Security

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2018 13:00:00 +0000

The PGA Tour gets hit with ransomware, Wikileaks says the US Senate wants a word, and more.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:49:49 +0000

While hackers at the DefCon security conference dismantle voting machines, officials stress the need for means to act on the results.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 22:20:24 +0000

Matt Linton says he was asked to leave Caesars Palace Thursday night after a tweet about an “attack” was reported to the police.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:00:00 +0000

Android smartphones from Asus, LG, Essential, and ZTE are the focus of a new analysis about risks from firmware bugs introduced by manufacturers and carriers.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 19:00:00 +0000

The technology company Crestron makes touchscreen panels and other equipment for places like conference rooms, which a researcher found can be turned into hidden microphones and webcams.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:00:00 +0000

Researchers have repeatedly shown that writing samples, even those in artificial languages, contain a unique fingerprint that’s hard to hide.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Card readers used by popular companies like Square and PayPal have several security flaws that could result in customers getting majorly ripped off.