Hackers steal up to $1 billion from banks
• http://finance.yahoo.com, By Mae AndersonCybersecurity firm says international hacking ring steals up to $1 billion from banks
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Cybersecurity summit: Will government, businesses cooperate more?
• csmonitor.comPresident Obama urged US companies at a cybersecurity summit Friday to partner with the government in meeting cyberthreats. But some tech giants and privacy advocates are still wary of government's role.
Cybersecurity summit: Will government, businesses cooperate more?
• csmonitor.comPresident Obama urged US companies at a cybersecurity summit Friday to partner with the government in meeting cyberthreats. But some tech giants and privacy advocates are still wary of government's role.
Cybersecurity summit: Will government, businesses cooperate more?
• csmonitor.comPresident Obama urged US companies at a cybersecurity summit Friday to partner with the government in meeting cyberthreats. But some tech giants and privacy advocates are still wary of government's role.
The NSA Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From US Cyberattacks
• http://www.wired.com,BY KIM ZETTERAfter the Stuxnet digital weapon was discovered on machines in Iran in 2010, many security researchers warned that US adversaries would learn from this and other US attacks and develop similar techniques to target America and its allies.
The NSA Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From US Cyberattacks
• http://www.wired.com,BY KIM ZETTERAfter the Stuxnet digital weapon was discovered on machines in Iran in 2010, many security researchers warned that US adversaries would learn from this and other US attacks and develop similar techniques to target America and its allies.
A Crypto Trick That Makes Software Nearly Impossible to Reverse-Engineer
• Wired.comSoftware reverse engineering, the art of pulling programs apart to figure out how they work, is what makes it possible for sophisticated hackers to scour code for exploitable bugs.
Western Spy Agencies Secretly Rely on Hackers for Intel and Expertise
• The InterceptThe US, UK and Canadian governments characterize hackers as a criminal menace, warn of threats they pose to critical infrastructure, and aggressively prosecute them, but they also secretly exploit their information and expertise
The government's cyberterrorism 'concerns' are a pretext for their own hacking operation
• http://www.theguardian.com,Jeremy HammondInvoking the threat of terrorism is the most common mechanism used to deny citizens both due process and free speech in the 21st century
The government's cyberterrorism 'concerns' are a pretext for their own hacking operation
• http://www.theguardian.com,Jeremy HammondInvoking the threat of terrorism is the most common mechanism used to deny citizens both due process and free speech in the 21st century
WESTERN SPY AGENCIES SECRETLY RELY ON HACKERS FOR INTEL AND EXPERTISE
• https://firstlook.org,BY GLENN GREENWALDThe U.S., U.K. and Canadian governments characterize hackers as a criminal menace, warn of the threats they allegedly pose to critical infrastructure, and aggressively prosecute them, but they are also secretly exploiting their information and expert
North Dakota Insurance Head to Chair National Cybersecurity Task Force
• claimsjournal.comThe National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) announced that North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm has been selected to chair a new task force on cybersecurity.
Secret 'BADASS' Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones
• firstlook.org/theinterceptBritish and Canadian spy agencies accumulated sensitive data on smartphone users, including location, app preferences, and unique device identifiers, by piggybacking on ubiquitous software..
The FTC Wants All Your Internet-Connected Things To be Secure
• popsci.comData should be protected and not used in ways consumers don't want
WTF! It Should Not Be Illegal to Hack Your Own Car's Computer
• WiredCars have a profound legacy of tinkering. Hobbyists have always modded them, rearranged their guts, and reframed their exteriors. The Electronic Frontier Foundation just had to ask permission from the Copyright Office for
Did feds mount a sustained attack on Tor to decloak crime suspects?
• ars technicaLast week's arrest of a man alleged to help run the Silk Road 2.0 online drug bazaar has touched off speculation he was identified using a controversial attack that for six months last year systematically worked to deanonymize users
Hacker's List Website Lets You Anonymously Hire Hackers
• http://www.immortal.org-Victor JohnsonHacker's List is a website which allows you to anonymously hire what it claims are "professional" hackers to perform hacks ranging from hacking into Facebook and e-mail accounts to taking down websites and changing academic grades.
Activist pulls off clever Wi-Fi honeypot to protest surveillance state
• ars technicaThe chairman of the youth wing of the Swedish Pirate Party successfully fooled attendees at a major Swedish security and defense conference into connecting to an open Wi-Fi network that he controlled--to protest mass digital surveillance.
The Free Encryption App That Wants to Replace Gmail, Dropbox, and HipChat
• WiredPeerio, an "encrypted productivity suite" meant to help individual users and businesses encrypt everything from IMs to online file storage. The software, initially launching as a Windows and Mac app as well as a Chrome plugin but coming to mobile
The Digital Arms Race: NSA Preps America for Future Battle
• der SpiegelPoliterain is not a project associated with a conventional company. It is run by a US government intelligence organization, the National Security Agency. More precisely, it's operated by the NSA's digital snipers with Tailored Access Operations
Meet KeySweeper, the $10 USB charger that steals MS keyboard strokes
• ars technicaThe highly stealthy keystroke logger can be built by someone with only slightly above-average technical skills for as little as $10. Called KeySweeper, it's a device that sniffs, decrypts, logs, and transmits all input typed into a
President Obama's New Cybersecurity Proposal Is Already Facing Skepticism
• The National JournalHoping to capitalize on the recent Sony breach, President Obama unveiled legislation that would create a friendlier environment for companies and government to share information about cyberthreats and security vulnerabilities.
ISIS Hack of Pentagon Twitter Accounts Traced Back to Maryland
• InfowarsAccording to the group which identifies itself as Anonymous, the ISIS hack of the Pentagon's Twitter accounts traces back to Maryland – home of the National Security Agency.
FBI Director: Sony's 'Sloppy' North Korean Hackers Revealed Their IP Addresses
• http://www.wired.com-ANDY GREENBERGThe Obama administration has been tightlipped about its controversial naming of the North Korean government as the definitive source of the hack that eviscerated Sony Pictures Entertainment late last year.
Lavabit founder wants to make "dark" e-mail secure by default
• ars technicaLadar Levison is most well-known as the founder of the secure e-mail service Lavabit, which he shut down in mid-2013 in an effort to avoid being forced to comply with a US government demand to turn over users' e-mails.
Major Bitcoin Exchange Bitstamp Goes Offline After Possible Hack
• Wired.comNot even a year has passed since top bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox collapsed into a pit of burning money, blaming a hacking incident for a nearly half-billion dollar meltdown and bankruptcy.
Jury rights activists rally in NYC around Silk Road trial
• Libertarian News ExaminerJury rights activist James Babb issued a press release Friday announcing a month-long jury nullification campaign in the area around the US courthouse in Manhattan to coincide with the Ulbricht trial. The protest will feature large phone kiosk advert
NORTH KOREA/SONY STORY SHOWS HOW EAGERLY U.S. MEDIA STILL REGURGITATE...
• https://firstlook.org-Glenn GreenwaldNORTH KOREA/SONY STORY SHOWS HOW EAGERLY U.S. MEDIA STILL REGURGITATE GOVERNMENT CLAIMS.
The Sony Hack Fraud
• http://original.antiwar.com, by Justin RaimondoA classic case of confirmation bias
FBI Won't Stop Blaming North Korea for Sony Hack -- Despite New Evidence
• http://www.thedailybeast.com, Shane HarrisThe Bureau keeps publicly condemning Pyongyang for the Sony hack. But privately, it is listening to other theories, including those about an inside job.
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