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Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:00:06 +0000

When a phishing attack can impersonate a trusted site it’s even harder to know that it’s happening. The post Sneaky Exploit Allows Phishing Attacks From Sites That Look Secure appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Jason Tashea| Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2017 11:00:01 +0000

Opinion: Courts should pause the use of algorithms for criminal sentencing. The post Courts Are Using AI to Sentence Criminals. That Must Stop Now appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Wired Staff| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 14:00:48 +0000

Each weekend we round up the news stories that we didn’t break or cover in depth but that still deserve your attention. The post Security News This Week: Nasty Microsoft Word ‘Booby Trap’ Loaded PCs With Malware appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Jake Laperruque| Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2017 11:00:34 +0000

Opinion: Free body cameras may help police, but they come at a cost to civil liberties. The post Taser’s Free Body Cameras Are Good for Cops, Not the People appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 22:20:49 +0000

With tensions mounting in the Korean Peninsula, a look at how much—or how little—damage the Hermit Kingdom could cause stateside. The post North Korea Probably Can’t Strike the US Yet—But It’s Still Plenty Scary appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:42:27 +0000

The Shadow Brokers hacker group is back with another trove of NSA documents including Windows exploits and evidence of financial spying in the Middle East. The post Major Leak Suggests NSA Was Deep in Middle East Banking System appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Emily Dreyfuss| Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 21:48:35 +0000

What’s a Massive Ordinance Air Blast? “Just a big canister with a lot of explosive in it.” The post That ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Was Just Waiting For the Right Target appeared first on WIRED.