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6/16/22

Indian Cops in Cahoots With Hackers Who Planted Evidence on Arrested Activists' Computers, Researchers Say

Dirty cops just aren't what they used to be. New cybersecurity research paints a damning picture of police in Pune.

6/15/22

Interpol Nabs $50 Million and 2,000 Alleged Scammers in Crackdown on Social Engineering

Alleged scammers from all over the world were caught up in Interpol's anti-fraud dragnet this week.

6/15/22

White House Warns Major Defense Contractor Against Acquiring NSO’s Infamous Spyware Firm

After years of scandals left NSO Group broke and on a U.S. blacklist, L3Harris Technologies expressed interest, and…

6/14/22

Hackers Gained Access to Tens of Thousands of Patients' Test Results in California's Biggest Hospital System

Hackers love the healthcare industry, though the feeling isn't mutual.

6/12/22

10 U.S. Government Scandals You Probably Forgot About

The government can do a lot of things for you. It will also lie to you.

6/11/22

Could This Hack Get Your Tesla Stolen?

A new exploit takes advantage of Tesla's NFC keycard reader and could just get your fancy new ride boosted, an…

6/8/22

The Biggest Crypto Heists of 2022…So Far

Crooks and scammers have stolen billions in cryptocurrency, and the year isn’t even half over.

6/8/22

Bitcoin Wasn't as Decentralized or Anonymous as Crypto Bros Told You, Study Finds

Just 64 bitcoin owners were responsible for the vast majority of mining in the cryptocurrency's early days.

6/6/22

Apple Pay Introduces Installment Plans, and Maps May Actually Improve

Apple Pay and Maps got some interesting additions at this year's WWDC.

6/5/22

5 Action Movie Sequels That Totally Sucked

Some sequels are great. Others should have never made it out of development.

6/4/22

Americans Have Lost $1 Billion to Crypto Scams Since Last Year, Feds Say

The uptick in scammery is so bad that about one in four dollars stolen via fraud is now being reported stolen using…

6/2/22

Reno Is Trusting the Blockchain With Its Building Records

The Nevada city believes that the new technology will provide "increased government accountability to the public."

6/1/22

Here's Why the World's Most Infamous Spyware Maker Is Broke

A new pivot by CEO Shalev Hulio would entail selling the NSO Group's notorious products to countries that have been…

5/28/22

6 Ways Uncanny AT&T Ads Predicted the Future in 1993

In the early nineties, the telecom giant looked into its crystal ball and forecast the future extremely accurately.

5/27/22

Surveillance Tech Didn't Stop the Uvalde Massacre

Robb Elementary's school district implemented state-of-the-art surveillance that was in line with the governor's…

5/24/22

Hackers Could Know Where You’ve Been Driving: General Motors Discloses Data Breach

The Michigan carmaker says that a credential stuffing attack pilfered a pile of personal information from car…

5/23/22

'Predator' Spyware Let Government Hackers Break Into Chrome and Android, Google Says

Google's Threat Analysis Group says that a majority of the zero-day vulnerabilities they discovered last year were…

5/20/22

This Russian Botnet Is Capable of Manipulating Social Media Trends on a 'Massive Scale,' Report Claims

Need to spread some disinformation all over the world? A Russian company apparently has a quick and easy recipe for…

5/19/22

U.S. Justice Department Says It Won't Prosecute White Hat Hackers Under CFAA

For years, critics have claimed that the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is too broad and indiscriminate.