The US Government Has a Microsoft Problem
Microsoft has stumbled through a series of major cybersecurity failures over the past few years. Experts say the US government’s reliance...
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John Velimesis
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Apple hit with ‘mercenary spyware attacks’ — iPhone users warned worldwide of ‘most advanced digital threats’
A terrifying and extremely advanced cyberattack has impacted iPhone users from at least 92 countries, including India, Reuters reported....
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John Velimesis
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator
Many people don’t realize that the instant alert push notifications you get on your phone are routed through Google or Apple’s servers,...
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John Velimesis
- Sep 17, 2023
- 2 min
The AI Detection Arms Race Is On
And college students are developing the weapons, quickly building to EDWARD TIAN DIDN’T think of himself as a writer. As a computer...
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John Velimesis
- Aug 21, 2023
- 2 min
A new type of "freedom," or, tracking children with AirTags, with Heather Kelly: Lock and Code S04E1
Posted: August 14, 2023 by Malwarebytes Labs "Freedom" is a big word, and for many parents today, it's a word that includes location...
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John Velimesis
- Jul 10, 2023
- 1 min
Google plans to scrape everything you post online to train its AI
Additions to Google’s Privacy Policy are making some observers worry that all of your content is about to be fed into Google's AI tools....
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John Velimesis
- Jun 15, 2023
- 1 min
The Psychedelic Scientist Who Sends Brains Back to Childhood
ABOUT A MONTH into the 2020 pandemic lockdown, Gül Dölen, a neuroscientist, noticed that she had come untethered from reality....
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John Velimesis
- Mar 18, 2023
- 1 min
Security News This Week: Ring Is in a Standoff With Hackers
WHAT’S MORE CONTROVERSIAL than a popular surveillance camera maker that has an uncomfortably cozy relationship with American police? When...
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John Velimesis
- Jul 19, 2022
- 2 min
•New documents reveal ‘huge’ scale of US government’s cell phone location data tracking
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used mobile location data to track people’s movements on a much larger scale than previously...
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John Velimesis
- Feb 24, 2021
- 1 min
The Strange Journey of an NSA Zero-Day—Into Multiple Enemies' Hands
How a "secret" hackable bug found by the NSA was used over by Chinese, North Korean, and Russian hackers to wreak havoc. THE NOTION OF a...
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John Velimesis
- Jan 16, 2021
- 1 min
How Law Enforcement Gets Around Your Smartphone's Encryption
New research has dug into the openings that iOS and Android security provide for anyone with the right tools. LAWMAKERS AND LAW...
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John Velimesis
- Dec 9, 2020
- 1 min
Orientalism, Cyberpunk 2077, and Yellow Peril in Science Fiction Cyberpunk as a genre, and Cyberpunk
The Origins of the Cyberpunk Genre The origins of the cyberpunk genre involve Western anxieties about the East. Techno-orientalism is the...
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John Velimesis
- Sep 27, 2020
- 1 min
30 Excel tips you need to know
Microsoft Excel was first released in 1985, and the spreadsheet program has remained popular over the years. Whether you are a Microsoft...
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John Velimesis
- May 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Confessions of Marcus Hutchins, the Hacker Who Saved the Internet
At 22, he single-handedly put a stop to the worst cyberattack the world had ever seen. Then he was arrested by the FBI. This is his...
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John Velimesis
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Don’t Go Down a Coronavirus Anxiety Spiral
Here’s what you can do to relieve your worries, while still keeping you and your family safe. The past few days have made clear how...
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John Velimesis
- Nov 4, 2019
- 1 min
Should Tech CEO's Go to Jail Over Data Misuse? Some Senators Say Yes
Ron Wyden turned heads this month with a bill that would put tech executives behind bars, but not all of his colleagues agree it would be...
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John Velimesis
- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
50 years ago today, the internet was born in Room 3420
When I visited UCLA’s Boelter Hall last Wednesday, I took the stairs to the third floor, looking for Room 3420. And then I walked right...
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John Velimesis
- Sep 26, 2019
- 1 min
How The U.S. Hacked ISIS
The crowded room was awaiting one word: "Fire." Everyone was in uniform; there were scheduled briefings, last-minute discussions, final...
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John Velimesis
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
After 6 Years in Exile, Edward Snowden Explains Himself
Edward Snowden, arguably the world’s most famous whistle-blower, is a man who lived behind plenty of pseudonyms before putting his true...
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John Velimesis
- Aug 31, 2019
- 1 min
Cyberwar: The Complete Guide
Not so long ago, stories about cyberwar started with scary hypotheticals: What if state-sponsored hackers were to launch widespread...
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