Hacker Lexicon: What Is Perfect Forward Secrecy?
If you’d prefer that years worth of your secrets <em>stay</em> secret, this obscure encryption feature matters. The post Hacker Lexicon:…
Hacked or Not, Audit This Election (And All Future Ones)
“Brush your teeth, eat your spinach, audit your elections.” The post Hacked or Not, Audit This Election (And All Future…
Great. Now Even Your Headphones Can Spy on You
Israeli researchers show that even if you’re paranoid enough to remove your computer’s microphone, malware can convert your headphones into…
Wickedly Clever USB Stick Installs a Backdoor on Locked PCs
The proof-of-concept tool PoisonTap uses a series of subtle design flaws to steal a victim’s cookies and even hack their…
Hack Brief: 412M Accounts Breached on FriendFinder Sex Sites
The breach is nearly 13 times the size of last year’s hack of sex site Ashley Madison. The post Hack…
Security News This Week: What Trump’s Win Means for Cybersecurity
Each weekend we round up the security news that we didn’t break or cover in depth. This week, that news—like…
Trump’s Win Signals Open Season for Russia’s Political Hackers
After their success in the US election, the Kremlin’s hackers are setting their sights on other political processes around the…
Hackers Target Pro-Clinton Phone Banks—And Hit Trump’s Too
4chan’s trolls appear to have hit a key company for get-out-the-vote phone banks—one used by both sides of the political…
Yes, Donald Trump, the FBI Can Vet 650,000 Emails in Eight Days
That’s what computers are for. The post Yes, Donald Trump, the FBI Can Vet 650,000 Emails in Eight Days appeared…
Google’s Chrome Hackers Are About to Upend Your Idea of Web Security
Parisa Tabriz and her team of security engineers are using the world’s most popular browser to drag the web towards…