hacks
US Customs Agency Says Traveler Photos Were Stolen By Hackers
Hackers stole traveler photos and license plate image, Customs and Border Patrol said.
This Hacker Showed How a Smart Lightbulb Could Leak Your Wi-Fi Password
The “moderate to severe” vulnerabilities discovered by the hacker LimitedResults have since been fixed, according to the smart bulb company LIFX.
Watch a Hacker Access Nest Cameras and Demand People Subscribe to PewDiePie
Nest's weak password requirements helped him pull off the hack.
This Guy Made a Computer Mouse That Is Itself a Computer
It doesn’t have the best UI, but it is a pretty creative take on a laptop.
Facebook Knows You Don’t Want to Trust Its Portal Camera
After so many privacy issues in the last two years, the social media company is hoping that putting security front and center will lure users to its new product.
Inside the Weird and Wonderful World of David and His Chocolate Factory
The art of jugaad is at its finest in his Mysore-based manufacturing facility.
How 50 Million Facebook Users Were Hacked
Facebook revealed more details about how hackers exploited three distinct bugs to get the ability to control up to 50 million users’ accounts.
Watch This Hacked NES 'Reverse Emulate' Super Nintendo Games
The hacker who pulled it off says it could be a preview of what it’ll look like if we start adding new capabilities to the human brain.
Canadian Banks Say ‘Fraudsters’ Stole Information From at Least 40,000 Customers
Attackers electronically accessed personal and account information from clients at Simplii Financial and the Bank of Montreal.
For the Love of God, Stop Renting Routers From Comcast
A bug in Comcast’s router and modem activation process potentially exposed the private data of millions of customers who rented hardware from the company.
Put an Extra Passcode On Your Cellphone Account
Your cellphone number is the key to your entire online identity. Criminals are increasingly targeting people's phone numbers as a way to steal their identities and break into their most sensitive accounts.
You Should Take Five Minutes to Update Your OS and Apps
For day one of our digital security tuneup, take a minute to update all your operating systems.