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Hackers

How a Hacked Light Bulb Could Lead to Your Bank Account Being Drained

Hair straighteners, refrigerators, cars—pretty much anything can be hacked. And the consequences can sometimes be life-threatening.
By Harmon Leon
Using nothing more than an oscilloscope and a laptop, hackers can unlock an ATM.

Safecrackers Can Unlock ATMs as Easily as Hacking a Baby Monitor

As long as there are "things," there will be those who want to hack into "them"—and some succeed. 
By Harmon Leon
FaceApp Security Concerns

From Russia With Old Age: What Are the Security Concerns About FaceApp?

Yes, American security is the price you pay for making your selfies look old.
By Harmon Leon
Julian Assange

What Tech Did Julian Assange Use at the Ecuadorian Embassy for His DNC Email Drops?

By Harmon Leon

Adrian Lamo, Hacker Who Exposed Chelsea Manning, Dies at 37

By John Bonazzo

Why Are Iran’s Dirtiest Hackers Targeting Saudi Oil Fields?

By Micah Halpern
Will your local ATM be a hacker's next target?

Hackers With Medical Devices Are ‘Jackpotting’ ATMS to Spit Out Cash

By John Bonazzo
Carly Chaikin as Darlene in Mr. Robot.

‘Mr. Robot’ Star Carly Chaikin Talks Season 3 and Navigating Dark Times

By Michael Sainato and Chelsea Skojec
The person in the picture and the person behind the picture may not be one in the same.

Modern Day Honey Pots: Iranian Hackers Are Looking for Secrets, Not Love

By Micah Halpern
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg delivering the commencement address at Harvard.

Someone Trolled Mark Zuckerberg’s Harvard Speech With a Hack and a Bunch of Fake News

By Sage Lazzaro
US President-elect Donald Trump would be wise to bolster all systems against hackers.

Serial Hackers or Nuisance Attacks—We Need to Bolster Our Systems

By Micah Halpern
A man watches a light installation during the ''Signal Festival'' on October 13, 2016 in Prague, Czech Republic. International and local artists will be revealing major trends of new technologies and lighting design in the streets of Prague featuring video mapping projections, audio-visual installations including light sculptures and other light installations, concerts and performances. / AFP /

East-West SpyWar Heats Up With Arrest of Russian Hacker in Prague

By John R. Schindler
A lone person walks through an empty LaGuardia Airport (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Afternoon Bulletin: LaGuardia Airport Evacuation, 500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked

By Jacqueline Cucco
An anonymous bug report posted to Cryptome with dark undertones.

Do Captchas Make it Easy to ID Anonymous Web Users?

By Brady Dale
MR. ROBOT -- "eps2.0_unm4sk%u2010pt1.tc" Episode 201 -- Pictured: Carly Chaikin as Darlene -- (Photo by: Peter Kramer/USA Network)

Mr. Robot’s Ransom Explained

By Brady Dale
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for a meeting of the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights at the Kremlin in Moscow on October 1, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / YURI KOCHETKOV

False Flags: The Kremlin’s Hidden Cyber Hand

By John R. Schindler
The campaign poster that won Nuri Gulver his new job.

Pornhub Gets Penetrated for Cheap

By Brady Dale
A hacker in his office, from Wikipedia.

An eBay for Extortion on the Dark Web

By Brady Dale
A photo from the 'Campaign to Stop Killer Robots' which called for a pre-emptive ban on lethal robot weapons in 2013.

You Built a Slack Bot to Read Your Team the News and It Told Everyone Everything

By Brady Dale
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 25: Founder of DEFCON Jeff Moss ÔDark TangentÕ speaks at the DEFCON - Dark Tangent talk during the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival at Spring Studios on April 25, 2015 in New York City.

Dark Tangent: The Internet of Things Will Save Us After It Fails Us

By Brady Dale
malware_MARINE.COM. (Photo: The Malware Museum, The Internet Archive)

This Online Museum Lets You Download Computer Virus Art From the ’80s and ’90s

By Alanna Martinez
GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 22: In this handout provided by the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co., Workers of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. participate in anti cyber attack exercise at Wolsong power plant on December 22, 2014 in Gyeongju, South Korea. The state-run nuclear power plant operator Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co (KHNP) ran simulation drills today to prepare for more cyber-attacks after their data were leaked on a blog and to a Twitter account under the profile "president of anti-nuclear reactor group." The identity of hacker remains unknown. (Photo by Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. via Getty Images)

Data Is Never Safe—Students in Philadelphia Just Proved It

By Brady Dale
SAN BERNARDINO, CA - DECEMBER 06: U.S. President Barack Obama is seen on television in the home of Helen Medina, who had to hide as police engaged in a gun battle with terror suspects on the street in front, during his nationally-televised address from the White House about terrorism following the attack on the Inland Regional Center on December 6, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. Medina hid in her home as the police killed the terror suspects that attacked the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino that left 14 people dead and another 21 injured on December 2. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

The Highs and Lows of U.S. National Security in 2015: A Year-End Review

By John R. Schindler
Alexander Graham Bell's invention, in one of its earliest forms.

Why Does Anyone Believe the CIA Chief’s Hackers Are Teens?

By Brady Dale
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