Researchers use decommissioned satellite to broadcast hacker TV
Independent researchers and The United States military has increasingly focused on the potential security vulnerabilities of satellites in orbit in…
Category: Security
The sinister way to defeat multi-factor authentication is on the rise
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a core defense that is among the most effective at preventing account takeovers. In addition to…
The last cell tower in Mariupol
If you went along Budivel’nykiv Boulevard in the center of Mariupol in mid-February, you might not have even noticed it.…
Russia is moving towards its Splinternet dream
Russian Twitter users noticed something strange when they tried to access the service on March 4: They couldn’t. For the…
Apple and Meta gave user data to hackers posing as police
“Ipsa scientia potestas est,” wrote the 16th-century philosopher and statesman Sir Francis Bacon in his 1597 work, Meditationes Sacrae. Knowledge…
What are Blockchain Bridges and why do they keep getting hacked?
this week, cryptocurrency network Ronin disclosed a breach in which attackers made off with $540 million worth of Ethereum and…
How bombs and thermobarics cause injury and death
This story is adapted from Into the Waves: My Quest to Uncover the Mystery of a Civil War Submarineby Rachel…
NFTs are a privacy and security nightmare
Confusing Venmo decision turning payments into a social media feed where public transactions are the default has rightly been met…
Shutdown of Russian Hydra market disrupts ATM for crypto-crimes
In the dark web, taking down yet another cryptocurrency-based drug black market has become almost a semi-annual routine, with plenty…
Meta tries to break the dead end of end-to-end encryption
After years of tech companies and police tussling and clashing over end-to-end encryption, Meta this week brandished a new tool…