13-Year-Old Encryption Bugs Still Haunt Apps and IoT
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:42:24 +0000
RSA encryption has been around for decades. Unfortunately, so have bad implementations that leave it less secure.
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The Weird, Dark History of 8chan and Its Founder Fredrick Brennan
Credit to Author: Timothy McLaughlin| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:00:23 +0000
Fredrick Brennan is appalled by the notorious chat site’s links to right-wing extremism and mass shootings. Inside his tortured journey through the web’s cesspool and his attempt at redemption.
Read moreA Model Hospital Where the Devices Get Hacked—on Purpose
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 16:46:39 +0000
At this year’s Defcon Medical Device Village, hackers will attack real medical devices at a pretend hospital.
Read moreCloudflare Ditches 8chan. What Happens Now?
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 04:28:21 +0000
In an interview with WIRED, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explains his decision to stop protecting 8chan—and where the notorious forum goes from here.
Read moreThe Wrong Way to Talk About the El Paso Shooter’s Manifesto
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 22:40:22 +0000
The more oxygen these manifestos get, the wider their messages spread. And no one understands that better than the people posting them.
Read moreApple Contractors Will Stop Listening to Your Siri Recordings—For Now
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Facial recognition hits minors, Facebook takes down Saudi accounts, and more security news this week.
Read more5G Is Here—and Still Vulnerable to Stingray Surveillance
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 11:00:00 +0000
5G was supposed to offer new protections against so-called stingray surveillance devices. New research shows it’s anything but.
Read moreCops Are Offering Ring Doorbell Cameras in Exchange for Info
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 00:31:54 +0000
Amazon-owned Ring has cozied up to law enforcement, and critics say it’s using police departments to help market its surveillance cameras.
Read more‘Opt Out’ Is Useless. Let People Opt In
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:32:39 +0000
It’s not so crazy to want Big Tech to ask for your data—and conversations with AI assistants—before they take it.
Read moreYou’ll Get Your Equifax Money. It Just Might Take a While
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:37:21 +0000
Despite the FTC pushing people away from an Equifax cash payout, there’s a good chance you’ll get all $125. Eventually.
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