Apple and Starbucks could have avoided being hacked if they'd taken this simple step
• phys.orgApple and Starbucks are two of the world's most trusted companies, but they both recently fell victim to security hacks.
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Hacking, Cyber Security
FBI: Plane hacker claims he hacked hard and often
• Prison PlanetDOCUMENTS PULLED from the FBI reveal that Chris Roberts, the security researcher who was removed from a flight over security concerns, carried out a number of attacks and even managed to make a plane change course.
The GitHub for Kids Urges Them to Be Inventors, Not Users
• Wired.comFor Alex Klein, online forums were not an altogether friendly place to get an education in coding.
Top NSA Official Who Created the Global Digital Surveillance System:
• Lewrockwell.comFire the U.S. Intelligence Agencies … Hire Anonymous to Protect Us, Instead
Programmer Convicted in Bizarre Goldman Sachs Case--Again
• WiredA former Goldman Sachs programmer has been convicted for the second time on charges he misused his former employer's code, a new chapter to an bizarre and controversial case that has drawn much unwanted attention to
Will new laws give federal cybercops too much power?
• http://popularliberty.com, By JennyWrenCritics say the bills are about surveillance not security
White House Admits Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails
• zerohedge.comIt appears a breach of the White House's unclassified computer system last year was far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged.
Hackers temporarily take control of Tesla's website, Elon Musk's Twitter account
• theverge.comEarlier today, Tesla's Twitter account and website were taken over by some nefarious jokesters.
The Pentagon is trying to recruit Silicon Valley to join 'Team America'
• theverge.comWill techies do a tour of duty in 'the force of the future'?
How to Detect Sneaky NSA 'Quantum Insert' Attacks
• http://www.wired.com, KIM ZETTERAMONG ALL OF the NSA hacking operations exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden over the last two years, one in particular has stood out for its sophistication and stealthiness.
New Dark-Web Market Is Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Hackers
• http://www.wired.com, ANDY GREENBERGHACKERS HAVE FOR years bought and sold their secrets in a de facto gray market for zero-day exploits--intrusion techniques for which no software patch exists.
House Passes Cybersecurity Bill Despite Privacy Protests
• http://www.wired.com, ANDY GREENBERGCONGRESS IS HELLBENT on passing a cybersecurity bill that can stop the wave of hacker breaches hitting American corporations. And they're not letting the protests of a few dozen privacy and civil liberties organizations get in their way.
'Aaron's Law' Is Back to Try to Reform Overbroad US Hacking Laws
• motherboard.vice.comThe controversial anti-hacking law called Computer Fraud or Abuse Act, or CF?AA, was passed more than 30 years ago, before the internet came into everyone's life, and even before the first virus spread online.
'Aaron's Law' Is Back to Try to Reform Overbroad US Hacking Laws
• by LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAIThe controversial anti-hacking law called Computer Fraud or Abuse Act, or CF?AA, was passed more than 30 years ago, before the internet came into everyone's life, and even before the first virus spread online.
The Encryption Debate is Really About How Best to Spy on You
• http://www.counterpunch.org, by ALFREDO LOPEZA debate, going on in the quasi-private and well-catered halls of government-corporate collusion, has reached the post-smoldering stage. It's now a virtual forest fire in full public view.
The Encryption Debate is Really About How Best to Spy on You
• http://www.counterpunch.org, by ALFREDO LOPEZA debate, going on in the quasi-private and well-catered halls of government-corporate collusion, has reached the post-smoldering stage. It's now a virtual forest fire in full public view.
Researcher denied airline flight after tweet about hacking
• Associated PressUnited Airlines stopped a prominent security researcher from boarding a California-bound flight late Saturday, following a social media post by the researcher days earlier suggesting the airline's onboard systems could be hacked.
Almost every detail about Google's wireless service might have just leaked
• http://www.businessinsider.com, LISA EADICICCOGoogle said last month that it plans to build a small wireless service that would allow it to function sort of like Verizon, AT&T, or any other carrier.
Maine police departments pay hackers to unlock computer system
• http://www.pressherald.comThe Lincoln County Sheriff's Office and four towns that share a system say they paid $300 after the hackers claimed the 'ransomware' program would wipe the system clean.
BBC hacked by ISIS?...
• http://www.mirror.co.uk, By Danny Walker'Je suIS IS' and 'CYBERCALIPHATE' appeared across screens in the BBC studio as a feature cut short, following attack on TV5Monde
Isil hackers seize control of France's TV5Monde network in 'unprecedented' attack
• http://www.telegraph.co.uk, By Henry SamuelTV5Monde still unable to broadcast anything but pre-recorded programmes on its 11 channels after "unprecedented" cyber attack as French government denounces "act of terrorism"
TrueCrypt Security Audit Completed: It Was Legit
• Schneier on SecurityThe security audit of the TrueCrypt code has been completed (see here for the first phase of the audit), and the results are good. Some issues were found, but nothing major. Nothing that would make me not use the program,
New Executive Order: Obama Takes Total Control of Internet...
• shtfplan.comIt should be obvious given the recent hacks against essential infrastructure that America faces a major cyber security threat from foreign governments and rogue organizations.
The FBI Wants to Kill Encryption. Meanwhile, the Pentagon Buys New Crypto Phones
• motherboard.vice.comTo protect the communications of American servicemen and women, the Department of Defense has turn?ed to Silent Circle, a company that makes apps and even a phone that are designed to protect privacy with strong encryption.
Obama Declares Hacking a 'National Emergency'
• motherboard.vice.com?President Obama ?issued a broad and far-reaching cybersecurity executive order Wednesday that allows the executive branch to unilaterally financially target foreign-based hackers, regardless of any laws or extradition treaties the United States
Did the CIA use anthrax to kill five people on US soil in order to build approval...
• http://www.dailypaul.com, by Ed ThinkingDid the CIA use anthrax to kill five people on US soil in order to build approval for the Iraq War?
The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets
• firstlook.org/theinterceptRESEARCHERS WORKING with the Central Intelligence Agency have conducted a multi-year, sustained effort to break the security of Apple's iPhones and iPads, according to top-secret documents obtained by The Intercept.
Intel Wants You to Forget Your Passwords (You Won't Need Them)
• Wired.comPasswords, as they exist now, don't work.
Ars tests ExoNet, the personal VPN that takes you home
• ars technicaExoNet and ExoKey create an encrypted personal virtual private network back to the user's home network to evade eavesdropping on untrusted Wi-Fi networks and secure traffic all the way back to a trusted exit for $100.
Stuxnet leak probe stalls for fear of confirming US-Israel involvement
• http://arstechnica.com, by Dan GoodinObama admin wants to prosecute leakers but doesn't want to admit Stuxnet role.
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