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NSA director defends plan to maintain ‘backdoors’ into technology companies
The National Security Agency director, Mike Rogers, on Monday sought to calm a chorus of doubts about the government’s plans to maintain built-in access …
Prevent your Mac password from being bypassed
A nefarious individual could purloin your Mac and bypass your user account password in order to access your data or wipe your system clean …
Gemalto investigates claims that gov’t spies hacked SIM card encryption keys
SIM card maker Gemalto has responded to claims made in recent Snowden leaks that government spies hacked encryption keys it used to protect cell …
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, …
How “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at lastHow “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at last
How “omnipotent” hackers tied to NSA hid for 14 years—and were found at last
In 2009, one or more prestigious researchers received a CD by mail that contained pictures and other materials from a recent scientific conference they …
Uh-oh: Samsung smart TVs don’t encrypt your captured voice data
Samsung does not encrypt voice recordings that are collected and transmitted by its smart TVs to a third party service, even though the company …
Citizenfour: The Crypto Tools That Made The Snowden Film a Reality
Most of the American public is probably not familiar with journalist Laura Poitras, however she played an integral role in the publication of the …
ISPs Removing Their Customers’ Email Encryption
Recently, Verizon was caught tampering with its customer’s web requests to inject a tracking super-cookie. Another network-tampering threat to user safety has come to …
Home Depot says 53 million emails stolen
Along with stealing 56 million credit cards from Home Depot, hackers also got their hands on more than 53 million email addresses, the world’s …
FBI Holds Secret Meeting To Scare Congress Into Backdooring Phone Encryption
In September, both Apple and Google announced plans to encrypt information on iOS and Android devices by default. Almost immediately, there was a collective …
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