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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 …
One of NSA’s most precious spying tools was just uncovered
Spy agencies have some very smart tools at their disposal for their surveillance and data gathering operations, many leaks have revealed so far, but …
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