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Will Interacting with the “Wrong” Post Get You Sent to Facebook Jail?

July 6, 2018

A recent Reuters report about the supposed prevalence of so-called “fake news” ahead of Mexico’s upcoming election this weekend quotes an anonymous Facebook employee who alleged that people are being …

How the CIA Spies On Your Everyday Life, According to WikiLeaks

August 4, 2017

Opinion

WikiLeaks’ latest release from the Vault 7 series of CIA leaks, sheds more light on how ordinary people can be easily tracked and targeted by the US intelligence agency through everyday electronic dev…

#Vault7: CIA’s Secret Cyberweapon can Infiltrate World’s Most Secure Networks

June 24, 2017

Miscellaneous

WikiLeaks’ latest release in its Vault7 series details how the CIA’s alleged ‘Brutal Kangaroo’ program is being used to penetrate the most secure networks in the world. Brutal Kangaroo, a tool suite f…

Watching You While You Browse: How the CIA has been Hacking Your Router

June 18, 2017

Miscellaneous

Wi-Fi routers typically sit in dusty corners of homes and offices, quietly transmitting internet accessibility to computers, tablets and phones in its immediate vicinity. However, these unpretentious …

Chasing Lazarus: A Hunt for the Infamous Hackers to Prevent Large Bank Robberies

April 9, 2017

Miscellaneous

Kaspersky Lab (www.Kaspersky.co.za) has published the results of its more-than-year-long investigation into the activity of Lazarus – a notorious hacking group allegedly responsible for the theft of 8…

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

March 24, 2017

Technology

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…

What is the CIA Hack All About? The Danger Lies in What Might be Coming Next

March 15, 2017

Opinion

The WikiLeaks exposure of thousands of documents relating to the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) hacking program, which was expanded dramatically under President Barack Obama between 2013 and 2016…