The Silk Road’s Dark-Web Dream Is Dead
The Silk Road’s libertarian free-trade zone has devolved into a fragmented, less ethical, and far less trusted collection of scam-ridden…
In Silk Road Appeal, Ross Ulbricht’s Defense Focuses on Corrupt Feds
Ulbricht’s defense attacks the court’s rulings on everything from evidence to sentencing, but focuses on two corrupt agents who investigated…
GM Asks Friendly Hackers to Report Its Cars’ Security Flaws
The auto giant becomes the first in Detroit to extend an olive branch to car hackers. The post GM Asks…
ProPublica Launches the Dark Web’s First Major News Site
On Wednesday, ProPublica became the first major media outlet to launch a version of its site that runs as a…
The Father of Online Anonymity Has a Plan to End the Crypto War
Cryptographer David Chaum’s ideas helped spark the decades-long war between encryption and government. Now he’s back with a new idea…
Hack Brief: Hello Kitty Sites Spill Details of 3.3 Million Users
Following the Vtech hack, the breach is the second in the last month that may have revealed minors’ personal information.…
6 Men Admit to Running a Global $100M Software Piracy Ring
DHS investigators tracked the scheme from Adobe and Microsoft registration codes stolen in Germany, Singapore and China to online sellers…
The Greatest Hits of Samy Kamkar, YouTube’s Favorite Hacker
How the creator of the Samy worm became the friendly face of technological insecurity. The post The Greatest Hits of…
Congress Slips CISA Into a Budget Bill That’s Sure to Pass
The privacy-mangling CISA bill will likely now be passed into law without debate, as a part of a larger piece…
Congress Slips CISA Into a Budget Bill That’s Sure to Pass
The privacy-mangling CISA bill will likely now be passed into law without debate, as a part of a larger piece…