New study claims that pirates make $70 million a year by spreading malware
They say crime doesn’t pay, but a new study estimates that pirates make somewhere in the range of $70 million every year by installing malware …
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The FBI finally gives a clear explanation about its problems with encryption
The FBI is still banging the drum for tech firms to give it a “backdoor” to encrypted devices and this time it’s offered a clear explanation …
Anonymous reveals the next phase in its cyber war with ISIS
To call the Anonymous cyber war on ISIS ineffectual would be an understatement. First the hacking group provided Twitter with several “wildly inaccurate” lists of supposedly ISIS-related …
FBI executive admits the organization takes advantage of zero-day exploits
Although we’ve long suspected it to be the case, Amy Hess, the executive assistant director of the FBI’s Science and Technology Branch, confirmed this week …
The 3 worst proposals we’ve seen so far for fighting ISIS
There’s nothing like a terrorist attack to make government officials seemingly lose their senses and propose bad ideas. The recent horrific ISIS related terrorist attacks in …
Obama calls for better gun control, and for tech companies to help fight terrorism
President Barack Obama all but called out encryption in a 15-minute Address to the Nation speech on Sunday night. The President touched on various subjects …
How Google, Facebook and Twitter help governments fight ISIS extremism online
The war on terror is also fought online, where hackers are targeting the ISIS online presence to limit its ability to recruit members to its …
One country wants to spy on all its encrypted Internet traffic
Western countries including the U.S. and U.K. continue to voice their concerns against encrypted devices and Internet services, saying they hinder the efforts of spy …
How the Dark Web’s favorite anonymity tool got hacked
Ask any hacker about the best ways to stay anonymous online and they’re very likely to mention something called Tor. Tor (a.k.a., The Onion Router) is …
Hackers are selling lifetime access to Netflix, HBO Go, Spotify and more for just a few dollars
It’s common practice to share your Netflix password with your loved ones and friends, but at the end of the day you’re still paying the …
Hackers vs. terrorists: How Anonymous wants to beat ISIS
The Anonymous hackers collective declared war on ISIS immediately after the Paris attacks earlier this month. In the days that followed, Anonymous took out thousands of Twitter …
Reports saying ISIS created its own cyber manual may have been exaggerated
There’s no doubt in anybody’s mind that the ISIS attacks on Paris were carefully planned and executed, with some degree of sophistication involved, at least …
The anti-Anonymous: Hacking group finds a smarter way to fight ISIS
It’s good that Anonymous has decided to declare war on Islamic State but there are questions about whether their actions are actually effective. In particular, …
Amazon suffers potential password leak, unknown number of accounts affected
The Black Friday 2015 shopping season is upon us and Amazon’s big Black Friday sale is in full swing, but some Amazon customers have received an …
Google can remotely give cops access to at least 74% of all Android devices
There’s a new interesting revelation in the debate on encryption that was reignited after the disastrous attacks on Paris in mid-November. According to a new …
Has Anonymous’s war against ISIS been doing more harm than good?
Anonymous has been leading the digital fight against Islamic State by getting some of its social media accounts on Twitter banned, but has it been …
Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft warn weaker encryption makes the bad guys stronger
In the wake of last week’s deadly terror attacks in Paris, prominent politicians and senior law-enforcement officials have said that western governments have to rethink their stance …
Loophole lets the NSA spy on your email even though it’s not allowed to anymore
The NSA and other Western spy agencies came under intense scrutiny following the massive Snowden leaks that revealed their tremendous powers when it comes to collecting …
ISIS has 24-hour help desk for terrorists
New reports detailing the activities of ISIS, which is responsible for the recent attacks on Paris, Beirut and for taking down a Russian passenger jet, …
Gunmen hold 170 hostage at Radisson Blu hotel in Mali
The terrorist attacks continue, with Mali’s capital Bamako now in the spotlight. Islamist gunmen stormed a luxury hotel in Bamako on Friday, taking 170 hostages.
Encrypted chat app Telegram reverses stance, bans 78 ISIS accounts
Some people suspect that the ISIS group involved in the November 13th attacks on Paris used encrypted apps and services to communicate, with Telegram being …
ISIS mastermind behind Paris attack killed during police raid, France confirms
French police and special forces conducted a massive raid in Paris’ suburb Saint-Denis in the early hours on Wednesday morning. Heavy gunfire and explosions were heard …
ISIS says soda can bomb detonated on Russian plane was intended for western passenger jet
A few days after the Paris attacks that left hundreds dead and injured, Russia confirmed that a homemade explosive device was detonated on board MetroJet Flight 9268 …
Selling us safety: The huge PR problem spy agencies have on their hands
The horrendous November 13th attacks on Paris are exactly what intelligence agencies have told us all along: Something bad will happen because they can’t conduct …
Anonymous wants you to help take down ISIS – here’s how
We already know that Anonymous is hard at work trying to cripple Islamic State’s online operations — and now it wants your help. Per The International Business …
Hackers vs. terrorists: Over 6,000 ISIS Twitter accounts taken down
A brand new kind of war emerged in the aftermath of the November 13th attacks on Paris, as Anonymous hackers declared ISIS a primary target in …
Heavy shooting, explosions and deaths in Paris: SWAT raid targets alleged ISIS mastermind behind attacks
For most people around the world, Wednesday morning started off just like another regular day of the week. But Parisians in a neighborhood situated less …
Reasons to never rely on fingerprints over passwords
Touch ID and other fingerprint scanning technologies are wonderfully convenient additions to our smartphones that enable easy mobile payments and quick device unlocking. However, Elliot …
ISIS bombed Russian plane with homemade explosive device weighing under 3 pounds
All the annoying checks you go through before boarding a plane are supposed to increase security and thwart terrorists’ ambitions. But it looks like these …
Anonymous kicks off cyberwar against ISIS, gets 900 Twitter accounts banned
Even people who aren’t normally fans of Anonymous probably won’t object to the hacker collective using its powers to take on Islamic State, the hated …
