Will Bitcoin ever become real money?
“A Manhattan-based federal judge ruled on Monday (PDF) that a man accused of running an illegal Bitcoin exchange website could not have two charges of running an unlicensed [...]
Cybersecurity
Another Twitter account hacked, now the AOL's CEO's
“The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. ” Writes The Next Web. Source: The [...]
Another Twitter account hacked, now the AOL’s CEO’s
“The AOL CEO’s Twitter account has been hacked by an unknown individual, and posted spammy tweets at a rate of 20 a second. ” Writes The Next Web. Source: The [...]
Security sacrificed on the altar of convenience. Again.
“The upgrade transports a flurry of added functionality to the instant messaging platform, including the ability to use Siri to place calls and compose messages, but [...]
Do not use emergency lines to catch terrorists, please!
“It’s the first time this kind an emergency alert has been sent to aid the search for a wanted suspect — normally the system is used only in cases of extreme weather [...]
How can hacking be so real in a show?
“With the Season 2 finale of “Mr. Robot” upon us this Wednesday — and Sunday’s Emmy Award win for Rami Malek as Outstanding Lead Actor — it feels like an [...]
The director strikes back
“HITB Florian Lukavsky hacks criminals profiting from out-of-control multi-billion dollar CEO wire transfer scams … and they hate him for it. The director of SEC [...]
What was the goal here?
Ars Technica writes: ““As for what motivated the hackers themselves, it was possible that they either objected to the embargo process or were interested in liberating [...]
Cameras, tape cover!
It sounds next-level paranoid, but covering your webcam with tape might not be a bad idea. Mark Zuckerberg does it. FBI Director James Comey does too. As The Next Web writes: [...]
Who will hack the upcoming US election?
“US security and intelligence officials as well as experts have expressed serious concerns over the recent rise in cyberattacks against the US and the possibility that [...]
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