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Massive MGM Data Breach: Guests’ Personal Details Posted on Hacking Site…

An MGM Resorts security breach last summer resulted in the personal details of 10.6 million guests published on a hacking forum this week, ZDNet first reported Wednesday. Why it matters: Federal government employees and high-profile guests were affected by the breach, according to analysis by data breach monitoring service Under the Breach and ZDNet — […]

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Dana Rohrbacher Sets Record Straight on Meeting with Julian Assange…

​There is a lot of misinformation floating out there regarding my meeting with Julian Assange so let me provide some clarity on the matter: At no time did I talk to President Trump about Julian Assange. Likewise, I was not directed by Trump or anyone else connected with him to meet with Julian Assange. I […]

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U.S. Defense Agency Personal Data May Have Been ‘Compromised’…

The U.S. defense agency responsible for secure communications for the U.S. president and other high-level officials said social security numbers and other personal data in its network may have been “compromised”, in a letter seen by Reuters that was sent to potential victims…

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Hackers Trick Tesla Cars into Speeding Up by 50 MPH with a Piece of Tape…

Researchers at McAfee reportedly used a 2-inch strip of tape on a 35-mph speed limit sign to trick two Tesla vehicles into misreading the signs as 85-mph and accelerating 50 mph to match the modified sign. The MIT Tech Review reports that two security researchers tricked two 2016 Tesla vehicles into accelerating 50 mph past […]

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Critical Bug in WordPress Theme Plugin Opens 200,000 Sites to Hackers…

A popular WordPress theme plugin with over 200,000 active installations contains a severe but easy-to-exploit software vulnerability that, if left unpatched, could let unauthenticated remote attackers compromise a wide range of websites and blogs. The vulnerable plugin in question is ‘ThemeGrill Demo Importer’ that comes with free as well as premium themes sold by the […]

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U.S. Charges Huawei With Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets, Racketeering…

Federal prosecutors have charged Chinese tech giant Huawei and several subsidiaries with conspiracy to steal trade secrets and violate anti-racketeering laws, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Feb. 13. These charges are in addition to previous charges on Huawei relating to violations of U.S. sanctions on Iran in an existing indictment. The latest charge […]

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Your Phone Talks About You Behind Your Back. These Researchers Are Listening In…

When you download an app, the permissions requests and privacy policy are usually the only warnings you’ll get about the data it’s taking. Usually, you just have to take the app’s word that it’s grabbing only the data you’ve agreed to give it. Often, though, there’s more grabbing going on than you were led to […]

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Streaming TV Explodes…

Streaming now accounts for nearly 20% of television consumption for most Americans, almost doubling since 2018, a new report from Nielsen shows. Why it matters: The data shows how quickly consumers are flocking to streaming as a replacement or complement to traditional TV. Details: Per the report, Netflix accounts for a whopping 31% of streaming […]

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REPORT: Iran’s 8000-Member Cyber Battalion Wages Online Propaganda War Against US…

Iran’s cyber battalion, consisting of 8,000 members, has been relentlessly working since 2011 to wage an online propaganda war against the United States, according to a report released by the Atlantic Council. The report by council experts Emerson T. Brooking and Suzanne Kianpour was released on the 41st anniversary of the Iranian Revolution at a […]

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U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networks …

U.S. officials say Huawei Technologies Co. can covertly access mobile-phone networks around the world through “back doors” designed for use by law enforcement, as Washington tries to persuade allies to exclude the Chinese company from their networks. Intelligence shows Huawei has had this secret capability for more than a decade, U.S. officials said. Huawei rejected […]

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‘The Intelligence Coup of the Century’: For Decades, the CIA Read the Encrypted Communications of Allies and Adversaries…

For more than half a century, governments all over the world trusted a single company to keep the communications of their spies, soldiers and diplomats secret. The company, Crypto AG, got its first break with a contract to build code-making machines for U.S. troops during World War II. Flush with cash, it became a dominant […]

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China Invokes Edward Snowden in Defense Against Equifax Indictments…

Chinese officials and state media on Tuesday condemned the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday for indicting four People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military officers for the massive hacking attack on the Equifax credit reporting agency, a 2017 cybercrime that pilfered valuable corporate data and personal information about over 147 million Americans. The four individuals named in […]

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Goodbye, Sprint: U.S. Judge Approves T-Mobile’s Purchase of Competitor…

T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of Sprint is basically a done deal, as a federal judge today ruled that the merger can go forward. T-Mobile said in response that “the companies are now taking final steps to complete their merger,” and that they will try to finalize the deal by April 1. Attorneys general from thirteen […]

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Netanyahu’s Likud Leaks Names, Addresses & Other Private Info of Nearly 7 Million Israeli Voters…

Israel’s Likud just made the Democratic Party look almost competent by comparison. According to Haaretz, Likud, the party of embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accidentally uploaded a complete register of Israelis registered to vote (a massive chunk of the population), including their full names, identity numbers, addresses as well as other revealing information like […]

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iPhone App Makers Questioned in Apple Antitrust Probe…

App developers for Apple, one of the four major multinational technology companies facing antitrust probes, are being questioned by the Justice Department, according to a new report. The chief executive of the app developer Mobicip told Reuters he was interviewed by a U.S. investigator in November. Suren Ramasubbu said he was asked about the company’s […]

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A New Space Race? U.S., China, Russia, and Europe All Plan for Moon Bases…

One year ago in January, a Chinese robot landed on the dark side of the moon. Since then, the Chang’e 4 probe and the Yutu-2 rover it carried onboard have been busy photographing and scanning minerals, growing yeast, hatching fruit-fly eggs, and cultivating cotton, potato, and rapeseeds in the moon’s low gravity, according to the […]

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