Health Mar 23 Europe eyes smartphone location data to slow virus spread European governments are evaluating invasive human-tracking tools to pinpoint carriers of the novel coronavirus and determine who they might be infecting, worrying privacy advocates…
Politics Feb 23 Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned In the rush to replace insecure, unreliable electronic voting machines after Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election, when U.S. intelligence agencies fear even…
World Jan 29 Leaked report shows United Nations suffered ‘sophisticated’ hack Sophisticated hackers infiltrated U.N. offices in Geneva and Vienna last year in an apparent espionage operation.
Nation Jan 23 What we know, and don’t, about the alleged Bezos phone hack According to a report overseen by a former longtime FBI agent and top cybersecurity official in the Obama administration, evidence on the phone suggests it was infected by spyware in May 2018 via a WhatsApp message from the account of…
World Jan 14 Russians hacked company key to Ukraine scandal, researchers say Russian agents launched a phishing campaign in early November to steal the login credentials of employees of Burisma Holdings, according to a Silicon Valley company that specializes in e-mail security.
Nation Oct 03 U.S. House panel requests trove of internal Facebook files At issue are internal Facebook documents unearthed in a case against the social media giant brought by the founders of a now defunct startup.
Nation Aug 30 Thousands of iPhones infected with spyware, researchers find Security experts are calling the just-announced vulnerability, which Apple fixed in February, the worst yet affecting iPhones.
Nation Aug 01 Alleged Capital One hacker barely bothered to hide The 33-year-old former Amazon software engineer accused of hacking Capital One made little attempt to hide her attack. In fact, she effectively publicized it.
Nation Jul 30 What you need to know about the Capital One data breach The alleged hacker, Paige A. Thompson, obtained Social Security and bank account numbers in some instances, as well other information such as names, birthdates, credit scores and self-reported income, the bank said Monday.
Nation Jul 09 ICE’s use of face scans worries civil rights activists At least three states have scanned millions of driver's license photos on behalf of Immigration and Customs Enforcement without the drivers' knowledge or consent.