Category: hacks

Not all security barricades are made of wood. Some are made of bits. According to the New York Post, the New York Police Department ran…

I recently watched the New York Times’ Weekly episode “Deepfakes – Believe at Your Own Risk” and while I have been concerned about the implications…

Fishing retailer Orvis had a serious (and embarrassing) data breach recently. Independent security researchers found a posting on text snippet site Pastebin with what appeared…

Not strictly a security story, but interesting and alarming… Japanese authorities have decided that: It is permissible to make contributions to politicians using cryptocurrencies like…

Here’s a quite clever hack… German security researchers have found a way to exfiltrate the contents of encrypted PDF files without breaking their encryption. Because…

This incident report from the Australian National University is definitely worth a read, both as an interesting look into the mechanics of a systems compromise…

Apparently. over a third of the web sites on the Internet (including this one) run the WordPress content management software package. Natch, this makes WordPress…

Another day, another third party security compromise story… this time it is Indian outsourcing giant Wipro. The firm has confirmed that a small number of…

Here’s an interesting development…the US federal agency which reviews foreign investments in US companies has ordered a Chinese firm to sell its stake in gay…

When biometrics work properly, they can provide you with an easy to use security solution with a reasonable level of assurance for most types of…