CyberBrief

Your Device is Now Paired…And Hacked

Over the past year, several kinda big hacks have reminded us that bluetooth technology isn't exactly hacker-proof. At all. Last…

7 years ago

Remote Access on Voting Machines???

This is a big one. The idea of installing modems and any sort of remote-access software into voting machines is about…

7 years ago

Samsung SmartThing Not-So-Smart

If you purchased smart locks or remote-controlled-surveillance systems for your home, you may have done a great job keeping cat burglars out, but may have…

7 years ago

Speaking of Shark Week

Unless you live under a rock (or you don't get the Discovery Channel), you know that last week was Shark Week.…

7 years ago

Microsoft Offers $100K Bounty

White hat hackers, start your engines (or, um, computers). As the stakes are raised for security breaches, big companies are…

7 years ago

1.5M Healthcare Records Nabbed

And the hacks continue. This time, Singapore's largest healthcare group, SingHealth, has suffered an enormous data breach that allowed hackers to steal personal…

7 years ago

And the 2018 Election Hacking Begins

The 2018 election hacking season has officially begun. Microsoft reported last week that it detected phishing attempts against three congressional candidates and…

7 years ago

It’s Always Cyber Monday on the Dark Web

Apparently, every day is Cyber Monday on the Dark Web these days. The Dark Web is the hidden Internet where the bad guys can buy…

7 years ago

Russian Intelligence Officers Indicted

Russian Hacking Scandal, Season 2 continues as the US Justice Department has announced criminal indictments against 12 Russian intelligence officers…

7 years ago

Time Hop Wishes it Could Time Hop

The popular social media application Timehop, that collects old photos and reposts them, acts as sort of a digital time…

7 years ago