cybersecurity
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Chelsea Manning Has Shared The First Photo Of Herself As A Free Woman
Manning, who announced she was transgender while in prison, leaked more than 700,000 military intelligence reports and documents to WikiLeaks in 2010 and later had her sentence commuted by then-president Barack Obama.
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Windows狙う「不正ソフト」が世界で猛威 日本も標的に
問題を引き起こしているのは「WannaCry」と呼ばれるランサムウェア
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If You Have Windows, Update It Right Now To Keep This Massive Hack Out
More than 150 countries across the world are being targeted in what cybersecurity experts say may be the biggest ransomware attack ever observed.
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Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Sketchy Emails
What “phishing” is, how to identify it, and what to do if hackers trick you.
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Did The NHS Leave Hospitals Vulnerable To A Massive Ransomware Attack?
Friday’s global cyberattack hit hospitals across the UK, and early evidence suggests it could have been prevented by a free patch issued by Microsoft in March.
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Trump Finally Signed His Long Awaited Executive Order On Cybersecurity
The order calls for broad reviews of the federal government’s online vulnerabilities and creates standards for cybersecurity practices across various government agencies.
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US Officials Are Warning About A Russian Cybersecurity Company’s US Government Ties
Kaspersky has denied links to the Russian government, but US officials are raising doubts.
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Hack Attack Hits French Candidate Just 36 Hours Before Polls Open
“This operation is obviously a democratic destabilization, like that which took place in the United States during the last presidential campaign,” said Emmanuel Macron’s campaign.
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Chipotle Says Its Payment System May Have Been Hacked
The chain “detected unauthorized activity” on its payment system.
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Es gibt neue Hinweise für russische Hacker-Angriffe auf die deutschen Wahlen
Dieselben russischen Hacker, die auch versucht haben, die US-Wahlen zu beeinflussen, sind offenbar in Deutschland und Frankreich aktiv. Das zeigt ein neuer Bericht der Firma Trend Micro. Ein Ziel war demnach auch die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.
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How To Keep Your Browsing History Actually Private
Congress voted to allow your internet service providers to sell your online activity to advertisers – here’s the simplest way to prevent that from happening.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Exposed Personal Info On Tens Of Thousands Of Customers
Email addresses, phone numbers and product codes were made available on publicly accessible pages.
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Two Russian Spies Have Been Charged In The Massive Yahoo Email Hack
The Justice Department indicted four men for hacking Yahoo, a breach that exposed the information of hundreds of millions of customers.
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LinkedIn Blocked In Russia Over Refusal To Store Data On Russian-Based Servers
Businesses that store information tied to Russian citizens are required to hold that data on servers located in Russia but LinkedIn refused to comply, Russian regulators said.
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The Hidden Risks Of Watching Porn Online
It’s not just those scary pop-ups you need to worry about.
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Palantir Has Been Dumped By Another Blue-Chip Client
Palantir started working with Home Depot after its massive credit card hack in 2014, but the retailer recently decided the cyber services were no longer worth it.
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The Trump Administration Is A No-Show At This Huge Cybersecurity Conference
The annual RSA conference was a place for the Obama White House to show its commitment to cybersecurity and have the government meet with the industry.
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There’s Something Very Weird Happening Inside Russia’s Cybersecurity World
The arrest of several of Russia’s top cybersecurity figures has led to speculation that there’s a shake-up inside the country’s national security service related to hacks surrounding the US election.
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Here’s How To Protect Your Privacy In Trump’s America
Easy tips to shield yourself from expanded government surveillance.
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Donald Trump’s Twitter Account Is A Security Disaster Waiting To Happen
With no known special security protections, @realDonaldTrump could be exploited for financial gain, to cause geopolitical instability, or worse.
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Russian Visa Center In US Target Of Apparent Hack
The hacker allegedly behind the breach, who may have swept up the personal information of thousands of Americans who have applied for Russian visas, claims he will not publicly disclose the information.
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After Trump’s Win, Secure Messaging App Signal’s Downloads Increase 400%
“I think there’s a lot of fear, given Trump’s alarming statements about surveillance and his penchant for revenge, that he will attempt to use surveillance to crush dissent.”
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Donald Trump’s Phone Could Be A National Security Crisis
“Mobile security is one of the most urgent, and challenging questions facing the security of senior members of government.”
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No, Hackers Apparently Didn’t Take Down The Entire Liberian Internet
There may have been some small outages in the west African country, but the entire country did not get taken down by the same attack that crippled US websites.
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Everything You Need To Know About A Trump Server’s Chats With A Russian Bank
“At the end of the day, we don’t know what happened.”
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Thailand Weighs New Internet Rules That Could Make Government Spying Easy
A potential revision to the country’s cybersecurity law that would make it easier to send people to jail for speaking out against the government has activists concerned.
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Meet Fancy Bear, The Russian Group Hacking The US Election
For the first time in history, Washington has accused a foreign government of trying to interfere with the US election. Sheera Frenkel investigates the Russian hacking group at the forefront of that claim — and finds they’ve been practicing for this moment for a long time.
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The Internet Is Pissed Yahoo Built The US A Custom Tool For Email Spying
The internet giant built a custom program for US intelligence to spy on hundreds of millions of users. No one was happy to hear that.
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Amid Fears Of Russian Hacks, Officials Say The US Election Is Secure
After top lawmakers accused Russia of meddling with the election, US officials insisted votes on Election Day will be secure.