Security

Hackers Hacked The Pentagon And Found Quite A Few Bugs

When the Pentagon announced the “Hack the Pentagon” event back in March, many wondered what kinds of vulnerabilities hackers would find when checking government websites for bugs. Now we know. According to Defense Secretary Ash Carter, more than 250 participants out of the 1,400 submitted at least one vulnerability report, with 138 of those vulnerabilities…

Privacy & Security Carli Velocci

Jill Bahring: I Was Not Assaulted by Jacob Appelbaum

The woman involved in an eyewitness account of sexual misconduct by ex-Tor developer Jacob Appelbaum given to Gizmodo says her experience of the night in question is “entirely different.” In late May, Appelbaum stepped down from his position at the Tor project. Following the announcement of his departure, numerous anonymous accusations surfaced accusing Appelbaum of…

Privacy & Security William Turton

Ultra-Thin Dongles Make It Easy To Add Biometric Security To Your Old Laptop

Using your fingerprint to verify your identity is not only more secure than a password, there’s also no complex string of characters for you to forget or repeatedly mistype. But if you’re also determined to use your ancient laptop until the day it dies, Synaptics’ will soon have an easy and unobtrusive way to upgrade…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

How to Lock Down Your Privacy Settings on iOS

Few of us spend time reading through license agreements or tweaking default options during app installations, so it’s all too easy to end up sharing more personal data than you really want to. Here are the key settings you need to be aware of on iOS to protect your data and exactly how to use…

Gadgets David Nield

Googling Yourself Is About to Be More Useful

People Google themselves. I do it. You do it, and if you say you don’t you’re a lying liar. Sometimes, just to make sure your internet persona is kept squeaky clean, it can even be a good idea. So, it makes sense that Google is taking advantage of our own self-interest by creating a shortcut…

Tech News Darren Orf

The TSA Is So Bad That Delta Has Had to Install Its Own Ultra-Efficient Security Checkpoints

To help alleviate long lines at Atlanta’s airport, Delta spent more than a million dollars to install a pair of new high-tech security lanes that can handle more passengers simultaneously. When even the airlines, who are happy to charge passengers extra to sit next to their family members, thinks the TSA is doing a bad…

Privacy & Security Andrew Liszewski

TSA Says Security Lines Will Be Totally Fucked Indefinitely

Surprise, motherfuckers! Your summer travel plans are about to get all kinds of messed up. Ha ha, wait, that’s not a surprise. On Wednesday, Peter V. Neffenger, the head of the Transportation Security Administration, appeared before the House Homeland Security Committee in an attempt to explain why the country has suddenly been plagued with even…

Privacy & Security Sophie Kleeman

Microsoft Is Banning Your Dumb Passwords

When it comes to choosing passwords, a lot of us are very, very dumb. But Microsoft may have a solution to our stupidity: It has plans to create a dynamically updated list of moronic passwords that it won’t let you use. In a blog post, Microsoft explains that it’s putting to use the insights it…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

How to Give Guests Access to Your Wi-Fi Without Exposing Your Network

Most of us have a steady stream of visitors to our houses—friends, family, landlords, pizza delivery guys, Airbnb travelers—and many of them are going to want access to your wi-fi at some point. The normal process would be to hand over the passcode printed on the back of your router, but there’s actually a much…

Gadgets David Nield

This Exploding Bike Alarm Might Actually Be Effective

About ten minutes after the very first car alarm went off, the tech went from being a genuine theft deterrent to an annoyance that everyone just ignores. The makers of the Bike Mine have a better idea, at least when it comes to getting people to notice when a bike or motorcycle is being stolen:…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

There’s Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers

Earlier this year, a team of hackers tried to steal vast quantities of cash using vulnerabilities in the Swift international payment system. Now, another similar hack has occurred. Swift has announced that a hack has been performed using similar techniques to one that hit the central bank of Bangladesh in February. So far, Swift hasn’t…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Mozilla Begs Court for Details About Pedophile Tor Hack to Keep Firefox Safe

In 2015, the FBI hacked Tor to identify users of child sex websites. Now, Mozilla is begging courts to divulge how the operation was carried out so that it can ensure its code for Firefox remains secure. The original hack saw the FBI seize servers running a pedophile website called Playpen. But rather than shutting…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Watch Out: There’s Been a Rise in Almost-Invisible Card Skimmers

Be careful where you put your card. The ATM manufacturer NCR has recently issued an alert to banks, warning them that there’s been a rise in the use of “deep insert skimmers,” which hide inside cash machines and are virtually impossible to spot. Insert card skimmers themselves aren’t new. But they are hard to detect,…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Samsung’s Smart Home Platform Is Full of Security Holes

The “smart home” is a Jetsonian future concept in which all our domestic needs are automated. As it stands today, however, smart devices are buggy and often very easy to hack. The latest scary example of a security failure comes from a team of researchers at the University of Michigan who managed to hack one…

Privacy & Security Darren Orf

How to Search the Deep Web Safely

The deep web and its inner recess, the dark web—those less well-trodden parts of the internet beyond the reach of Google and Bing—are not for the faint-hearted or untrained. With the right tools, however, there’s little to fear and plenty to discover. Here’s how you can start exploring the deep web without having to worry…

Gadgets David Nield

Report: The FBI Will Be Able to Use the San Bernardino Hack Again

Ever since the FBI opted for plan B and resorted to using the services of some third party to gain access to the San Bernardino iPhone, speculation has been rife about whether the hack could be used again. A new report suggests it can—but only on the same model of phone. Sources from the US…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Creeps Are Using a Neural Network to Dox Porn Actresses

Earlier this April, a Russian photographer named Egor Tsvetkov used photos and an app called FindFace, a neural network that can link photos with social media profiles using facial recognition, to show how much information we willfully give up online. Unfortunately the nightmare he was trying to warn against swiftly came true. According to Global…

Privacy & Security Darren Orf

Hackers Who Got Caught by a Typo Were Trying to Take Over the World (Updated)

The hackers behind a large-scale Bangladesh bank hack went further than simply stealing money. Now it turns out that they created malware that could compromise the way in which international banks use the SWIFT payment system. BAE Systems researchers tell Reuters that the hackers who took the central bank of Bangladesh for a ride created…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

MIT’s AI Can Predict 85 Percent of Cyberattacks

Knowing a cyberattack’s going to occur before it actually happens is very useful—but it’s tricky to achieve in practice. Now MIT’s built an artificial intelligence system that can predict attacks 85 percent of the time. Cyberattack spotters work in two main ways. Some are AI that simply looks out for anomalies in internet traffic. They…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

This Hacker’s Account of How He Infiltrated Hacking Team Says a Lot About Digital Security

You may remember that last year, a hacker exposed the inner workings of Hacking Team, a company that makes spyware for governments. Now that the dust has settled down, someone claiming to be the hacker has posted all the details on how he did it. The hack itself was executed using a common weakness: first,…

Privacy & Security Chris Mills

Hackers Hacked The Pentagon And Found Quite A Few Bugs

Jill Bahring: I Was Not Assaulted by Jacob Appelbaum

Ultra-Thin Dongles Make It Easy To Add Biometric Security To Your Old Laptop

How to Lock Down Your Privacy Settings on iOS

Googling Yourself Is About to Be More Useful

The TSA Is So Bad That Delta Has Had to Install Its Own Ultra-Efficient Security Checkpoints

TSA Says Security Lines Will Be Totally Fucked Indefinitely

Microsoft Is Banning Your Dumb Passwords

How to Give Guests Access to Your Wi-Fi Without Exposing Your Network

This Exploding Bike Alarm Might Actually Be Effective

There’s Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers

Mozilla Begs Court for Details About Pedophile Tor Hack to Keep Firefox Safe

Watch Out: There’s Been a Rise in Almost-Invisible Card Skimmers

Samsung’s Smart Home Platform Is Full of Security Holes

How to Search the Deep Web Safely

Report: The FBI Will Be Able to Use the San Bernardino Hack Again

Creeps Are Using a Neural Network to Dox Porn Actresses

Hackers Who Got Caught by a Typo Were Trying to Take Over the World (Updated)

MIT’s AI Can Predict 85 Percent of Cyberattacks

This Hacker’s Account of How He Infiltrated Hacking Team Says a Lot About Digital Security

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