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This online criminal used VPNs and false identities, but apparently forgot to hide his search history, which included the question "Can hacking be treason?".

Army soldier linked to Snowflake attack spree allegedly tried to sell data to foreign spies Federal prosecutors accuse Cameron Wagenius of searching how to defect to Russia before he tried to sell stolen data to a foreign intelligence service.

It's almost impossible to find a TV now that isn't 'smart' - that gives botnet operators opportunities for mischief.

This dangerous malware botnet now covers 1.6 million Android TVs - find out if you're at risk The Vo1d botnet is one of the bigger ones seen in recent months

Please stop processing the DPRK's pilfered funds, feds plead.

FBI urges crypto community to avoid laundering funds from Bybit hack The bureau attributed the $1.5 billion hack to the North Korean threat actor known as TraderTraitor, or Lazarus, following similar assessments by cybersecurity researchers.

A cautionary tale: A Disney employee downloaded a malware-infected AI app and a cyber criminal used its embedded keylogger to take over his entire life.

Disney employee loses everything after hacker steals passwords and work data A Disney employee's compromised password manager led to 44 million leaked messages and personal devastation. Learn how the breach happened and its crushing aftermath.

Photographing a protest? Here's how to do it responsibly.

How to hide faces and scrub metadata when you photograph a protest How to remove faces and metadata from your protest photos.

As row over end-to-end encryption back doors grows once again, Signal threatens to pull its services from Sweden.

Signal shuns Sweden over proposed encryption-busting laws Experts warned the UK’s recent 'victory' over Apple would kickstart something of a domino effect

Elon's methods for inserting himself inside sensitive administration systems have enabled everyone else to do the same, say lawmakers. What's the betting that US adversaries are already rattling all the doorknobs they can find?

House Dems say DOGE is leaving publicly exposed entry points into government systems A letter from a trio of lawmakers says the group has “left multiple government agencies vulnerable to cyberattacks” from foreign entities.

We love these historical cyber-sleuthing stories of cryptographers discovering centuries-old secrets, from love letters to examples of covert political coercion.

AI assists researchers in decoding old secret letters In today's world, encryption plays a vital role in all aspects of data protection and cybersecurity, ensuring that unauthorized individuals cannot access the information you transmit or store. However, the practice of sending messages that can only be interpreted by their intended recipients predate...

It's not a bug, it's a feature, says building security company of default password that leaves dozens of buildings open to intruders.

A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings | TechCrunch An unchanged credential allows anyone to virtually control door locks and elevators at dozens of apartment buildings across North America, a security researcher found.

This is something that the public should be asking Carney, Freeland etc about as they vie for the top job.

Canada-U.S. Cross-Border Surveillance Negotiations Raise Constitutional and Human Rights Whirlwind under U.S. CLOUD Act - The Citizen Lab Legal researchers Cynthia Khoo and Kate Robertson warn that a Canada-U.S. CLOUD agreement would extend the reach of U.S. law enforcement into Canada’s digital terrain to an unprecedented extent, and that if signed, this agreement would effectively allow U.S. police to demand personal data directly...

How 'sadcore' AI slop creators are reeling in income from gullible social media users.

I put my heart and soul into this AI but nobody cares Social media has always been home to clickbait, fake photos, tall stories and gullible chumps. And now, thanks to generative AI, you can have all those joys without any of the tedious creativity.