How WIRED Lost $100,000 in Bitcoin
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000
We mined roughly 13 bitcoins and then ripped up our private key. We were stupid—but not alone.
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Puppy Brain Scans Could Help Pick the Best Dog Bomb Sniffers
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sun, 27 May 2018 11:00:00 +0000
Researchers are working to identify behavioral and neurological indicators that determine which lil puppers will grow into good bomb-sniffing doggos.
Read MoreT-Mobile Web Portal Exposed 74 Million Accounts, and and More Security News This Week
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Sat, 26 May 2018 13:00:00 +0000
Hacking back, Trump’s poor security hygiene and more of the week’s top security news.
Read MoreFormer Trump Campaign Aide: My Russia Ties Are Not Nefarious!
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Fri, 25 May 2018 21:15:37 +0000
Michael Caputo is helping launch a video startup that involves a bunch of Russians. He’s also sending a Russian ballerina on tour. But that doesn’t make him a Putin stooge, he insists.
Read MoreDon’t Freak Out About That Amazon Alexa Eavesdropping Situation
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 24 May 2018 23:26:49 +0000
You should certainly understand the risks of having a smart speaker in your home, but there’s a perfectly good explanation for how that rogue message might have gotten sent.
Read More‘Significant’ FBI Error Reignites Data Encryption Debate
Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 23:02:00 +0000
FBI stats about inaccessible cellphones were inflated, undermining already controversial bureau claims about the threat of encryption.
Read MoreStealthy, Destructive Malware Infects Half a Million Routers
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 16:48:05 +0000
Cisco researchers discover a new router malware outbreak that might also be the next cyberwar attack in Ukraine.
Read MoreFacebook Is Beefing Up Its Two-Factor Authentication
Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 23 May 2018 16:16:10 +0000
The update, now available to most users, comes several months after Facebook was criticized for spamming users’ two-factor authentication phone numbers.
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