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Google Is Finally Making Chrome Extensions More Secure
Third-party developers don't always build extensions with security best practices in mind. Now Google is taking steps to better protect user data...
Robert Mueller Speaks, Amazon’s New Echo Show, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Mueller's Bottom Line: Indicting Trump Wasn't Even an Option
Robert Mueller outlined the conclusions of the Russia investigation and made clear, in his own obtuse way, that the next steps belong to Congress...
Watch Robert Mueller’s Statement on the Russia Investigation
Special counsel Robert Mueller is making his first public remarks since the release of his report in April...
Facebook Removes a Fresh Batch of Iran-Linked Fake Accounts
Outside researchers tipped Facebook off that a social media network was pushing Iranian interests, posing as journalists, and even impersonating politicians...
To Fight Deepfakes, Researchers Built a Smarter Camera
One way to tell if an image has been faked? Bake the tamper-proofing into the camera itself...
All the Ways Google Tracks You—And How to Stop It
Google knows more about you than you might think. Here's how to keep it from knowing your location, web browsing, and more...
Snapchat Employees Reportedly Spied on Private Snaps
Baltimore ransomware, a Trump golf hack, and more of the week's top security news...
How to Spring Clean Your Digital Clutter to Protect Yourself
You don't have to get your hands dirty to do the most important spring cleaning of the year...
885 Million First American Financial Records Exposed Online
Real estate giant First American left Social Security numbers, tax documents, and more publicly available...
The Danger in Assange’s Charges, a Memory Experiment, and More News
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The Latest Julian Assange Indictment Is an Assault on Press Freedom
By invoking the Espionage Act against Julian Assange, the Justice Department will effectively put national security journalism on trial...
Facial Recognition Has Already Reached Its Breaking Point
Facial recognition technology has proliferated unchecked in the US so far. Congress finally seems ready to do something about it...
Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005
On the heels of embarrassing disclosures from Facebook and Twitter, Google reveals its own password bugs—one of which lasted 14 years...
Political Parties Still Have Cybersecurity Hygiene Problems
Three years after the DNC hack, a new report finds that political parties around the world have ongoing security flaws that leave them vulnerable to attack...
We Are Tenants on Our Own Devices
It's time to assert our sovereignty over our own stuff...
Bluetooth's Complexity Has Become a Security Risk
Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy are incredibly convenient—but increasingly the root of a lot of security lapses...
Google Tracks What You Buy Online With Gmail
Adobe fixes, an executive order, and more of the week's top security news...
The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data
Opinion: As online extremism migrates to real-world violence, some suggest letting law enforcement intercept encrypted messages. But that’s a dangerous proposition...
Goznym Takedown Shows the Anatomy of a Modern Cybercriminal Supply Chain
Charges against 10 men across Eastern Europe associated with the Goznym malware crew reveal global law enforcement's reach—and its limits...
The FCC's Robocall Plan Sounds Awfully Familiar
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has proposed a set of rules to combat robocalls. Don't get your hopes up quite yet...
Google Will Replace Titan Security Key Over a Bluetooth Flaw
Google will replace any Titan BLE branded security key, after disclosing that a nearby attacker could use it to compromise your accounts...
Microsoft’s First Windows XP Patch in Years Is a Very Bad Sign
A very bad vulnerability in Windows XP could have serious ramifications, even with a patch...
WhatsApp Was Hacked, Your Computer Was Exposed, and More News
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Intel Flaw Lets Hackers Siphon Secrets from Millions of PCs
Two different groups of researchers found another speculative execution attack that can steal all the data a CPU touches...
How Hackers Broke WhatsApp With Just a Phone Call
All it took to compromise a smartphone was a single phone call over WhatsApp. The user didn't even have to pick up the phone...
How Tech Helped the NSC Change the US Way of War
The National Security Council has gained enormous influence over the last few decades—thanks in no small part to better tech...
A Cisco Router Bug Has Massive Global Implications
Researchers have discovered a way to break one of Cisco's most critical security features, which puts countless networks at potential risk...
Robert Mueller Won't Testify Next Week After All
Facial recognition run amok, antivirus hacks, and more of the week's top security news...
DOJ Says Chinese Hackers Attacked Anthem, but Not Why
For years, China was rumored to be behind the health insurance company's massive data breach, but now the Justice Department is noticeably silent on the hackers' motives and affiliation...
Feds Dismantled the Dark-Web Drug Trade—but It's Already Rebuilding
After recent high-profile dark-web drug market takedowns, new vendors are already filling the void...
Inside China’s Surveillance Crackdown on Uyghurs
In Xinjiang, northwest China, the government is cracking down on the minority Muslim Uyghur population, keeping them under constant surveillance and throwing more than a million people into concentration camps. But in Istanbul, 3,000 miles away, a community of women who have escaped a life of...
Hackers Stole $40 Million From Binance Cryptocurrency Exchange
One of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges got hit, as thieves nabbed $40 million of bitcoin—along with two-factor user codes and API tokens...
Artificial Intelligence May Not 'Hallucinate' After All
What makes an algorithm mistake a helicopter for a gun? Researchers think the answer has to do more with man than machine...
How to Limit How Long Google Keeps Your Data
Google has a new feature that lets you delete your web and app activity after three months. Here's how to use it...
The CIA Sets Up Shop on Tor, the Anonymous Internet
Even the Central Intelligence Agency has a so-called onion service now...
The Law Being Used to Prosecute Julian Assange Is Broken
Opinion: Julian Assange is being prosecuted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a minimally defined statute that can have maximally destructive consequences...
The Strange Journey of an NSA Zero-Day—Into Multiple Enemies' Hands
How a "secret" hackable bug found by the NSA was used over by Chinese, North Korean, and Russian hackers to wreak havoc...
What Israel's Strike on Hamas Hackers Means For Cyberwar
On Sunday, Israeli forces bombed a building that allegedly housed an active Hamas hacking group—a potential first for cyberwar...
What Is Application Shielding?
Security firms are increasingly touting application shielding as an important layer of defense. But it may be better suited to DRM...
Putin Will Put Russia Behind an Internet Curtain
Hacking big companies, building a better voting machine, and more security news this week...
A Hacking Spree, a Fight for Open Internet, and More News
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A Mysterious Hacker Group Is On a Supply Chain Hijacking Spree
A group of likely Chinese hackers has poisoned the software of at least six companies in just the last three years...
Hacktivists Are on the Rise—but Less Effective Than Ever
Groups like Anonymous are still trying to make waves in Sudan and elsewhere, but the old tools don't work as well as they used to...
The Air Force Will Embed Airmen at Carnegie Mellon University
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson expounds on surveillance, drones, and the cutting edge of plane-painting...
Trump’s World Still Faces 16 Known Criminal Probes
Mueller is done and Rosenstein is on his way out the door, but federal and state authorities around the country are still investigating the president and those in his orbit...
Security Experts Unite Over the Right to Repair
Securepairs.org is pushing back against a tech industry that wants independent repair legislation to be scary...
The Battle of Winterfell: A Tactical Analysis
If you're going up against an army of the undead, maybe plan a little better...
Hackers Found a Freaky New Way to Kill Your Car
Mueller report fallout, a biometrics database, and more of the week's top security news...
The SIM Swap Fix That the US Isn't Using
While foreign phone carriers are sharing data to stop SIM swap fraud, US carriers are dragging feet...