Security News

Activists Urge Amazon to Drop Facial Recognition for Police
2018-05-22 17:13

More than 30 activist groups led by the American Civil Liberties Union urged Amazon Tuesday to stop providing facial recognition technology to law enforcement, warning that it could give...

Police phone tracking firm hacked, passwords leaked thanks to weak hashing
2018-05-17 14:52

Securus, which tracks phones for police, was using the MD5 algorithm to hash stored passwords.

Police dog sniffs out USB drive to snare school hacker
2018-05-15 12:41

Police traced an "electronic trail" to the suspect's house where the USB drive was hidden.

Virginia Beach Police Want Encrypted Radios
2018-05-09 14:42

This article says that the Virginia Beach police are looking to buy encrypted radios. Virginia Beach police believe encryption will prevent criminals from listening to police communications. They...

Welsh police facial recognition has 92% fail rate, showing dangers of early AI
2018-05-08 19:50

Data released by the UK police force confirmed claims from watchdog groups that the software is inaccurate.

EU, US Police Cripple Islamic State Media Mouthpieces
2018-04-30 11:07

European and US police forces have struck at the heart of Islamic State's propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a hole" in its ability to spread its radical jihadist message online. read more

Infamous revenge porn site Anon-IB seized by police
2018-04-27 11:36

The internet just got a little bit better

Dutch Police Shut Notorious 'Revenge Porn' Site, Three Arrested
2018-04-26 22:21

Dutch police said Thursday they have arrested three men for stealing explicit pictures of girls and young women from their cloud data, and shut down a globally notorious "revenge porn" site. read more

Police Seize Webstresser.org, Bust 6 Suspected Admins
2018-04-26 12:03

DDoS Stresser/Booter Service: Servers Seized, Top Users Also ArrestedPolice have taken down Webstresser, a leading stresser/booter service tied to 4 million on-demand DDoS attacks, which could be...

Power spike leads Chinese police to 600-machine mining rig
2018-04-26 05:24

Six Bitcoiners cuffed for electricity heist Chinese media is reporting the seizure of 600 Bitcoin miners in the northern municipality of Tianjin, on the grounds of electricity theft.…