Hack Brief: Russia’s Breach of the DNC Is About More Than Trump’s Dirt
Beyond the Democrats’ opposition research on Trump, the breach represents the troubling digital vulnerabilities of the American electoral process. The…
Apple’s ‘Differential Privacy’ Is About Collecting Your Data—But Not Your Data
At WWDC, Apple name-checked the statistical science of learning as much as possible about a group while learning as little…
A Texas Jury’s Guilty Verdict Should Worry IT Admins
The conviction of Michael Thomas under the CFAA’s “unauthorized damages” clause means sysadmins can face a felony for violating their…
An Interview With the Hacker Probably Selling Your Password Right Now
A conversation with the breached data wholesaler selling 800 million stolen passwords, and plaguing the security teams of LinkedIn, Twitter,…
Hacker Lexicon: What Is Password Hashing?
Not all hashing is created equal. The post Hacker Lexicon: What Is Password Hashing? appeared first on WIRED. Source: WIRED
Tor Developer Jacob Appelbaum Resigns Amid Sex Abuse Claims
A Tor Project co-worker backs up claims of Appelbaum’s sexual misconduct posted to an anonymous website and acknowledged by Tor’s…
Security News This Week: A Deluge of Mega-Breaches Dumps on the Dark Web
Each Saturday we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth at WIRED, but which…
IT Admin Faces Felony for Deleting Files Under Flawed Hacking Law
A sysadmin’s hacking charges–for deleting files he had authorized access to–raise new questions for the controversial Computer Fraud and Abuse…
Hacker Lexicon: What Is Fuzzing?
Sometimes hacking isn’t about taking a program apart: It’s about throwing random objects at it to see what breaks. The…
This ‘Demonically Clever’ Backdoor Hides In a Tiny Slice of a Computer Chip
Researchers have built a proof-of-concept processor that uses secretly stored electrical charge to trigger an ultra-stealthy backdoor. The post This…