The Dark Web Gets Darker With Rise of the 'Evolution' Drug Market
• Wired.comIn the digital drug trade as in the physical one, taking out one kingpin only makes room for another ready to satisfy the market's endless demand.
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Hacking, Cyber Security
'Bitcoin Jesus' Offers Bounties to Hunt Down Hackers and Thieves
• Wired.comRoger Ver is so well known for his role in the rise of the world's most popular digital currency that some people call him "The Bitcoin Jesus."
Navy Illegally Hacking 'All Civilian Computers' in Several States
• http://www.prisonplanet.com, Mikael Thalen"It has become a routine practice for the Navy to conduct surveillance of all the civilian computers in an entire state…"
Leak of '5 Million Gmail passwords' creates security flap
• The RegisterPlain-text passwords and account names linked to five million Gmail accounts have been leaked onto several Russian forums. Security experts had already confirmed the data seemed legit, albeit approximately three years old, before Google put up its
Russian Hackers Publish Passwords To Nearly 5 Million Email Accounts
• http://www.businessinsider.comA user of a Russian cryptocurrency forum has published a list of nearly 5 million email accounts and their passwords.
FBI's Story of Finding Silk Road's Server Sounds a Lot Like Hacking
• http://www.wired.comTo hear the FBI tell it, tracking down the secret server behind the billion-dollar drug market known as the Silk Road was as easy as knocking on a door.
Security clearance contractor to lose gov't work
• Associated PressThe early August cyberattack against USIS' computer network compromised the files of 25,000 Homeland Security Department workers and is under investigation by the FBI in what it described as a "state-sponsored attack."
Someone's Threatening to Expose Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto
• Wired.comSomeone has taken over the email account belonging to bitcoin's secretive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, saying he will sell Nakamoto's secrets for money.
It Depends On Who Does The Hacking
• Simple JusticeWhen Weev Auernheimer exploited a mistake in the configuration of AT&T's access for iPads, the government prosecuted him. When the government wanted to nail Silk Road's Dread Pirate Roberts, the shoe was on the other foot.
FBI's Story of Finding Silk Road's Server Sounds a Lot Like Hacking
• Wired.comTo hear the FBI tell it, tracking down the secret server behind the billion-dollar drug market known as the Silk Road was as easy as knocking on a door.
Someone's Threatening to Expose Bitcoin Founder Satoshi Nakamoto
• http://www.wired.com, By Robert McMillanSomeone has taken over the email account belonging to bitcoin's secretive creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, saying he will sell Nakamoto's secrets for money.
The Police Tool That Pervs Use to Steal Nude Pics From Apple's iCloud
• http://www.wired.comAs nude celebrity photos spilled onto the web over the weekend, blame for the scandal has rotated from the scumbag hackers who stole the images to a researcher who released a tool used to crack victims' iCloud passwords to Apple, whose security flaws
Hacker breached HealthCare.gov insurance site
• http://www.marketwatch.comA hacker broke into part of the HealthCare.gov insurance enrollment website in July and uploaded malicious software, according to federal officials.
Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls
• http://www.popsci.comEvery smart phone has a secondary OS, which can be hijacked by high-tech hackers
'Find My iPhone' exploit may be to blame for celebrity photo hacks (update)
• http://www.engadget.comWe don't need to rake over the gory details here, but in the last 12 hours, the internet has lost its "you know what" over some leaked celebrity photos.
A Google Site Meant to Protect You Is Helping Hackers Attack You
• http://www.wired.com, By Kim ZetterBefore companies like Microsoft and Apple release new software, the code is reviewed and tested to ensure it works as planned and to find any bugs.
Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande Among Celebrities Exposed...
• http://variety.comJennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, Ariana Grande Among Celebrities Exposed in Massive Nude Photo Leak.
The Server Needs To Die To Save The Internet - Article on MaidSafe
• Daily Paul.comTip of the hat to Ernest Hancock, and the DP's Joη for this great article.
Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls
• popsci.comEvery smart phone has a secondary OS, which can be hijacked by high-tech hackers
The Rise Of The Crypto Phone
• popsci.comCell phones just got a whole lot more secure.
FBI Investigates 'Anonymous' For Attacking Home Computers Of Ferguson Police Officers
• Business InsiderThe FBI has launched an investigation into a series of attacks on the personal computers and online accounts of officers on the Ferguson, Missouri police department, CNN reports.
Your Anonymous Posts to Secret Aren't Anonymous After All
• http://www.wired.com, By Kevin PoulsenWhite hat hacker Ben Caudill is halfway through his sandwich when he casually reaches over to his iPhone, swipes the screen a few times, then holds it up to me. "Is that you?" he asks.
New Search Engine Promises to Keep Your Data Private
• usnews.comPrivate.me says it encrypts, dices and geographically segregates data.
Hacking Airliners, Ships, and More Through Satellite Communications
• securitywatch.pcmag.comDuring one of the most anticipated Black Hat presentations, IOActive's Ruben Santamarta demonstrated the numerous flaws he discovered in satellite communication systems
BitTorrent Sync Apps Offer Escape From Big Brother
• http://www.wired.com, By Ryan TateBig app-makers are grabbing all the personal data they can these days.
Over a Billion Passwords Stolen? Not so fast.
• .This weird New York Times story that a Russian criminal gang has stolen over 1.2 billion passwords. Yesterday, Forbes wrote that Hold Security is charging people $120 to tell them if they're in the stolen-password database:
Active attack on Tor network tried to decloak users for five months
• ars technicaOfficials with the Tor privacy service have uncovered an attack that may have revealed identifying information or other clues of people operating or accessing anonymous websites and other services over a five-month span beginning in February.
Meet 'Project Zero,' Google's Secret Team of Bug-Hunting Hackers
• http://www.wired.com, Andy GreenbergWhen 17-year-old George Hotz became the world's first hacker to crack AT&T's lock on the iPhone in 2007, the companies officially ignored him while scrambling to fix the bugs his work exposed.
Google's 'Security Princess' Leads A Team Of Hackers Paid To Think Like Criminals
• http://www.businessinsider.com"Security Princess" is the actual title Google's Parisa Tabriz has on her business cards.
The 1s and 0s behind cyber warfare
• ted.comChris Domas is a cybersecurity researcher, operating on what's become a new front of war, "cyber."
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