This Evil Office Printer Hijacks Your Cellphone Connection
The hacker-artistic creation is meant to illustrate the privacy flaws of the cellular signals we all depend on. The post…
It’s Finally Legally To Hack Your Own Devices (Even Your Car)
An exemption in a decade-old anti-hacking statute has finally kicked in, and could unleash a new bounty of security research.…
Anonymous’ Most Notorious Hacker Is Back, and He’s Gone Legit
Hector “Sabu” Monsegur has returned to the hacking scene—this time on the right side of the law. The post Anonymous’…
Imagine if Donald Trump Controlled the NSA
Trump’s presidential candidacy raises the question: How tyrant-proof is the world’s most powerful surveillance agency? The post Imagine if Donald…
Want to Know Julian Assange’s Endgame? He Told You A Decade Ago
Ten years ago, Julian Assange argued that it wasn’t leaks that would kill political parties, but the fear of them.…
Signal, the Cypherpunk App of Choice, Adds Disappearing Messages
One of the crypto world’s most highly regarded messaging apps finally gains a Snapchat-like feature for cleaning up your conversation…
The FBI Wants To Crack Another Dead Terrorist’s Locked iPhone
Minnesota knife attacker Dahir Adan’s iPhone remains locked—just like the one that sparked a feud between the Bureau and Apple…
Judges Question Ross Ulbricht’s Life Sentence in Silk Road Appeal
In oral arguments, a panel of three appellate judges was sympathetic to arguments the Silk Road creator’s life sentence without…
NSA Contractor Arrested for taking Top Secret Documents
Whether the alleged secret-stealer intended to be a whistleblower or a paid source of hacking tools, the breach is another…
Yahoo Spy Scandal Proves Encryption’s No Good Without a Backbone
For Apple and now for Yahoo, stronger encryption only made government spying demands more aggressive. The post Yahoo Spy Scandal…