It’s finally confirmed — In a coordinated International operation, Europol along with FBI, DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and Dutch National Police have seized and taken down AlphaBay, one of the largest criminal marketplaces on the Dark Web. But not just AlphaBay, the law enforcement agencies have also seized another illegal dark web market called HANSA, […]
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Amazon Considering Allowing Developers Access to Alexa Transcripts…
Amazon’s Echo system was one of the first mass-marketed home assistants available, giving it a head start over other devices such as Google Home. However, while Amazon currently does not allow developers access to everything users say, Google Home does; with Apple moving into the market as well, Amazon cannot afford to lose the lead […]
Ninth Circuit OKs FBI’s National Security Letter Gag Orders…
The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld the FBI’s use of gag orders to muzzle companies about the number and content of national security letters they receive seeking records on their customers without a warrant. A three-judge panel found that because the gag orders serve a compelling government interest — protecting national security — and because […]
Island Leaders Penned in by ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Bloc Die Suddenly…
The small Pacific island states may pride themselves on being independent, but they remain under the effective suzerainty of the dominant neo-colonial powers of the region, namely the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. These states, extending from Palau in the western Pacific to Tonga in the south Pacific, are slaved to the domination of […]
Woman Goes in for Cataract Surgery, Has 27 Contact Lenses Removed from Her Eye…
Sometimes, there’s more to old age than meets the eye—sometimes, it’s 27 contact lenses jammed in there, according to a case study published this month in the British Medical Journal. A 67-year-old British woman, complaining of eye discomfort and dryness, was scheduled last November to have routine surgery to remove cataracts when doctors discovered a […]
Ashley Madison to Pay $11.2M to Data Breach Victims…
Ashley Madison, an American most prominent dating website that helps people cheat on their spouses has been hacked, has agreed to an $11.2 Million settlement for roughly 37 million users whose personal details were exposed in a massive data breach two years ago. Though the parent company of Ashley Madison, Ruby Corp., denies any wrongdoing, […]
5 Ways Smart Phones Are Dumbing People Down…
Smart Phone habits by many have been and continue to alarm just about anybody who isn’t tethered to such technology. Truthstream’s Melissa Dykes does a great job highlighting five very meaningful ways these Phones are making people who use them, habitually, less social, more isolated and well, dumber…
How CIA Agents Covertly Steal Data from Hacked Smartphones (Without Internet)…
WikiLeaks has today published the 16th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time instead of revealing new malware or hacking tool, the whistleblower organisation has unveiled how CIA operatives stealthy collect and forward stolen data from compromised smartphones. Previously we have reported about several CIA hacking tools, malware and implants used by the […]
Verizon Says Personal Data of 6M Users Leaked Online…
The personal data of 6 million Verizon users has leaked online, the company said Wednesday. “Human error” caused the leak, Verizon told CNN Tech. The error, a misconfigured security setting on a cloud server, made customer phone numbers, names and some PIN codes publicly available online, CNN Tech reported. PIN codes are used to confirm […]
“Show Me Your Papers” Becomes “Open Your Eyes” as Border Sheriffs Expand Iris Surveillance…
Since his inauguration, President Donald Trump has found little funding for his “big, beautiful wall.” In the meantime, however, another acquisition promised to deter unauthorized immigrants is coming to the border: iris recognition devices. Thirty-one sheriffs, representing every county along the U.S.-Mexico border, voted unanimously on April 3 to adopt tools that will capture, catalogue, […]
Net Neutrality Blitz Is Coming Courtesy of Amazon, Google, Netflix and Hundreds of Websites…
If the activists’ predictions pan out, Wednesday might see one of the largest digital protests to date. Dozens of websites and apps have joined ranks with consumer advocacy groups, through a “Day of Action,” to publicly protest the plan by the Federal Communications Commission to roll back regulations it placed on Internet service providers in […]
Vault 7: WikiLeaks Unveils CIA Implants That Steal SSH Credentials from Windows & Linux PCs…
WikiLeaks has today published the 15th batch of its ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing two alleged CIA implants that allowed the agency to intercept and exfiltrate SSH (Secure Shell) credentials from targeted Windows and Linux operating systems using different attack vectors. Secure Shell or SSH is a cryptographic network protocol used for remote […]
Private Decryption Key for Original Petya Ransomware Released…
Rejoice Petya-infected victims! The master key for the original version of the Petya ransomware has been released by its creator, allowing Petya-infected victims to recover their encrypted files without paying any ransom money. But wait, Petya is not NotPetya. Do not confuse Petya ransomware with the latest destructive NotPetya ransomware (also known as ExPetr and […]
New Research Shows Guccifer 2.0 Files Were Copied Locally, Not Hacked…
New meta-analysis has emerged from a document published today by an independent researcher known as The Forensicator, which suggests that files eventually published by the Guccifer 2.0 persona were likely initially downloaded by a person with physical access to a computer possibly connected to the internal DNC network. The individual most likely used a USB […]
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Volvo: All Vehicle Models After 2019 Will Be Electric or Hybrids…
All Volvo car models launched after 2019 will be electric or hybrids, the Chinese-owned company said on Wednesday, making it the first major traditional automaker to set a date for phasing out vehicles powered solely by the internal combustion engine. The Sweden-based company will continue to produce pure combustion-engine Volvos from models launched before that […]
The Hidden Signs that Can Reveal a Fake Photo…
Take a look at the photograph below – it’s just an ordinary picture of two people outside a building, right? One of them appears to be handing something to the other. Now take a closer look. Not everything in this picture is as it seems. The tell-tale signs may not jump out at you, but […]
Alleged Hacked Computer Server That Handled DNC Email Remains Out of Reach of Russian Investigators…
It is perhaps the key piece of forensic evidence in Russia’s suspected efforts to sway the November presidential election, but federal investigators have yet to get their hands on the hacked computer server that handled email from the Democratic National Committee. Indeed, the only cybersecurity specialists who have taken a look at the server are […]
Documents Expose How Hollywood Promotes War On Behalf Of The Pentagon, CIA, & NSA…
Windows 10 to Get Built-in Protection Against Most Ransomware Attacks…
Ransomware Ransomware Everywhere Not a Single Place to Hide! But, Microsoft has a simple solution to this problem to protect millions of its users against most ransomware attacks. Two massive ransomware attacks — WannaCry and Petya (also known as NotPetya) — in a month have caused chaos and disruption worldwide, forcing hospitals, ATMs, shipping companies, […]
Low-Income Workers Who Live in RVs Are Being ‘Chased Out’ of Silicon Valley Streets…
In a Silicon Valley town where the median home value is $2.5m, next to a university with a $22.5bn endowment, not far from a shopping mall with Burberry and Cartier outlets, they present an eye-popping sight: dozens of run-down RVs and trailers parked in a line along a main road. Their homeless inhabitants must live […]