How to steal cash from an ATM using just an iPod nano and a piece of plastic
There’s a new and depressingly simple way to steal cash from ATMs and rob other people’s bank accounts, Business Insider informs us. Apparently, thieves have started …
Security
Massive Verizon security hole made accessing private customer information a breeze
Verizon made headlines this week with the surprise $4.4 billion acquisition of AOL, but a new report from BuzzFeed reveals that a major security flaw …
‘Breaking Bad’ themed malware has been discovered
Security researchers at Symantec recently discovered a new piece of malware that, believe it or not, incorporates a number of themes from the hit TV …
Study finds many Android apps connect to a frightening number of shady tracking sites
By now we’re all familiar with the upsides and downsides to the Google Play store’s approach to vetting apps: The upside is that it’s incredibly …
Warning: Uber may have been hacked – change your password immediately
After a Motherboard report in March said that details for at least some Uber accounts had been accessed by hackers who were selling them online for …
This is the stupidest argument against iPhone and Android encryption we’ve ever heard
Why are we so suspicious of law enforcement officials who are howling bloody murder about Apple and Google’s decision to encrypt smartphone traffic? Largely because …
Watch: A hacker has learned how to crack almost any Master Lock code in 8 tries or less
We mostly think of hackers as people who use their knowledge of coding to virtually break into computer systems. It turns out, however, that hackers …
Russian hackers accessed Obama’s email in ‘worrisome’ White House hit
Last year, hackers hit the unclassified computer network of the White House, accessing in the process the email correspondence between President Obama and some of …
Why Groupon refused to pay a security researcher who discovered serious XSS bugs
It’s very common these days for tech companies Google and Microsoft to offer hackers and security researchers big bucks if they’re able to find security …
How to use free public Wi-Fi without hackers stealing your data
Free public Wi-Fi hotspots are terrific. They offer users quick and reliable Internet connections where cellular reception is spotty. And even in areas with strong …
Scary Galaxy S5 scanner flaw will let hackers copy your fingerprints
Well, let’s hope you never used the Galaxy S5’s fingerprint scanner. Forbes reports that researchers from security firm FireEye have found a scary flaw in …
Security flaw lets attackers cripple your iPhone and there’s no way to stop them
Wondering how difficult it is for attackers to cripple your iPhone? The answer isn’t going to make you happy — in a nutshell, all the …
‘Rootpipe’ OS X Yosemite security vulnerability not as patched as initially believed
A “Rootpipe” backdoor in various Mac OS X versions, or a security flaw that could give hackers full access to a Mac without authentication, was …
Do this now: Set up all your passwords the Snowden way
A few weeks ago, Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver travelled all the way to Russia to interview Edward Snowden. Snowden, of course is responsible for numerous leaks that …
1,500 iPhone apps have a serious flaw that hackers can easily exploit
While security companies usually detail vulnerabilities in Android that hackers can use for malicious purposes, analytics service SourceDNA uncovered an encryption flaw that may affect as …
Manhattan DA makes the most over-the-top claim about iPhone encryption we’ve heard yet
We’ve heard a lot of hysterical claims from law enforcement officials about all the awful things that will happen if Apple and Google encrypt their …
Government watchdog says that in-flight WiFi could allow hackers to hijack planes
In a report released earlier this week, U.S. government watchdog group GAO (Government Accountability Office) warned that the increasing connectivity of our aircraft, from flight tracking …
A CIA-backed company may be scanning all your Facebook chats
If you thought your Facebook chats are safe from prying eyes, you’re apparently wrong. Bosnadev says that Facebook’s chats are being scanned by a CIA-funded …
There’s finally a tool to free you from the ransomware holding your PC hostage
Of all the malicious software out there that we have to be afraid of, ransomware may very well be the most sinister. As its name …
John Oliver interviewed Edward Snowden on Last Week Tonight – watch it here
Edward Snowden was behind one of the biggest leaks of classified information in modern history. The only problem is that most of the information that …
Google is scanning your Android devices, but don’t worry – it’s for all the right reasons
This probably won’t come as much of a surprise, but Google is scanning every single app that finds its way on to your phone, whether …
Google claims a major victory in its battle against Android malware
Concerns about Android malware really are overblown many times — after all, you’re most likely safe as long as you only download apps from the official …
You can finally stop Verizon’s supercookies from tracking you – here’s how
By now you’ve undoubtedly heard of Verizon’s “supercookies,” the unstoppable tracking cookies that Verizon uses to track every single unencrypted website you visit on your …
Warning: Your Uber account might be up for sale on the black market
Hackers may have hit Uber and stolen user account details including log-in credentials, full names, the last four digits of credit card numbers and telephone …
Why your password isn’t as safe or secure as you think
Because people are generally unable to come up with rock-solid passwords on their own, many websites that require user-generated passwords employ “password strength meters” which inform users …
Do this now: Secure your home Wi-Fi network with just one click
Recent reports have shown that Wi-Fi routers are frequent targets for hackers who try to reroute some of the Internet traffic from the homes of unsuspecting …
EU: Don’t use Facebook if you’re worried about NSA snooping
The many Snowden revelations, which have detailed the advanced spying and mass data collection operations conducted by some of the world’s most important agencies including the …
No one is safe: All 4 major web browsers hacked at Pwn2Own
Given the myriad of security mechanisms and technologies tech companies have developed, it’s easy to fall into a sense of complacency and think that what you’re …
How Cisco customers avoid NSA tampering
While the NSA certainly has the technical chops to eavesdrop, monitor, and intercept all types of electronic communications, they’re also not afraid to employ more …
Cops are investing in an expensive new spy tool that they’re forbidden from talking about in public
A new spy tool that’s being referred to as StingRay or KingFish is a sophisticated cell phone spying and tracking tool that’s so secret that …
