March 15, 2016 Cops: Guy jammed cellphones on city trains for months Dennis Nicholl, 63, was arrested in Chicago last week and accused of operating his "own personal quiet car" on the city's trains for nearly two years, the Chicago Tribune reports.
March 15, 2016 Hacker group Anonymous declares 'total war' on Donald Trump Donald Trump seems to have no problem making enemies, which is why it's not surprising to see that sometimes-effective hacker collective Anonymous has him in their sights again.
March 10, 2016 Bill Gates talks Apple/FBI standoff, skipping classes at Harvard, and much more Long since removed from running the day-to-day operations of Microsoft, Bill Gates seems to be enjoying retirement.
March 9, 2016 Mysterious 'Area 6' landing strip in Nevada desert baffles experts A mysterious, mile-long landing strip in the remote Nevada desert could be the home base for testing sensors on a top-secret fleet of drones, security experts speculate
March 8, 2016 Nigerian president: Mobile phone operator MTN fueled Boko Haram insurgency Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says that mobile phone operator MTN fueled the country’s Boko Haram insurgency by failing to disconnect unregistered sim cards.
March 7, 2016 Apple VP: FBI wants to 'turn back the clock' to less secure OS The DOJ wants Apple return to security levels present in iOS 7, before default encryption.
March 7, 2016 New Mac OS X ransomware targets Apple users The first fully functional ransomware targeting Apple’s Mac OS X operating system has been identified by security specialist Palo Alto Networks.
March 4, 2016 Your computer mouse may be opening the door for hackers If you think about catching a cold, you know you feel miserable, but you don't have a clue how you got it. You can catch a cold from standing close to someone who's sick or turning a doorknob that they touched. That's similar to how airborne viruses infect computer systems with malware. These viruses spread over Wi-Fi connections, from one computer to another.
March 3, 2016 Department of Defense to test its cybersecurity with 'Hack the Pentagon' competition The Department of Defense is inviting vetted hackers to test its cybersecurity as part of a unique “Hack the Pentagon” competition.
March 2, 2016 Apple appeals judge's iPhone unlocking order, FBI error locked the device Again, Apple's battle with the FBI over unlocking one of the San Bernadino terrorist's iPhones, is stealing the headlines.