Russia Is Going to Up Its Game for the 2020 Elections
Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:22:41 +0000
“You don’t need to change votes to cause chaos,” Senator Mark Warner tells WIRED in an exclusive interview.
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Guardian Firewall iOS App Automatically Blocks the Trackers on Your Phone
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:36:20 +0000
The Guardian Firewall app gives iOS users a reprieve from the scourge of online trackers.
Read moreJohn Ratcliffe Is a Dangerous Pick for Director of National Intelligence
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 22:03:24 +0000
The director of national intelligence’s main job is to speak truth to power. Trump’s nominee, John Ratcliffe, seems destined to do the opposite.
Read moreA Hacker Stole Data From 100 Million Capital One Customers
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 02:29:02 +0000
In a criminal complaint, the FBI detailed how a hacker allegedly stole data from 100 million people—and how she got caught.
Read moreHow the West Got China’s Social Credit System Wrong
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 19:25:07 +0000
It occupies a spot next to ‘Black Mirror’ and Big Brother in popular imagination, but China’s social credit project is far more complicated than a single, all-powerful numerical score.
Read moreA Critical Device Hack, China’s Social Credit, and More News
Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 22:25:39 +0000
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.
Read moreTrump’s Cyber Czar Is Back—and He Wants to Make Hackers Suffer
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:00:00 +0000
Former White House top cybersecurity official Tom Bossert reveals his new startup, Trinity. Its focus: “active threat inference.”
Read moreA VxWorks Operating System Bug Exposes 200 Million Critical Devices
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:04:26 +0000
VxWorks is designed as a secure, “real-time” operating system for continuously functioning devices, like medical equipment, elevator controllers, or satellite modems.
Read moreWannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Won’t Go to Jail for Old Hacking Crimes
Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 13:00:00 +0000
Russian election hacks, Amazon’s police partnerships, and more security news this week.
Read moreHow to Get Your Equifax Settlement Money
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:09:06 +0000
A settlement with the FTC means Equifax will pay victims of its breach $125 or more. Make sure it pay ups.
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