Law enforcement authorities in the United States have for years circumvented the US Constitution’s Fourth Amendment by purchasing data on US residents that would otherwise need to be obtained by a warrant. Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently thinks it… Read More "DOGE May Have Misused Social Security Data, DOJ Admits"
Now The New York Times has cited unnamed US officials confirming that the blackout was in fact caused by a cyberattack, the first time the US government has ever been publicly reported to have carried out such a hacking operation.… Read More "US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela"
Google offers a Validator App through the Play Store that vendors have to run as part of getting their products certified to use Fast Pair. According to its description, the app “validates that Fast Pair has been properly implemented on… Read More "Hundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and Tracking"
Jen Easterly, a longtime public- and private-sector cybersecurity practitioner who led the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency for more than three years, has been appointed CEO of RSA Conference, known as RSAC. The organization puts on the prominent annual… Read More "Former CISA Director Jen Easterly Will Lead RSAC Conference"
It was a strange year in cyberspace, as US president Donald Trump and his administration launched foreign policy initiatives and massive changes to the federal government that have had significant geopolitical ramifications. Through it all, the steady drumbeat kept pounding… Read More "The Worst Hacks of 2025"
After a federal agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday, WIRED surfaced December federal court testimony from the reported ICE shooter, Jonathan Ross. In it, he said he was a firearms trainer and that he has… Read More "ICE Can Now Spy on Every Phone in Your Neighborhood"
