A multi-agency report has strengthened claims that Russia meddled with election systems in all 50 US states during the last presidential race.
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Mar-a-Lago intruder had instant-malware-inflicting thumb drive
Ms. Zhang’s infected USB drive instantly went to work on a Secret Service agent’s PC. He shut it down immediately “to halt the corruption.”
Fired sysadmin pleads guilty to doxxing five senators on Wikipedia
Cosko, 27, pleaded guilty to five counts including making public restricted personal information, computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice,
Government spyware hidden in Google Play store apps
The malware, dubbed Exodus, records and steals all manner of data and leaves phones vulnerable to further hacking and data tampering.
Russia accused of massive GPS spoofing campaign
Russia has been hijacking signals sent by Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) systems such as GPS, researchers claim.
Grindr up for sale amid US fears for Chinese-owned data
A US national security panel told Kunlun, that its ownership of Grindr constitutes a national security risk.
Hacked tornado warning systems leave Texans in the dark
Add this latest public warning system sabotage to a growing list of fear-and-panic-spreading hacking incidents.
DARPA is working on an open source, secure e-voting system
The US Government is working on an electronic voting system that it hopes will prevent people from tinkering with voting machines at the polls.
US Army clarifies its killer robot plans
The US Army has been forced to clarify its intentions for killer robots after unveiling a new program to build AI-powered targeting systems last month.
NSA might shut down phone snooping program, whatever that means
We’ve heard this tale before. This time, it was mentioned by a congressional aide. Also, the NSA released Ghidra, a free reverse-engineering tool.