witches at Bay

If you’ve got years of camping experience under your belt, you’re probably able to just tune out those things that go bump in the night. But if you only head out into the great outdoors once a year for a weekend camping trip, you’ll appreciate the CampGuard lantern which will stand guard and automatically sound…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Wow, Mark Zuckerberg Is Paranoid As Fuck

Mark Zuckerberg, a man who runs a service that collects the personal information of more than a billion people daily, seems to be worried about being spied on. There’s something very interesting in the photo Zuckerberg posted today to celebrate Instagram’s 500 million monthly active users, can you see it? Look closer. As Chris Olson…

Social Media William Turton

Pokémon Go Banned in Iran Over Security Concerns

Hacker Builds a QR Code Generator That Lets Him Into Fancy Airport Lounges

DARPA’s Cyber Grand Challenge Is a Glimpse of Our Human-Free Future

12 Security Tricks to Stay Safe Online

Millions of Wireless Keyboards Can Let Hackers See What You’re Typing

This Nike Shoebox Is Actually a Secret Safe

Police Want to 3D Print a Dead Man’s Fingers to Unlock His Phone

How To Check If Someone Else is Using Your Social Media Accounts

Federal Judge Won’t Accept Incredibly Invasive Cell Phone Tracking

Get Medieval on Intruders With This Retractable Fencing

Pokémon Go Was Never Able To Read Your Email [Updated]

Facebook Blew It on Messenger Encryption

This Indestructible Camera Will Be the Only Thing Left to Record the Apocalypse

Amazon Will Sell You a Super Cheap Phone (At the Cost of Your Soul)

You Should Update Your Antivirus Software Right Now

Wow, This Credit Card Skimmer Is Sneaky

Why You Should Stop Using Telegram Right Now

The Best and Worst Encrypted Messaging Apps

A Motion-Detecting Camp Lantern Promises to Keep Blair Witches at Bay

Wow, Mark Zuckerberg Is Paranoid As Fuck

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