DEA Used Malware Without Laying Out Privacy Risks
According to a Freedom of Information request, the DEA does not have any Privacy Impact Assessments related to using Hacking […]
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1Password adds a ‘travel mode’ to keep your passwords safe at the border
1Password received a handy new feature last week that allows the app to temporarily remove all passwords, credit cards, and […]
Tricking “secure” Samsung Galaxy S8 iris scanner can be easy
While fingerprint scanners are pretty common feature on smartphones now, Samsung is trying to further with iris scanners stating it makes […]
The next big personal data attack waiting to happen…
With data security of all organisations under significant threat from external actors, all organisations need to review the security of […]
Ransomware attack is why we can’t have security backdoors, say privacy advocates
Cybertools allegedly stolen from the NSA were used to craft the WannaCry ransomware. Privacy experts are calling the global ransomware […]
Germany′s highest court rules IP addresses may be saved in interest of cybersecurity
Cybersecurity takes priority over a person’s data protection rights in some cases, the Federal Court has ruled. This specifically refers […]
Daily Report: Evidence Points to North Korea in Ransomware Attack
Security researchers have found striking similarities in the code used in the global attack to that used in previous breaches […]
Cyber attack eases, hacking group threatens to sell code
Shadow Brokers, the group that has taken credit for that leak, threatened on Tuesday to release more recent code to […]
How to escape the online spies
Whether you’re tweeting, shopping or just browsing, internet companies are monitoring you. Here’s how to evade the snoopers Source: How […]
NSA officials worried about the day its potent hacking tool would get loose. Then it did.
When the National Security Agency began using a new hacking tool called EternalBlue, those entrusted with deploying it marveled at […]
Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World
IN MID-APRIL, an arsenal of powerful software tools apparently designed by the NSA to infect and control Windows computers was leaked […]
5 things we learned from WanaCryptor, the biggest ransomware attack in internet history
On Friday, some hospitals in the United Kingdom were struck with a peculiar attack: computers taken over, data inside encrypted […]