Uber Pays Hackers $100,000 Not to Snitch
Uber executives then tried to cover up the fact that they paid a ransom by asserting that the hackers were hired to purposefully find security...
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Get Your Two-Step (Verification) On
Two-step/factor authentication is free, it improves security, and reduces data theft but most importantly it protects your identity....
WikiLeaks’ Very Dangerous Game is Undermining Our Democracy
This is really scary stuff that would be so over-the-top it wouldn’t work as a screenplay for a movie. Wikileaks originally positioned itself differently....
Trump Cybersecurity Czar Giuliani’s Site Can Be Hacked by ‘a 7-Year-Old’
After the criticisms from cybersecurity experts, the Giuliani Partners site appears to have been taken down, although its unclear by whom....
How to Tell if Android is Infected with Gooligan (And What to Do)
The malware has been spreading at an incredible rate since the summer (there are 13,000 new infections per day) according to security company Check Point....
Kapor Capital Aims to Hack Bias in Silicon Valley
Startup Weekend Oakland landed at the Kapor Center for Social Impact and focused on the question: Is bias something you can actually hack?...
The White House and NCSA Want You to Lock Down Your Login
Most of us think a username and password are enough to stay safe on line; they are not. A new campaign intends to teach us...
Cybersecurity Pros Familiar With Suspected DNC Email Hackers
When Wikileaks released thousands of emails from the Democratic National Committee (DNC), democrats called on cybersecurity technology company CrowdStrike to look into how Wikileaks obtained that data....
The Worst Passwords of 2015
If you are using any of these passwords, change them!...
15 Million T-Mobile Applicants Hacked in Massive Experian Security Breach
The hack took place over a two-year period from September 1, 2013 to Sept 15, 2015 after an unauthorized party was discovered on an Experian...