U.S. Customs officials are permitted by law to look at anything stored on your laptop, phone, or other devices when you’re crossing the border. Border agents are allowed to look at information stored on remote servers, even if it’s accessible through apps on the device. But if a device “or portions of the content on the … Continue reading “Your cloud data is off limits to border agents, but not your locked devices”
AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the largest illegal drug markets on the so-called dark web, were raided and shut down by international police operations, the BBC reports. Alleged AlphaBay founder Alexandre Cazes was arrested in Thailand earlier this month, found with a laptop open and logged in to the site, enabling authorities to access the … Continue reading “How a Hotmail address gave away the web’s largest drug market”
AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the largest illegal drug markets on the so-called dark web, were raided and shut down by international police operations, the BBC reports.
Three Square Market drew the internet’s attention this weekend with plans to offer voluntary microchip implants to its employees to let them access vending machines and unlock doors in its offices. The company makes automated vending kiosks called “micro markets” for corporate break rooms, but its corporate parentage may not help with the Orwellian associations: Three Square … Continue reading “That company microchipping its employees is owned by a major prison vendor”
Three Square Market drew the internet’s attention this weekend with plans to offer voluntary microchip implants to its employees to let them access vending machines and unlock doors in its offices.
Amid widespread concerns about the security of connected devices, security researchers have demonstrated that internet-connected car washes can be hacked to trap drivers, soak them with water, or even attack them with the wash bay doors, Kim Zetter reports at Motherboard. Researchers from WhiteScope and QED Secure Solutions found a way to hijack internet-enabled automated car washes … Continue reading “Car wash hack could be the first to cause the Internet of Things to “physically attack someone””
Amid widespread concerns about the security of connected devices, security researchers have demonstrated that internet-connected car washes can be hacked to trap drivers, soak them with water, or even attack them with the wash bay doors, Kim Zetter reports at Motherboard.
President Trump told a group of police officers at a Long Island speech on immigration and law enforcement not to be “too nice” when arresting suspects, drawing laughter from the crowd, The Hill reports. Speaking about federal efforts to combat the gang MS-13, blamed for a series of murders on Long Island in recent months, Trump … Continue reading “Trump tells police not to be “too nice” when arresting suspects”
President Trump told a group of police officers at a Long Island speech on immigration and law enforcement not to be “too nice” when arresting suspects, drawing laughter from the crowd, The Hill reports.
Pyotr Levashov, an alleged spammer based in Russia, appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday facing extradition to the United States, the Associated Press reports. He is alleged to have operated a large botnet, using hacked computers to send unwanted commercial emails. He’s one of at least five Russians arrested on U.S.-linked cybercrime charges while traveling … Continue reading “Alleged Russian spammer arrested in Spain amid U.S. crackdown”
Pyotr Levashov, an alleged spammer based in Russia, appeared in a Madrid court Wednesday facing extradition to the United States, the Associated Press reports. He is alleged to have operated a large botnet, using hacked computers to send unwanted commercial emails.
A massive hack of HBO’s computer network has already led to the leaking of an apparent script for Game of Thrones and other unreleased content, and insiders fear emails and other internal data could be next, stirring memories of the infamous 2014 Sony Pictures hack, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Sony hack revealed embarrassing and … Continue reading “HBO’s Sony moment: Hack stirs fears of email leaks or worse”
A massive hack of HBO’s computer network has already led to the leaking of an apparent script for Game of Thrones and other unreleased content, and insiders fear emails and other internal data could be next, stirring memories of the infamous 2014 Sony Pictures hack, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Sony hack revealed embarrassing and insensitive comments by studio insiders about films and their stars, cost the studio at least $15 million, and led to the depature of co-chair Amy Pascal. The amount of data involved in the HBO hack could be even greater–1.5 terabytes compared to 200 gigabytes in the Sony attack, according to The Hollywood Reporter–and the hack comes at a sensitive time, as AT&T is seeking to acquire HBO parent Time Warner.
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, a retired Marine fighter pilot, announced she’s seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Kentucky Representative Andy Barr in 2018 in a video trending on YouTube. In the video, McGrath highlights her military success, saying she was the first woman Marine to fly an F-18 in combat, and critiques Barr’s support … Continue reading “Female fighter pilot’s inspiring congressional run video just went viral”
Lt. Col. Amy McGrath, a retired Marine fighter pilot, announced she’s seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Kentucky Representative Andy Barr in 2018 in a video trending on YouTube.
Three Square Market, the Wisconsin vending tech company that stirred up controversy by offering implantable RFID chips to its employees, held a party Monday where experts injected the chips into workers with syringes. Tortilla chips were also served, according to footage from news station WRAL. The company shared some comments from employees who opted in … Continue reading “Watch these workers get RFID microchipped at their company’s “chip party””
Three Square Market, the Wisconsin vending tech company that stirred up controversy by offering implantable RFID chips to its employees, held a party Monday where experts injected the chips into workers with syringes. Tortilla chips were also served, according to footage from news station WRAL.
Hackers at this year’s Defcon made some disturbing discoveries about the vulnerability of voting machines.
Last weekend, hackers and researchers attending the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas weren’t surprised to find out how vulnerable electronic voting machines are to hacking when they tested their security defenses. But it was a wake-up call to several dozen election officials visiting the event, who used the occasion to get some valuable advice to better prepare them for upcoming elections in 2018 and 2020 amid widespread concerns over Russian hacking of voting systems.
Self-proclaimed “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli has been convicted of securities fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. A jury found Shkreli guilty of two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and not guilty of five other charges, CNBC reports. He faces up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors said … Continue reading “Martin Shkreli found guilty of fraud (as another Martin Shkreli was arraigned for money laundering)”
Self-proclaimed “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli has been convicted of securities fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. A jury found Shkreli guilty of two counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud, and not guilty of five other charges, CNBC reports.
North Korea has successfully produced miniaturized nuclear warheads that fit inside its missiles, according to a secret U.S. intelligence report cited by the Washington Post. The Asian nation is rapidly moving toward building intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the U.S. mainland and has threatened “physical action” in response to new United Nations sanctions approved last … Continue reading “As North Korea preps missile-ready nukes and threatens “physical action,” a vacationing Trump tweets”
North Korea has successfully produced miniaturized nuclear warheads that fit inside its missiles, according to a secret U.S. intelligence report cited by the Washington Post.
It’s highly unlikely Uber actually had anything to do with 9 kilograms of suspected heroin and fentanyl, some in glassine bags stamped with the company’s name, that were seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency in New York on Friday. But, as Gothamist reports, one of four men allegedly found with the drugs was a driver … Continue reading “Uber driver’s special delivery: fentanyl stamped “Uber””
It’s highly unlikely Uber actually had anything to do with 9 kilograms of suspected heroin and fentanyl, some in glassine bags stamped with the company’s name, that were seized by the Drug Enforcement Agency in New York on Friday. But, as Gothamist reports, one of four men allegedly found with the drugs was a driver for the ride-hailing service, and it’s certainly not the news the company needs after its recent troubles.
Microgravity medical research in space is accelerating—and giving scientists new hope in finding cures for earthly diseases.
When the next Elon Musk SpaceX supply rocket blasts off Thursday for the International Space Station, it will be carrying some extra special cargo—hope in the war on Parkinson’s Disease.
The engineer’s first media appearances–on conservative YouTube channels–follow his filing of a labor complaint against Google over his termination this week.
James Damore, the engineer fired by Google on Monday for circulating a controversial memo questioning the company’s diversity efforts and “ideological echo chambers,” has made at least two appearances on right-wing YouTube channels in the past 24 hours.
The country’s isolation from the rest of the world makes it difficult for hackers and malware to invade the nuclear program.
President Trump warned Tuesday that future threats to the United States from North Korea “will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”
Political Twitter bots, many with ties to Russia, didn’t go away after the election, and experts say they’re getting more sophisticated.
James Damore, the Google engineer recently fired for his controversial memo on workplace diversity and women in tech, has quickly become a cause célèbre for the political right. He’s already appeared on at least two conservative YouTube broadcasts, and his memo has received praise from right-wing publications like Breitbart. But according to researchers at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, Damore’s story has also gone viral, thanks partly to a network of Twitter trolls and bots with ties to the Russian regime.
Airlines say tests of facial recognition tech at the boarding gate are winning smiles and thumbs-up from passengers, but civil libertarians urge caution.
For frequent flyers, anything that speeds their way through the nightmare of a crowded airport is a good thing, no? The latest effort toward that end is the expanding use of biometrics: The passenger’s face, essentially, becomes their boarding pass. Goodbye paper. Goodbye apps.
The Ukrainian hacker is a witness for the FBI, which has built up its cybersecurity presence in Kiev.
A Ukrainian hacker who authored malware used in last year’s hack on the Democratic National Committee is now a witness for the FBI.
Your phone, TV, or connected device could become a sonar spy, as white hat hackers at the University of Washington give new meaning to bad music.
Forget your classic listening device: Researchers at the University of Washington have demonstrated that phones, smart TVs, Amazon Echo-like assistants, and other devices equipped with speakers and microphones could be used by hackers as clandestine sonar “bugs” capable of tracking your location in a room.