www.wired.com > Nicole Perlroth
The Untold History of America’s Zero-Day Market
14 feb. 2021 - The lucrative business of dealing in code vulnerabilities is central to espionage and war planning, which is why brokers never spoke about it—until now.
 · backdoors · cybersecurity · hacking · nsa · responsible-disclosure · security · zero-days

medium.com > Alex Birsan
Dependency Confusion: How I Hacked Into Apple, Microsoft and Dozens of Other Companies
9 feb. 2021 - Ever since I started learning how to code, I have been fascinated by the level of trust we put in a simple command like this one: pip install package_name.
 · dependencies · hacking · not-read · security

www.theguardian.com > Kari Paul
Dozens sue Amazon's Ring after camera hack leads to threats and racial slurs
23 dec. 2020 - Class action claims weak security allowed hackers to take over the smart cameras used on doorbells and in homes.
 · hacking · ring-doorbell

www.wired.com > Lily Hay Newman
How to Understand the Russia Hack Fallout
19 dec. 2020 - Not all SolarWinds victims are created equal.
 · backdoors · cybersecurity · fireeye · hacking · russia · security · solarwinds

www.haaretz.com > Omer Benjakob
Israeli spy tech firm says can hack Signal app previously considered safe
14 dec. 2020 - Cellebrite claims its tech can now crack Signal, which is regarded as the most encrypted app and is commonly used by journalists to communicate with sources.
 · cellebrite · hacking · signal · zero-days

www.theguardian.com > Alex Hern
Charities in a bind after cybercriminals donate $10,000 in bitcoin
20 oct. 2020 - Children International and The Water Project have no way of refunding Darkside group.
 · bitcoin · charities · cybercrime · doxware · hacking · ransomware

www.vn.nl > Gerard Janssen
Weer gehackt: Trumps Twitter is nog steeds niet goed beveiligd
22 oct. 2020 - Vier jaar geleden wisten Nederlandse hackers toegang te krijgen tot het Twitteraccount Trump. Deze week lukte het een van hen wéér.
 · hacking · responsible-disclosure · twitter · two-factor-authentication

myothercomputer.com > Jason Kravitz
My other computer is…
Generate malicious hacker memes to educate and inform about Cybersecurity awareness.
 · art · cybercrime · cybersecurity · funny · hacking · security

www.wired.com > Brian Barrett and Nicholas Thompson
How Twitter Survived Its Biggest Hack—and Plans to Stop the Next One
24 sep. 2020 - On July 15, Twitter melted down. On Election Day, that's not an option.
 · hacking · phishing · security · twitter · us-2020-elections

www.wired.com > Andy Greenberg
Inside the Courthouse Break-Ins that Landed 2 White Hat Hackers in Jail
5 aug. 2020 - When two men were hired to break into Iowa judicial buildings, they thought it was just another physical security audit—until they were charged with burglary.
 · black-struggle · ethical-hacking · hacking · penetration-testing · security

www.volkskrant.nl > Huib Modderkolk
Privégegevens van miljoenen burgers bij geheime diensten – toezichthouder wil ‘sleepwet’ aanpassen
22 sep. 2020 - Geheime diensten AIVD en MIVD blijken over steeds meer bulkdatasets te beschikken. Het gaat daarbij om databestanden waarin de privégegevens van miljoenen Nederlanders zijn opgeslagen – ook van personen die geen doelwit van de diensten zijn.
 · hacking · mass-surveillance · netherlands · wiv

mango.pdf.zone > The hacker known as “Alex”
When you browse Instagram and find former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's passport number
15 sep. 2020 - Do not get arrested challenge 2020.
 · hacking · learning · responsible-disclosure · security

www.vn.nl > Gerard Janssen
Hoe drie Nederlandse hackers het Twitteraccount van Donald Trump hackten
9 sep. 2020 - In 2016 wisten drie Nederlandse hackers het wachtwoord van Trumps Twitter in handen te krijgen. Het waren niet de launch codes van een kernraket, maar het scheelde niet veel: één tweet kon de wereldvrede in gevaar brengen, of juist voorkomen dat Trump president werd. Hoe ga je om met zoveel verantwoordelijkheid?
 · dark-web · hacker-culture · hacking · linkedin · responsible-disclosure · security · twitter

www.wired.com > Andy Greenberg
Dutch Hackers Found a Simple Way to Mess With Traffic Lights
5 aug. 2020 - By reverse engineering apps intended for cyclists, security researchers found they could cause delays in at least 10 cities from anywhere in the world.
 · hacking · netherlands · smart-cities · traffic · transportation

www.wired.com > Lily Hay Newman
Apple's Hackable iPhones Are Finally Here
22 jul. 2020 - Last year, Apple announced a special device just for hackers. The phone—for approved researchers only—will soon go into circulation.
 · apple · hacking · security

www.forbes.com > Thomas Brewster
Inside America’s Secretive $2 Billion Research Hub Collecting Fingerprints From Facebook, Hacking Smartwatches And Fighting Covid-19
13 jul. 2020 - Mitre Corp runs some of the U.S. government's most hush-hush science and tech labs. The cloak-and-dagger R&D shop might just be the most important organization you've never heard of.
 · biometrics · covid-19 · cybersecurity · facebook · facial-recognition · fbi · fingerprinting · hacking · mitre-corp · smartwatches · twitter · united-states