The Air Force Will Let Hackers Try to Hijack an Orbiting Satellite
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000
At the Defcon hacking conference next year, the Air Force will bring a satellite for fun and glory.
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A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect
Credit to Author: Lauren Smiley| Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:00:00 +0000
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn’t see anything. But her Fitbit did.
Read moreAfter 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000
In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.
Read moreAfter Six Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 14:00:00 +0000
In a new memoir and interview, the world’s most famous whistle-blower elucidates as never before why he stood up to mass surveillance—and his love for an internet that no longer exists.
Read more‘Simjacker’ Attack Can Track Phones Just by Sending a Text
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000
White house spying, North Korea sanctions, and more of the week’s top security news.
Read moreWhat Are Zero-Knowledge Proofs?
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 14 Sep 2019 11:00:00 +0000
How do you make blockchain and other transactions truly private? With mathematical models known as zero-knowledge proofs.
Read moreNational Security Is in Trump’s Hands
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:21:15 +0000
With the departure of John Bolton from the White House this week, even the former national security advisor’s biggest critics are worried.
Read moreNew Clues Show How Russia’s Grid Hackers Aimed for Physical Destruction
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:55:48 +0000
A fresh look at the 2016 blackout in Ukraine suggests that the cyberattack behind it was intended to cause far more damage.
Read moreIt’s Time for IoT Security’s Next Big Step
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:00:00 +0000
Connected devices are more secure than ever. That’s still not nearly enough.
Read more281 Alleged Email Scammers Arrested in Massive Global Sweep
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:46:55 +0000
The most sweeping takedown yet of so-called BEC scammers involved arrests in nearly a dozen countries.
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