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Displaying all articles tagged:
Hacking
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Apr. 14, 2017
Hacker Group Releases NSA Tools for Hacking Windows
This is bad news for a lot of PC owners.
By
Brian Feldman
Mar. 11, 2017
Trump Adviser Roger Stone Admits Messaging With Alleged DNC Hacker
He says the conversations were “completely innocuous.”
By
Chas Danner
Feb. 23, 2017
Report: Manafort Faced Blackmail Over Russia Connections During Trump Campaign
The story was revealed after the phone of Manafort’s daughter was hacked.
By
Adam K. Raymond
big soda
Feb. 13, 2017
Somebody Hacked Mexico’s Soda-Tax Advocates with Spyware
Mexico is Coke’s biggest market in terms of per-capita consumption.
By
Clint Rainey
sundance 2017
Jan. 23, 2017
The FBI Is Reviewing the Sundance Film Festival Cyberattack
A hack that shut down box offices on Saturday is being looked into.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
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Jan. 18, 2017
The Mirai Botnet Was Probably Made by a Rutgers Student Who Brags Too Much
A massive investigation by internet-security expert Brian Krebs seems to have unmasked the person behind one of the most famous botnets ever.
By
Jake Swearingen
useful advice
Jan. 13, 2017
Chuck Lorre Tells Julian Assange to Hack Trump
“Time to step up, J-man.”
By
Karen Brill
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Jan. 11, 2017
Italian Siblings With Finance Ties Arrested in Bizarre, Masonic-Themed Hack
Their victims appear to include former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi, the president of the European Central Bank, and a Vatican cardinal.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
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Jan. 6, 2017
DNI Report: High Confidence Russia Interfered With U.S. Election
But there’s little evidence that’s not classified to back it up.
By
Brian Feldman
Jan. 4, 2017
The FBI Reportedly Never Personally Examined the DNC’s Hacked Servers
It’s not clear why.
By
Caroline Bankoff
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Jan. 4, 2017
Could a 14-Year-Old Have Hacked John Podesta?
Trump is leaning on Assange’s word, but the evidence tells a different story.
By
Brian Feldman
Dec. 29, 2016
The Obama Administration Sanctions Russia for Meddling in the 2016 Election
Now, Trump can’t absolve Russia for its hacking by inaction — he’ll have to buck his party and actively lift sanctions on Putin’s regime.
By
Eric Levitz
Dec. 23, 2016
Vladimir Putin to Democrats: ‘Learn to Lose With Dignity’
Just when you thought all the pithy opinions on Election 2016 were in …
By
Ed Kilgore
hacking
Dec. 23, 2016
Pretty Little Liars
Star Tells Hackers Who Leaked Her Nudes to ‘Kiss My Ass’
She will not apologize for having her privacy violated.
By
Anna Silman
Dec. 12, 2016
Mitch McConnell Backs Investigation Into Russia Hacking
In an implicit rebuke of Donald Trump, McConnell expressed the “highest confidence” in the CIA, while declaring, “the Russians are not our friends.”
By
Eric Levitz
hacking
Dec. 7, 2016
Celebrity Hacker Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
Alonzo Knowles, 24, obtained scripts and nude photos and wanted to release a book with the information he learned.
By
Gabriella Paiella
cybercrime
Nov. 30, 2016
The FBI Just Gained Sweeping New Hacking Powers
Now judges can give investigators permission to access millions of devices anywhere in the country.
By
Charley Lanyon
Nov. 25, 2016
Jill Stein Raises $5 Million to File for Recounts in 3 States
Stein says the move isn’t intended to help Hillary Clinton, who came up short in those three states.
By
Jen Kirby
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Nov. 7, 2016
What a Hacked Election Would Actually Look Like
Misinformation can be even more lethal than technical know-how.
By
Brian Feldman
Nov. 7, 2016
President Obama Is Ready for a Postelection Cyberwar With Russia
The White House is reportedly watching closely for Russian interference.
By
Adam K. Raymond
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Oct. 25, 2016
Last Friday’s Internet Outage Was Likely Caused by ‘Non-State Actors’
Preliminary evidence suggests it wasn’t Russia or China.
By
Brian Feldman
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Oct. 21, 2016
This Is Why the Internet’s Been So Bad Today
The attack is disrupting several important sites, and also Reddit.
By
Brian Feldman
Oct. 19, 2016
Can Election Night Be Hacked?
Thanks to outmoded technology, malicious hackers, jittery media, and Donald J. Trump, there is an alarmingly serious chance of post-election chaos.
By
Ed Kilgore
saturday night live
Oct. 2, 2016
Leslie Jones Enlists
Mr. Robot
to Help Find Her Hackers
Like all of us, Jones would like to know, “Is there a Mrs. Robot?”
By
Jenni Miller
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Aug. 30, 2016
Sri Lankan Teenager Tries to Avoid Exam by Hacking President’s Website
Can’t believe this didn’t work.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
crime
Aug. 25, 2016
Homeland Security Is Investigating the Leslie Jones Hack
Nude pictures and personal information were posted online yesterday.
By
Anna Silman
online harassment
Aug. 24, 2016
A Timeline of Leslie Jones’s Horrific Online Abuse
The comedian’s website was hacked today.
By
Anna Silman
Aug. 19, 2016
Donald Trump’s Donation Website Was Easily Hackable
Be careful when loading external code.
By
Brian Feldman
July 8, 2016
Hackers Program Terrifying Message Into Highway Sign: ‘Poop’
These cybermenaces must be stopped.
By
Brian Feldman
the fappening
May 24, 2016
Married Dad Pleads Guilty to Hacking Celebrity Nudes
You can’t hack your way out of jail now, sucker.
By
Gabrielle Noone
May 10, 2016
Pornhub Will Pay You $25,000 to Hack It
A decent chunk of change to, you know, mess around on a porn site.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Apr. 28, 2016
Edward Snowden’s Music Video Is Magnificent Hacker Garbage
This is not what hacking looks like, but who cares?
By
Brian Feldman
Mar. 18, 2016
FBI Adds Car Hacking to the List of Things You Need to Worry About
Just one of many.
By
Brian Feldman
the fappening
Mar. 15, 2016
They Finally Caught One of the Guys Behind ‘The Fappening’ Celeb-Nude-Photo Hack
Ryan Collins has agreed to plead guilty to felony computer hacking.
By
Jessica Roy
nootropics
Feb. 19, 2016
Please Don’t Hack Your Own Brain With Strange Untested Chemicals
Eventually, someone — or someone’s brain — is going to get burned by the nootropic craze.
By
Jesse Singal
hacked
Nov. 23, 2015
Hackers Are Trying to Blackmail Gigi Hadid With Her Own Photos
The model may be iCloud’s newest hacking victim.
By
Jessica Roy
Nov. 18, 2015
ISIS Calls Anonymous ‘Idiots’ in Response to Their Declaration of War
Flame war on terror.
By
Ben Ellman
the news in 15 headlines
Sept. 24, 2015
Can the U.S. and China Give Cyberpeace a Chance?
The “Cyber Arms Control Treaty” story, in 15 headlines.
By
Eric Levitz
inevitabilities
Aug. 28, 2015
Ashley Madison CEO Resigned Today
Seems appropriate, to say the least.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
hacking
Aug. 24, 2015
Police Link Two Suicides to Ashley Madison Hack
The fallout from the online adultery data dump continues.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
the fappening
June 9, 2015
FBI Seized Computers Linked to Nude-Celebrity-Photo Hack
Feds have narrowed in on a male suspect in Chicago, according to a newly unsealed affidavit.
By
Erica Schwiegershausen
cyberwarfare
June 5, 2015
Why Did Chinese Hackers Steal Data From 4 Million Federal Employees?
It’s one of the largest breaches of government computers ever, and the goal is still unknown.
By
Margaret Hartmann
June 4, 2015
I Handed Over My Facebook Password to an Indonesian Hacker. Now We’re Friends.
How my Indonesian millennial hacker and I became friends.
By
Annie Lowrey
hacking
Jan. 27, 2015
Taylor Swift’s Twitter Was Hacked
By the Lizard Squad.
By
Nate Jones
hacking
Dec. 2, 2014
Is North Korea Behind the Sony Pictures Hackings?
Investigators say evidence points, potentially, to yes.
By
Sean Fitz-Gerald
spy games
Aug. 2, 2013
FBI May Be Hacking Android, Not What You Google
The FBI can hack into microphones on your phone or laptop.
By
Margaret Hartmann
international affairs
Mar. 13, 2013
Hacking for the Chinese Military Sounds Like a Crappy Job
Long hours, low pay, and a “prison-like environment.”
By
Adam Martin
scandal-stained wretches
Apr. 23, 2012
Murdoch Company E-Mail Hacking Also Being Investigated
Expect another “slap on the wrist.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
scandal-stained wretches
Apr. 13, 2012
News Corp. Paper Sued for E-mail Hacking
Rupert Murdoch might be getting used to this.
By
Joe Coscarelli
scandal-stained wretches
Apr. 5, 2012
Another Rupert Murdoch Company Admits to Doing a Little Hacking
Sky News said they intercepted e-mails, but it was “in the public interest.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
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