Security News This Week: A Smartphone Botnet Army Keeps Growing Stronger

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0000
A major botnet, an Equifax indictment, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2018 13:00:00 +0000
A major botnet, an Equifax indictment, and more of the week’s top security news.
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Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 23:02:20 +0000
The Colombian-American hacker became famous in the early 2000s for breaking into the systems at organizations like *The New York Times*, and later for his role in Chelsea Manning’s arrest.
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Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2018 16:53:20 +0000
Despite warnings and flagged accounts, Zello left accounts with ISIS flag avatars and jihadist descriptions live on its service.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 18:05:02 +0000
From election meddling to NotPetya to grid hacking, Russia’s digital provocations are no longer being ignored.
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Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:59:17 +0000
The online porn laws proposed everywhere from Rhode Island to the UK today echo the same concerns as legislation from the 1990s.
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Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:36:40 +0000
After a series of scandals related to misinformation, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announced the company would begin directing users to sources like Wikipedia.
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Credit to Author: Issie Lapowsky| Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 20:33:45 +0000
A newly passed bill in the Florida Legislature would bring unprecedented levels of transparency to the criminal justice system.
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Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 19:41:23 +0000
As an Israeli security firm outlines real flaws in AMD’s chips, the security community questions its motivations.
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