Security Risks of Government Hacking

Some of us -- myself included -- have proposed lawful government hacking as an alternative to backdoors. A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. They include: Disincentive for vulnerability disclosure Cultivation of a market...

Rule 41 Opponents Vow to Fight Government's New Hacking Powers

A new rule goes into effect Thursday that gives law enforcement the ability to hack millions of computers or smartphones at once with a single search warrant. But opponents of the controversial Rule 41 say they are committed to fight the government’s expanded powers. “The most important thing is...

Mozilla Patches Firefox Zero Day Used to Unmask Tor Browser Users

As expected, Mozilla released a new version of Firefox on Wednesday to address a zero-day vulnerability that was actively being exploited to de-anonymize Tor Browser users. The vulnerability, disclosed on a public Tor Project mailing list late Tuesday night, forced the Tor Project to also issue a...

HackBack - A DIY Guide

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Microsoft will Inform You If Government is Spying on You

Following in the footsteps of Twitter, Facebook and Google, Microsoft promises to notify users of its e-mail Outlook and cloud storage OneDrive services if government hackers may have targeted their accounts. The company already notifies users if an unauthorized person tries to access their Outlo...

Dennis Fisher Talks With Chris Soghoian on NSA, PRISM and Privacy

Dennis Fisher talks with Chris Soghoian of the ACLU about the NSA surveillance leaks, the PRISM data collection program, the lack of good privacy options for consumers and his upcoming talk at DEF CON on government hacking operations. Download: digitalunderground118...

Anonymous Operation India Press Release after Ramdev fiasco to fight with against corruption

AnonymousOperation India Press Release after Ramdev fiasco to fight with against corruption Hacker group Anonymous has come out in support of a civil movement against corruption in India by hacking one of the websites of a government IT organization as we Reported yesterday that NIC hacked By...

Facebook Used Social Authentication To Shield Tunisian Protesters

Faced with the Tunisian government’s efforts to hack the Facebook accounts of protesters, Facebook’s security team stepped up its use of social authentication to help secure protester’s accounts. A new account of the role of the Facebook in aiding widespread protests against the regime in Tunisia...