Security

This Treacherous 220-Volt Flash Drive Can Fry Your Computer In Seconds

The last thing you ever want to do is connect a random flash drive you’ve found to your computer’s USB port. But a security researcher who goes by the nickname ‘Dark Purple’ has created an even more dangerous flash stick that can physically destroy your computer—not just infect its drives. The USB killer v2.0 features…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski

Meanwhile in the Future: One Agency Controls All Border Crossings

Every time you go from one country to the next, you cross a border. And that usually means dealing with some kind of border agency that enforces each country’s idiosyncratic rules and regulations. But what if the whole process were standardized and run by a single organization? To figure out what this future might be…

Privacy & Security Rose Eveleth

The GranitePhone Thinks Your Privacy Is Worth $850

How much do you value your darkest secrets? Enough to pay $850 for a $300 Android phone? Archos and Sikur, makers of a super-secure mid-range handset think so. On the surface, the GranitePhone looks more or less like a run-of-the-mill Android device: a 5-inch 1080p screen, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, Snapdragon 615…

Privacy & Security Chris Mills

Hackers Targeted Hillary Clinton’s Private Servers (Obviously)

We’ve known for months that Hillary Clinton’s use of private email for official businesswas a security nightmare. Now we’re starting to learn a little bit about how that nightmare unfolded. Hackers from at least three countries targeted her serversafter she left office in 2013. This shouldn’t be a surprise, although it is pretty disconcerting. A…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

Google Swears Android Auto Isn’t Spying On You (That Much)

The era of car computers is upon us, and it’s a little scary from a privacy perspective. Look no further than the recent controversy of how much data Google is collectingabout drivers using Android Auto. We know this much: Google is probably collecting more data than you realize. The Android Auto strife started witha Motor…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Your Boarding Pass Barcode Can Reveal Your Future Flight Schedule

When you pick up a boarding pass, it has many of your personal details splashed all over it. But the innocuous-looking barcode contains an even richer seam of information about your travel plans and habits — and it may pay to keep it hidden away from prying eyes. Brian Krebs reports that one of his…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

4.6 Million People Hacked in Data Theft from Retail Brokerage Firm Scottrade

St. Louis-based retail brokerage firm Scottrade has been hacked. The social security numbers, email addresses, street addresses, and other sensitive information of at least 4.6 million customers was accessed. The data was stolen between late 2013 and early 2014. Scottridge is now offering a year of free credit monitoring for people affected. If that sounds…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

Hackers Dump Entire Database of Artist Crowdfunding Website Patreon Online

It’s been a bad day for online security. Patreon, a crowdfunding website designed to let fans pay artists, has just had 15GB of its user’s data — and the site’s source code — dumped online. The 13.7-gigabyte data dump appeared on the internet today, and according to Ars Technica and security researcher Troy Hunt (of…

Privacy & Security Chris Mills

15 Million People Hacked in T-Mobile Vendor Data Breach

T-Mobile customers should be on alert: Hackers stole the personal information of around 15 million people, including Uncarrier users, from its credit reporting agency, Experian. The stolen data including social security numbers, addresses, and phone numbers. Customers who signed up for T-Mobile recently are most at risk—people who joined between September 1, 2013 and September…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

US Cybersecurity Policy in One Sad Cliche: “People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Rocks”

The US doesn’t have a problem punishing foreign hackers. The government killed an ISIS hacker with a drone in August. It quickly sanctioned North Korea following the Sony hack. So why hasn’t the United States retaliated against the OPM hackers? Watching the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US cybersecurity policy on Tuesday, it seems…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

Just yesterday, Akamai’s Security Intelligence Response Team announced that it’s discovered a new botnet that uses a 150 Gbps onslaught to bring servers and websites to their knees. The Linux-based botnet spreads aboard a Trojan that’s called XOR DDoS. That wriggles its way into Linux systems by attacking embedded devices — things like routers —…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

This Might Be the Most Secure Android Phone You Can Buy, But It’ll Cost You

Worried about your smartphone privacy? Creating a truly snoop-proof phone is impossible, but Blackphone 2 is trying to get as close as possible. The newest version of Silent Circle’s security-focused smartphone is available today. Blackphone 2 uses a special operating system designed to safeguard data. It’s encrypted, of course—Silent Circle was founded by Phil Zimmerman,…

Tech News Kate Knibbs

Hilton Investigating Claims of Hotel Sale Register Hacks

If you’ve stayed at a Hilton hotel this year, you may want to check your bank records. The hotel chain admitted on Saturday that it was investigating claims that hackers have compromised sales registers in Hilton Hotels and a number of its franchises. The first public suggestion of the breach came on Friday in the…

Privacy & Security Jamie Condliffe

Hackers Found a Sly Way to Look at Photos on a Locked iPhone

Apple doesn’t have a perfect track record when it comes to giving hackers access to locked iPhones. It actually seems like every version of Apple’s mobile operating system ends up exposing a bug that grants anyone access. And iOS 9 is the latest. Some security researchers found a way to slide past the iPhone lock…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Hackers Stole 5.6 Million Sets of Federal Employee Fingerprints

The Office of Personnel Management hack keeps getting worse. We already know over 21.5 million federal employees had their personal information hijacked from the OPM’s servers. And now the government agency admits that 5.6 million federal employees had their fingerprints stolen. Wired confirmed that OPM’s tally for compromised fingerprints is a lot higher than previously…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

Symantec Issues Rogue EV Certificate for Google.com

On Friday, Google reported on its online security blog the faulty issuance of a certificate for google.com and www.google.com by Symantec, a prominent Certificate Authority. This misissuance is significant not only because it represents a breach in the core Internet trust mechanism; it was also the first of its kind with regards to the type…

Privacy & Security Bill Budington -- EFF

Company Offers $1 Million for iOS Hack, Will Probably Sell It to the NSA

A cleverly-named security company has a clever idea. Zerodium will pay you $1 million if you find a zero-day exploit in iOS 9. Then, if history is any indicator, it will turn around and sell that intelligence to a despotic regime like the NSA. Chaouki Bekrar, the founder of Zerodium, is infamous for founding the…

Tech News Adam Clark Estes

Apple is Cleaning The App Store Of its First Major Malware Attack

Apple cleaned the App Store of apps containing malware today, having discovered a long con that saw developers using infected software tools, inadvertently turning their legit apps into data-collection tools for hackers. According to Reuters, hackers duped developers into using a bad version of Apple’s Xcode app-development tools. The bad version of Xcode, dubbed XcodeGhost,…

Tech News Chris Mills

Error Exposes 1.5 Million People’s Private Medical Records on Amazon Web Services [UPDATED]

Police injury reports, drug tests, detailed doctor visit notes, social security numbers—all were inexplicably unveiled on a public subdomain of Amazon Web Services. Welcome to the next big data breach horrorshow. Instead of hackers, it’s old-fashioned neglect from companies managing data that exposed your most sensitive information. Texas tech enthusiast Chris Vickery had heard strange…

Privacy & Security Kate Knibbs

The TSA’s Response to Its Master Key Scandal Is Priceless

“Scandal” might be too strong a word. But you’d think the TSA would have been ashamed when hackers released 3D-printer files for its master keys, which can open any any TSA-recommended luggage lock. Does the TSA feel ashamed? Not even close. In fact, the TSA seemingly gives zero fucks that anybody can now 3D-print master…

Privacy & Security Adam Clark Estes

This Treacherous 220-Volt Flash Drive Can Fry Your Computer In Seconds

Meanwhile in the Future: One Agency Controls All Border Crossings

The GranitePhone Thinks Your Privacy Is Worth $850

Hackers Targeted Hillary Clinton’s Private Servers (Obviously)

Google Swears Android Auto Isn’t Spying On You (That Much)

Your Boarding Pass Barcode Can Reveal Your Future Flight Schedule

4.6 Million People Hacked in Data Theft from Retail Brokerage Firm Scottrade

Hackers Dump Entire Database of Artist Crowdfunding Website Patreon Online

15 Million People Hacked in T-Mobile Vendor Data Breach

US Cybersecurity Policy in One Sad Cliche: “People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Rocks”

A New Botnet Hits Servers With 150 Gbps DDoS Attacks

This Might Be the Most Secure Android Phone You Can Buy, But It’ll Cost You

Hilton Investigating Claims of Hotel Sale Register Hacks

Hackers Found a Sly Way to Look at Photos on a Locked iPhone

Hackers Stole 5.6 Million Sets of Federal Employee Fingerprints

Symantec Issues Rogue EV Certificate for Google.com

Company Offers $1 Million for iOS Hack, Will Probably Sell It to the NSA

Apple is Cleaning The App Store Of its First Major Malware Attack

Error Exposes 1.5 Million People’s Private Medical Records on Amazon Web Services [UPDATED]

The TSA’s Response to Its Master Key Scandal Is Priceless

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