Jesse Jackson Cites Martin Luther King Wiretaps In Supporting Apple’s Encryption Stance
In an interview with IBT, the civil rights leader recalled surveillance oversteps by federal agents tracking Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
US Indicts Seven Iranian Hackers Suspected In Cyberattacks On Dam, US Banks
The indictments announced Thursday by Attorney General Loretta Lynch are only the third time the U.S. has publicly identified suspected cyber adversaries.
Suspected Pirate Bay, Kickass Torrent Proxy Site Operator Faces Five Years In Prison
A number of British pirates have walked the plank in recent years.
The FBI And Cellebrite, The Israeli Company Reportedly Hacking The iPhone, Are Old Friends With $2 Million Worth Of Memories
Cellebrite makes technologies for extracting data from cell phones. It has reportedly supplied at least $2 million in products to the FBI since 2012.
Cellebrite, Israeli Forensics Company, Helping FBI Unlock San Bernardino iPhone: Report
The company makes a range of police and military surveillance equipment.
Free 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Blu-ray Movie Downloads Leaked To Kickass Torrents, The Pirate Bay
Previously, only camcorder-quality torrents have been available.
The FBI Can Probably Hack iPhone Encryption, And That’s Why It Can’t Use The All Writs Act
If a Tuesday hearing on their dispute with Apple had taken place, the feds would have been required to prove they had exhausted every resource in trying to access a gunman's iPhone data.
Bangladesh Bank Robbery Enabled By ‘Major Lapse’ In Security At NY Fed: Officials
The Philippines also filed a complaint against two men who may be involved.
Apple ‘Will Not Shrink’ From Encryption Responsibility, CEO Tim Cook Says
Apple CEO Tim Cook has been an outspoken advocate of unbreakable encryption, despite ongoing legal pressure.
ISIS Terrorists Used Disposable Burner Phones, Activated Just Hours Before, To Carry Out Paris Attacks
The Islamic State group militants in the Nov. 13 attacks that killed 130 people also used victims’ cell phones to communicate.
DDoS Attacks Cripple Swedish News Sites Amid Russia Tension
No one has taken responsibility for the attacks, which silenced seven of Sweden’s most prominent news organizations amid growing tension with Russia.
Pope Francis Joins Instagram With Franciscus Handle, And 100K Immediate Followers
The leader of the Roman Catholic Church already has a significant presence on Facebook and Twitter.
NSA Denied Hillary Clinton's Request For A Secure BlackBerry, But Offered Safer Alternatives
New emails come amid ongoing scrutiny over the former Secretary of State's private email server.
NYC's Free Internet Looks Awesome, But It Comes At A Security Price
The New York Civil Liberties Union warned Wednesday that users could be susceptible to data breaches or police surveillance.
New 'Steam Stealer' Malware Gives Hackers Access To 77K Users' Games, Credit Card Numbers Every Month
Malware known as "Steam Stealer" makes the gaming network's 140 million users vulnerable.
US Students Compete To Solve Declining Bee Populations, Homeless Problem As Samsung Wades Into STEM Funding
Solar charging stations, melting sidewalks and prosthetic limbs were on display in New York City contest.
The Pirate Bay, isoHunt Block Requested By Aussie Media Companies After Latest Pirate Bay Outage
American pirates would not be impacted by a court decision in Australia.
Twitter Denies Providing ISIS With 'Material Support' Before Jordanian Terrorist Killed Five
"Not even the thinnest of reeds connects Twitter to this terrible event," the company says.
WhatsApp Encryption Stifling Another Justice Department Investigation : Report
The messaging service, like other companies, has worked to improve encryption and security in recent years.
Nope, Apple Computers Aren't More Secure Than Windows. They're Just Attacked Less
The tech company's Mac devices, featuring Gatekeeper software, aren't more secure than Windows devices. They're just attacked less frequently.
Adobe Flash Pushes Emergency Update After Discovering 'Limited, Targeted Attacks'
Windows, Mac and Linux users are encouraged to beef up their security immediately.
Hacker's Typo Stopped $1 Billion Bank Robbery, But Thieves Still Made Off With $81 Million
A poorly spelled transfer request raised bankers' suspicions, but only after the thieve made off with $81 million.
US To Indict Iranian Hackers Allegedly Behind Cyberattack On New York Dam
The Justice Department is expected to bring charges even though Iran does not have an extradition agreement with the U.S.
Tesla Hacker Cracks Model S Software Code, Finds A Better Battery Is Coming
The extra power could give drivers of Elon Musk's electric vehicle an additional 30 miles per charge.
Popcorn Time Info Site Yanked Offline By European Police In Effort To Protect Movie Copyrights
European police agencies are trying to make it harder to violate copyright law.
US Military’s F-35 Fighter Reaches Peak Fail Thanks To Radar Glitch That Forces Pilots To Switch Power Off And On
The U.S.’s long-in-development F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has a new problem that requires its radar to be restarted.
6,500 Mac Computers Downloaded Ransomware-Infected Transmission Files
By downloading Transmission software, users unwittingly became victims of the first known ransomware attack on the Apple Mac OS X operating system.
Free Transmission Torrent Alternatives: Look For Deluge, Not uTorrent, To Download Movies After Ransomware Infection
Just because it's easy to steal movies and TV shows doesn't make it safe.
Meet The Cyber-Industrial Complex: Private Contractors May Get $7B Windfall From Pentagon's Cyberwar On ISIS
When military personnel press the red button, they could be launching malicious software against enemies of the U.S. built by familiar names.
South Carolina Student Who Stole, Distributed Teacher's Nude Photos Hit With Felony Charges
Leigh Anne Arthur was forced to resign after a 16-year-old sifted through her camera app.
