WikiLeaks Just Dumped a Mega-Trove of CIA Hacking Secrets
In a leak of nearly 9,000 documents, WikiLeaks puts the CIA’s secrets in the open. The post WikiLeaks Just Dumped…
The Feds Would Rather Drop a Child Porn Case Than Give Up a Tor Exploit
Instead of pursuing a child porn case, the Justice Department will keep its secrets for at least a few years…
Hack Brief: A Slack Bug Could Have Been Everyone’s Worst Office Nightmare
A vulnerability in Slack left every account potentially exposed. Thank goodness the caught it in time. The post Hack Brief:…
Get Ready for the Next Security Nightmare: Medical Devices
More internet-connected medical devices flood into healthcare industry every day, but we’re not moving fast enough to defend them. The…
Security News This Week: The Latest Netflix Release Is a Personal Security Check-Up
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve…
Massive Bug May Have Leaked User Data From Millions of Sites. So … Change Your Passwords
One of the biggest internet infrastructure companies leaked sensitive data for up to five months. The post Massive Bug May…
A Super-Common Crypto Tool Turns Out to Be Super-Insecure
NIST has been warning about vulnerabilities in its SHA-1 cryptographic hash function for years, but some services still use it…
Finding the Right National Security Adviser Won’t Be Easy
After Flynn’s resignation, the Trump administration’s next pick declined the position. What happens now? The post Finding the Right National…
Encryption Apps Help White House Staffers Leak—and Maybe Break the Law
An encrypted chat app called Confide has taken over Capitol Hill and the White House, but what will mean for…
Security News This Week: At Least 76 iOS Apps Are Vulnerable to Attacks
Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve…