Category: Computer Security

A Ton of Popular Netgear Routers Are Vulnerable to Hackers—And There’s No Easy Fix

Netgear had months to patch a vulnerability in some of the most popular consumer routers on the market. It still hasn’t. Source: A Ton of >>>

Posted: December 14, 2016 in Computer, Security

Watchdog Discovers Toy Dolls Are Recording Your Conversations and Uploading them to Police

These toys upload you and your child’s voice to a database used by the military and fish for kids’ personal information. Source: Watchdog Discovers Toy >>>

Posted: December 11, 2016 in Computer, Security

A French man has been sentenced to two years in jail because of the contents of his internet history | Privacy Online News

The contents of your internet history are more than enough to send you to jail in France. A French man has been sentenced to two >>>

Posted: December 2, 2016 in Computer, Security

The FBI can officially hack more fiercely than ever — The Hacker Today

Trump isn’t acting President yet, and the FBI is now growing its hacking powers. Before you begin stressing over your protection or over encryption arrangements, >>>

Posted: December 2, 2016 in Computer, Security

AT&T Just Showed Us What The Death Of Net Neutrality Is Going To Look Like | Techdirt

Source: AT&T Just Showed Us What The Death Of Net Neutrality Is Going To Look Like | Techdirt

Posted: November 29, 2016 in Computer, Internet, Security

Google edits data for political reasons – Google Maps data cannot be trusted, neither can Google

Posted: November 26, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social

You Can Bypass Linux Disk Encryption Authentication by Pressing the Enter Key for 70 Seconds

An error in the implementation of the Cryptsetup utility used for encrypting hard drives allows an attacker to bypass the authentication procedures on some Linux >>>

Posted: November 15, 2016 in Computer, Operating Systems, Security

Google moves to restrict ads on fake news sites | Reuters

Source: Google moves to restrict ads on fake news sites | Reuters

Posted: November 14, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Internet, Security, Social

Officials: PA Voting Machines Incorrectly Registered Straight Republican Votes – Breitbart

Officials: PA Voting Machines Incorrectly Registered Straight Republican Votes Source: Officials: PA Voting Machines Incorrectly Registered Straight Republican Votes – Breitbart

Posted: November 8, 2016 in Computer, Editorial, Security, Social, Uncategorized

NVIDIA Adds Telemetry to Latest Drivers; Here’s How to Disable It – MajorGeeks

It’s been brought to our attention that nVIDIA now has telemetry included with its drivers. It also continues the bloat with nVIDIA Wireless Controller and >>>

Posted: November 5, 2016 in Computer, Graphics, Security