Category: Computer Security

F.T.C. Accuses LifeLock of Violating Settlement – The New York Times

The F.T.C. said that from 2012 to 2014, LifeLock failed to alert customers as soon as their identities were used by thieves and also failed >>>

Posted: July 22, 2015 in Computer, Security

Hacking Drones Close to Being Drawn up by Boeing and Hacking Team

Leaked emails between Italian spyware vendor Hacking Team and Boeing subsidiary Insitu revealed that drones carrying malware to infect targeted computers via Wi-Fi by flying >>>

Posted: July 22, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Security

How YouTube killed an extension with 300,000 users

Streamus, the Chrome extension that turns YouTube into a serious music service, has been neutered by Google after a long battle between the company and >>>

Posted: July 21, 2015 in Computer, Editorial, Operating Systems, Social, Software

Is a gun-firing drone legal under the Second Amendment? — Hopes&Fears — flow “Question”

  Did you see that civilian-grade drone equipped with a semi-automatic handgun that was being fired remotely? We asked the experts if it was legal. >>>

Cablevision Sued for Turning User Routers into Public Hotspots | DSLReports, ISP Information

News: Cablevision is being sued by a man who claims the company’s decision to turn his home gateway into a publicly-available hotspot violates the Computer >>>

Posted: July 21, 2015 in Computer, Internet, Security

Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep on the Highway—With Me in It

I was driving 70 mph on the edge of downtown St. Louis when the exploit began to take hold. Source: Hackers Remotely Kill a Jeep >>>

Posted: July 21, 2015 in Computer, Security

Privacy talk at DEF CON canceled under questionable circumstances

Earlier this month, several news outlets reported on a powerful tool in the fight between those seeking anonymity online, versus those who push for surveillance >>>

Posted: July 13, 2015 in Computer, Security

IBM Discloses Working Version of a Much Higher-Capacity Chip – The New York Times

A consortium of which the company is a part has made working versions of ultradense seven-nanometer chips, capable of holding much more information than existing >>>

Posted: July 9, 2015 in Computer, Processors

Swedish Scientists Build Artificial Neurons Able to Communicate With Organic Neurons | Hacked

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have built a fully functional neuron by using organic bioelectronics. This artificial neuron contain no “living” parts, but is >>>

Posted: June 26, 2015 in Artificial Intelligence, Computer

What Is the Big Secret Surrounding Stingray Surveillance? – Scientific American

State and local law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are setting up fake cell towers to gather mobile data, but few will admit it Source: >>>

Posted: June 25, 2015 in Computer, Mobile, Security