April 7, 2016 FBI director says government 'purchased a tool' to access San Bernardino gunman's phone The head of the FBI said Wednesday that the government had "purchased" a tool enabling investigators to access an iPhone belonging to San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook.
April 6, 2016 WhatsApp extends encryption to photos, video, other messages WhatsApp says it's now using a powerful form of encryption to protect the security of photos, videos, group chats and voice calls in addition to the text messages sent by its more than a billion users around the globe.
April 5, 2016 WhatsApp activates end-to-end encryption for one billion users If you're a WhatsApp user, you'll be happy to know that everything you do in the app is now protected by end-to-end encryption.
April 5, 2016 Trump hotels reportedly hit by second data breach in 12 months Donald Trump's hotel empire has reportedly been hit by hackers for the second time in less than a year.
April 4, 2016 Hacker allegedly breaches porn site, steals more than 237,000 accounts No web-connected service is safe.
April 1, 2016 In Reddit's 2015 transparency report, a conspicuous absence The website Reddit released its latest transparency report Thursday, and it reveals an uptick in requests for user information from U.S. and foreign authorities. But what’s also notable in this year’s report is the absence of any language regarding national security requests.
April 1, 2016 Would it be any easier for the FBI to crack Android? Much has been written about the massive fight between the FBI and Apple over encryption in the high-profile San Bernardino shooting case.
March 31, 2016 MedStar Health still suffering outages after cyberattack A spokeswoman with MedStar Health says that that the healthcare provider is still experiencing widespread computer outages after a cyberattack on its systems Monday, but adds that progress is being made “by the hour.”
March 30, 2016 Apple still doesn't know how FBI hacked San Bernardino terrorist's iPhone without their help The FBI's announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers learned that they can't keep the government out of even an encrypted device that U.S. officials had claimed was impossible to crack.
