House panel OKs bill to end NSA phone records program
A House panel overwhelmingly approved legislation designed to stop the bulk collection of U.S. phone records by the National Security Agency. The 25-2 vote …
How to stay safe online: CNET’s security checklist
It’s always better to be safe than sorry. Especially when it comes to your personal information. Keeping your info secure online requires you to …
Google discovers new security holes in SSL — is the entire system fundamentally flawed?
Google has discovered that an intermediate certificate authority had issued unauthorized certificates for multiple Google domains. The problem arose because the intermediate authority, MCS …
Akamai: Most Internet attacks in Q4 originated in China
A majority of the Internet attack traffic in 2014’s fourth quarter originated in China, followed by the U.S., according to cloud service provider Akamai. …
New smoking gun further ties NSA to omnipotent “Equation Group” hackers
Researchers from Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab have uncovered more evidence tying the US National Security Agency to a nearly omnipotent group of hackers who operated …
Madonna hacker indicted in Israeli court
An Israeli magistrate court has indicted a man who allegedly hacked Madonna and leaked music from her Rebel Heart album before it was released. …
BlackShades co-creator, Alex Yucel, pleads guilty
The 24-year-old Swedish man and co-creator of the infamous BlackShades remote administration tool (RAT) has plead guilty in a federal Manhattan court on Wednesday …
Lenovo Shipping PCs with Pre-Installed ‘Superfish Malware’ that Kills HTTPS
One of the most popular computer manufacturers Lenovo is being criticized for selling laptops pre-installed with invasive marketing software, or malware that, experts say, …
The NSA’s Undetectable Hard Drive Hack Was First Demonstrated a Year Ago
News broke earlier this week about the NSA’s “most sophisticated” malware yet: An undetectable backdoor that can filter information to and from a hard …
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