The Washington Post published an article recently titled “The Facebook page ‘Vets for Trump’ was hijacked by a North Macedonian businessman. It took months for the owners to get it back.” which outlines how the owners of a Facebook page where former U.S. service members proclaimed their support of President Donald Trump were locked out […]
Turn Off Your Bluetooth, Warn Security Experts…
Your Bluetooth connection is unsafe. Very unsafe. That’s the message from the largest hacker convention. Bluetooth, which is a wireless technology for connecting everything from wireless earphones to car entertainment systems, is hacker heaven. It’s bad enough that attendees at the hacker convention DEF CON are advising to turn it off when not in use, […]
The Haunting of Hacker House…
Our Bed and Breakfast looked like it was out of a goth comic book: a shadowy, mid-sized Victorian on top of a steep hill, in forced perspective. A blood-red “vacancy” sign glowed overbright in the parlor window. My son and I had taken Amtrak to upstate New York for a weekend of cheap skiing. Before […]
A Russian ‘Troll Slayer’ Went Undercover at a Troll Factory…
When a journalist heard a bot organization was hiring writers, she went for it. Slaying online trolls can be a lonely business. Just ask Russia’s Lyudmila Savchuk, who first exposed the story of Russia’s disinformation campaign back in 2014. The journalist and 33-year-old mother of two, Savchuk started noticing websites and social media accounts attacking […]
Reuters Held Story About Beto O’Rourke Until After Senate Race…
Reuters held on to a report about former congressman Beto O’Rourke and his participation in a hacking group as a teenager until after his failed 2018 Senate race in Texas. O’Rourke, now 46, announced Thursday he’s running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. A day later, Reuters reported he was a member of a computer […]
‘Preparing the Battlefield’: Hackers Implant Digital Grenades in Industrial Networks…
The United States pioneered the use of cyberweapons when it shattered Iran’s nuclear centrifuges in 2010 but such devastating cyber tools have spread and are now boomeranging to make industrial digital sabotage a growing concern to the United States. The weapons can wreak destruction and kill people. Experts say cyber weapons can turn off power […]
Amazon Alexa Has Got Some Serious Skills–Spying on Users!…
“Alexa, are you spying on me?” — aaaa…..mmmm…..hmmm…..maybe!!! Security researchers have developed a new malicious ‘skill’ for Amazon’s popular voice assistant Alexa that can turn your Amazon Echo into a full-fledged spying device. Amazon Echo is an always-listening voice-activated smart home speaker that allows you to get things done by using your voice, like playing […]
Amazon Alexa Bug Let Hackers Turn Echo Speakers into Covert Listening Device…
Amazon’s Echo speakers featured a bug that could have allowed hackers eavesdrop on people in their homes. Security researchers found a way to listen in on and transcribe conversations taking place near a speaker, thanks to a flaw which has since been fixed. Amazon Echo speakers listen out for the word “Alexa”, the name of […]
FBI Gave Heads-Up to Fraction of Russian Hackers’ ‘U.S. Targets’…
The FBI failed to notify scores of U.S. officials that Russian hackers were trying to break into their personal Gmail accounts despite having evidence for at least a year that the targets were in the Kremlin’s crosshairs, The Associated Press has found. Nearly 80 interviews with Americans targeted by Fancy Bear, a Russian government-aligned cyberespionage […]
Fake WhatsApp on Google Play Store Downloaded by Over 1 Million Android Users…
Cybercriminals are known to take advantage of everything that’s popular among people in order to spread malware, and Google’s official Play Store has always proved no less than an excellent place for hackers to get their job done. Yesterday some users spotted a fake version of the most popular WhatsApp messaging app for Android on […]
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