The NSA Has Impersonated Facebook To Spread Malware

The NSA Has Impersonated Facebook To Spread Malware

So the NSA is spying on you . You’ve known that for quite some time now. What you might not know much about is exactly how they’re doing, and a new report from Ryan Gallagher and Glenn Greenwald offers up some pretty grizzly details about the agency’s worldwide, automated malware network.

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Tor Is Developing an Anonymous Instant Messaging Service

Tor Is Developing an Anonymous Instant Messaging Service

Now that we know the NSA is even spying on instant messaging services, the denizens of the deep web need a new way to chat anonymously. Of course, Tor comes to the rescue.

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A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads via Wi-Fi

A Contagious Computer Virus That Spreads via Wi-Fi

It’s sort of your worst nightmare: a computer virus as contagious as the common cold that avoids detection and infects every computer on a given wi-fi network. You just pop into your local coffee for a latte and a little internet surfing, and you leave with a virus. This is scary!

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Great, Hackers Can Use Snapchat to DoS Attack Your Phone

Great, Hackers Can Use Snapchat to DoS Attack Your Phone

When it comes to security, this hasn’t been Snapchat’s year. First hackers leaked a massive amount of private user data; then we discovered how dumb easy it is to circumvent Snapchat’s anti-robot feature. Now, cyber security researchers have shown that Snapchat can be used to launch a denial-of-service attack that freezes your smartphone, according to the L.A. Times.

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The U.S. Government’s Cybersecurity Is a Total Shitshow

The U.S. Government's Cybersecurity Is a Total Shitshow

Today, a report from the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Minority Committee offered an overview of the fed’s current state of cybersecurity. And how is the government with which we entrust our most sensitive and private information looking? In short—bad. Very, very bad.

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The NSA’s website for kids isn’t creepy. Nope. Not creepy at all.

The NSA's website for kids isn't creepy. Nope. Not creepy at all.

Just a friendly reminder that the NSA‘s children’s website, "CryptoKids," is an actual thing that exists.

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Looks Like Russians Were Behind the Target Hack

Looks Like Russians Were Behind the Target Hack

A U.S. government report finally offers up some details about the series of hacks that led to theft of the debit card information for 40 million people and the personal information of 70 million. Based on chunks of computer code written in Russian, it appears our old Cold War foes may have been the culprits.

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Oh Great, Even Refrigerators Are Hackers Now

Oh Great, Even Refrigerators Are Hackers Now

Ever have that nightmare where your refrigerator comes alive and attacks you? Probably not, but in the era of smart fridges, this is actually a thing that can happen—that is, if we’re talking about cyberattacks.

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Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has announced that the McAfee brand name will be phased out in favor of a n

Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has announced that the McAfee brand name will be phased out in favor of a new name, Intel Security. John McAfee said of news: "My elation at Intel’s decision is beyond words."

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The NSA’s Trying to Build a Quantum Computer That Cracks All Encryption

The NSA's Trying to Build a Quantum Computer That Cracks All Encryption

You will not be surprised to learn that the NSA is spending nearly $80 million trying to build "a cryptologically useful quantum computer." The Washington Post just published details of the program, codenamed "Penetrating Hard Targets," based on documents supplied by Edward Snowden.

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