Airlines Don’t Want You to Know They Sold Your Flight Data to DHS
A data broker owned by the country’s major airlines, including Delta, American Airlines, and United, collected US travelers’ domestic flight records, sold access to them…
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The Dangerous Truth About the ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used Against LA Protesters
Riot police in Los Angeles fire a 40mm LMT weapon from Defense Technology, which is banned by Canada. Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Under the Geneva conventions,…
A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often…
The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
All of that would represent a serious threat to national security. Except that, strangely, Apple flatly denies it happened. “We strongly disagree with the claims…
Cybercriminals Are Hiding Malicious Web Traffic in Plain Sight
For years, gray market services known as “bulletproof” hosts have been a key tool for cybercriminals looking to anonymously maintain web infrastructure with no questions…
Ross Ulbricht Got a $31 Million Donation From a Dark Web Dealer, Crypto Tracers Suspect
When Ross Ulbricht received a $31 million bitcoin donation last weekend from an unknown source, many observers saw it as more than a very nice…
What Really Happened in the Aftermath of the Lizard Squad Hacks
Although many security experts angrily railed against the media’s portrayal of Lizard Squad as “sophisticated,” people grudgingly came to accept that the Christmas attack did…
ICE Quietly Scales Back Rules for Courthouse Raids
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has quietly rescinded guidance that advised ICE agents conducting courthouse raids to take steps to avoid violating state and local laws…
A GPS Blackout Would Shut Down the World
Around 12,500 miles above our heads, the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) quietly keep the world running. A blackout would result…
The Rise of ‘Vibe Hacking’ Is the Next AI Nightmare
Google did not respond to a request for comment. In 2023, security researchers at Trend Micro got ChatGPT to generate malicious code by prompting it…
The US Grid Attack Looming on the Horizon
When the lights went out across the Iberian Peninsula in April, everything ground to a halt. Scores of people were trapped in Madrid’s underground metro…
See How Much Faster a Quantum Computer Will Crack Encryption
A quantum computer will likely one day be able to break the encryption protecting the world’s secrets. See how much faster such a machine could…