Security News

Hacker Leaks Cellebrite's Phone-Hacking Tools (Schneier on Security)
2017-02-06 12:30

In January we learned that a hacker broke into Cellebrite's network and stole 900GB of data. Now the hacker has dumped some of Cellebrite's phone-hacking tools on the Internet. In their README,...

Connected homes and new hacking risks (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 12:45

Eight out of ten US consumers have a home data network and more than a third of them connect entertainment systems, gaming consoles and other smart devices to the Internet, increasing the risk of...

Shadow Brokers say goodbye, leak a batch of Windows hacking tools (Help Net Security)
2017-01-13 17:07

The Shadow Brokers, a group (?) of hackers that has made a big splash in August last year by leaking and offering for sale exploits supposedly stolen from the infamous Equation Group, has decided...

Auditing Elections for Signs of Hacking (Schneier on Security)
2016-12-02 12:39

Excellent essay pointing out that election security is a national security issue, and that we need to perform random ballot audits on every future election: The good news is that we know how to...