jeffrey epstein The "Jeffrey Epstein's Financial Assistant Scheme" is a 2020 twist on the classic Nigerian Prince Scam Thom Dunn
Gadgets Encrypt.me VPN offers full online security protection and a few unique twists as well Boing Boing's Shop
law NSO Group employees kicked off Facebook for spying for brutal dictators are suing Facebook for violating their privacy Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Tpmfail: a timing attack that can extract keys from secure computing chips in 4-20 minutes Cory Doctorow
elections Twitter is awash in disinformation bots tweeting lies about the Kentucky gubernatorial election results Cory Doctorow
security Equifax used "admin/admin" as login and pass for an unencrypted server full of your personal data Cory Doctorow
Business 45 Google whistleblowers tell tales of workplace retaliation after reporting abuse Cory Doctorow
security Security researcher cracks high-security lock used for ATMs, Air Force One, military bases Cory Doctorow
Business Cisco's failure to heed whistleblower's warning about security defects in video surveillance software costs the company $8.6m in fines Cory Doctorow
crime US Conference of Mayors adopts a resolution to never pay off ransomware attackers Cory Doctorow
petard Notorious forum for account-thieves hacked, login and messages stolen and dumped Cory Doctorow
Business Grifty "information security" companies promised they could decrypt ransomware-locked computers, but they were just quietly paying the ransoms Cory Doctorow
security Discovering whether your Iphone has been hacked is nearly impossible thanks to Apple's walled garden Cory Doctorow
privacy "Smart" doorlocks have policies that let landlords and third parties spy on you Cory Doctorow
security Vulnerabilities in GPS fleet-tracking tools let attackers track and immobilize cars en masse Cory Doctorow
security Wireless vulns in Medtronic's implanted defibrillators allow remote shocks, shutdown, denial-of-service battery attacks and data theft Cory Doctorow
