Obama, You Must Act Now on Your Promise to Reform the NSA
The President must send a clear message to the senate: Pass USA Freedom now. The post Obama, You Must Act Now on Your Promise to Reform the NSA appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleResearchers Uncover Government Spy Tool Used to Hack Telecoms and Belgian...
Piecing together new information from various researchers, it's clear the 'Regin" malware is one of the most sophisticated nation-state spy tools ever found. The post Researchers Uncover Government Spy...
View ArticleHacker Lexicon: What Is a Backdoor?
TL;DR: A backdoor in software or a computer system is generally an undocumented portal that allows an administrator to enter the system to troubleshoot or do upkeep. But it also refers to a secret...
View ArticleNo, the NSA Isn’t Like the Stasi—And Comparing Them Is Treacherous
Ever since Edward Snowden handed thousands of National Security Agency documents over to filmmaker Laura Poitras and writer Glenn Greenwald in a Hong Kong hotel room, the NSA’s mass surveillance of...
View ArticleThe NSA Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From US Cyberattacks
A newly revealed NSA document warns that Iran and other adversaries learn techniques from US cyberattacks and use them against us. The post The NSA Acknowledges What We All Feared: Iran Learns From US...
View ArticleDid the NSA and the UK’s Spy Agency Launch a Joint Cyberattack on Iran?
An NSA document newly published today suggests two interesting facts that haven’t previously been reported. The Intercept, which published the document, highlighted that in it the NSA expresses fear...
View ArticleSnowden: Spy Agencies ‘Screwed All of Us’ in Hacking Crypto Keys
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden didn’t mince words during a Reddit Ask Me Anything session on Monday when he said the NSA and the British spy agency GCHQ had “screwed all of us” when it hacked into...
View ArticleGemalto Confirms It Was Hacked But Insists the NSA Didn’t Get Its Crypto Keys
As the the company confirmed the hacks, it downplayed their significance, insisting that the attackers failed to get inside the network where cryptographic keys are stored to protect mobile...
View ArticleTwo Charts Show How the Drug War Drives US Domestic Spying
Nearly 9 out of 10 wiretaps in America today now target drug suspects. The post Two Charts Show How the Drug War Drives US Domestic Spying appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleSecurity News This Week: Police Use Mobile Cell Phone Trackers to Avoid Court...
Shockingly, none of this news is about cheating spouses! The post Security News This Week: Police Use Mobile Cell Phone Trackers to Avoid Court Orders appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleMapping How Tor’s Anonymity Network Spread Around the World
Germany has overtaken the US in total nodes, with France, the Netherlands, and Russia coming close behind. The post Mapping How Tor’s Anonymity Network Spread Around the World appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleThis New Campaign Wants To Help Surveillance Agents Quit NSA or GCHQ
The new activist project Intelexit appeals to spy agencies' staff to consider the morality of their surveillance work and offers a way out. The post This New Campaign Wants To Help Surveillance Agents...
View Article@Snowden Is Now on Twitter
The world's most elusive whistleblower is now speaking for himself. The post @Snowden Is Now on Twitter appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleA Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs
The Intercept's focus on adverasial journalism and anonymous whistleblower security is paying off. The post A Second Snowden Has Leaked a Mother Lode of Drone Docs appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleEU Parliament Clears a Path to Give Snowden Asylum
A narrowly-passed resolution calls on European states to protect America's most-wanted whistleblower. The post EU Parliament Clears a Path to Give Snowden Asylum appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleHow Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower...
The 2.6 terabyte Panama Papers may be the first leak of their scale, but they won't be the last. The post How Reporters Pulled Off the Panama Papers, the Biggest Leak in Whistleblower History appeared...
View ArticleFirst Snowden Trailer: Digital Whistleblowing Never Looked So Slick
Type faster for freedom! The post First Snowden Trailer: Digital Whistleblowing Never Looked So Slick appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleIt’s Official: Edward Snowden Is a Total Movie Star Now
The whistleblower has a cameo as himself in Oliver Stone's forthcoming film about his life. The post It’s Official: Edward Snowden Is a Total Movie Star Now appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleThis Is What It’s Like to Direct Donald Trump in a Movie
A few years ago, Oliver Stone asked the Donald to film a cameo for one of his movies. It went ... OK? The post This Is What It's Like to Direct Donald Trump in a Movie appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleOliver Stone’s Anti-Cell Phone PSA Is So Very Oliver Stone
The director says the devices will be "our undoing." He also really, really wants you to turn your dang phone off off while you're at the movies. The post Oliver Stone's Anti-Cell Phone PSA Is So Very...
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