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CIA’s NightSkies Tool can Hack, Remotely Control iPhones Without User Knowing

March 24, 2017

WikiLeaks has revealed the CIA’s alleged ability to infiltrate and control iPhones through a tool called NightSkies, which is physically installed onto factory fresh iPhones and allows the CIA to moni…

WhatsApp, Telegram ‘Severe’ Security Flaw Pinpointed Following #Vault7 Release

March 17, 2017

Technology

A flaw in popular messenger apps WhatsApp and Telegram, which could allow hackers to gain access to hundreds of millions of accounts using the very encryption software designed to keep them out, has b…

Wi-Fi’s Infidelity – What’s That?

March 4, 2017

Technology

How many readers know what the term “Wi-Fi” is the contraction for? It’s tech speak for “Wireless Fidelity.” And, nothing is more of an oxymoron than Wi-Fi, which is extremely vulnerable to all sorts …

Cloudflare Leak: Here Are The Passwords You Should Change Immediately

February 26, 2017

Technology

If you have or had accounts on Fitbit, Uber, OkCupid, Medium, or Yelp, you should probably change your passwords. In a blog post published on Thursday, the web performance and security company Cloudfl…

How Palantir Helped the NSA Spy on the Whole World

February 23, 2017

Technology

Donald Trump has inherited the most powerful machine for spying ever devised. How this petty, vengeful man might wield and expand the sprawling American spy apparatus, already vulnerable to abuse, is …

Web-Based Brain Damage and Mindless Data Consumption

February 18, 2017

Technology

“Even though we think we’re getting a lot done, ironically, multitasking makes us demonstrably less efficient.” ~Daniel J. Levitin, Neuroscientist Web-Based Brain Damage Evidence is mounting that our …

Is Snap Inc. Building a Wearable Face Recognition Device for the NSA?

February 16, 2017

Technology

Last week, Evan Spiegel of Snap Inc. unveiled his first hardware product Spectacles to a few journalists. Wall Street Journal author Seth Stevenson recalls how Spiegel invited him into “a small confer…

Scary Fileless Malware Infects Banks Worldwide

February 10, 2017

Technology

Fileless malware, much like what has previously only been seen in nation-sponsored cyberattacks, is now “going mainstream,” as criminal hackers begin using the same in-memory bug on banks, government …