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The Man Who Defends Hardware From Hackers
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The Man Who Defends Hardware From Hackers

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

Who Hacked The NSA?
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Who Hacked The NSA?

By Ian Graber-Stiehl

Pokémon Go Has Access To Your Entire Google Account
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Pokémon Go Has Access To Your Entire Google Account

By G. Clay Whittaker

Apple has denied the FBI's request to unlock an iPhone involved in the San Bernardino shootings.
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FBI Should Crack Smartphones Themselves, Says Cybersecurity Expert

By Coby McDonald

How To Fix Our Broken Internet
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How To Fix Our Broken Internet

By Matt Giles

Edward Snowden
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Edward Snowden: The Internet Is Broken

By Matt Giles

Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud
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Apple Cares About Your Privacy, Unless You Use iCloud

By Dave Gershgorn

Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices
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Apple Publicly Denies The FBI A Backdoor Into iPhone Owners’ Devices

By Xavier Harding

Carnegie Mellon Weakly Denies That It Got Paid To Help FBI Crack Anonymity Tool
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Carnegie Mellon Weakly Denies That It Got Paid To Help FBI Crack Anonymity Tool

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Here’s How HTC and Samsung’s Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked
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Here’s How HTC and Samsung’s Fingerprint Scanner Was Hacked

By Dave Gershgorn

New Japanese Glasses Block Facial Recognition
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New Japanese Glasses Block Facial Recognition

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Thanks To This Device, Stealing Your Car Has Never Been Easier
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Thanks To This Device, Stealing Your Car Has Never Been Easier

By Matt Giles

Hackers Can Tap Into Hospital Drug Pumps To Serve Lethal Doses To Patients
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Hackers Can Tap Into Hospital Drug Pumps To Serve Lethal Doses To Patients

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Box Can Figure Out Your 4-Digit iPhone Passcode
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This Box Can Figure Out Your 4-Digit iPhone Passcode

By Dan Moren

Face Recognition Security, Even With A ‘Blink Test,’ Is Easy To Trick
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Face Recognition Security, Even With A ‘Blink Test,’ Is Easy To Trick

By Dan Moren

Pablos Holman Wants You To Break Your Gadgets
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Pablos Holman Wants You To Break Your Gadgets

By Michael Nuñez

Hacked Hardware Could Cause The Next Big Security Breach
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Hacked Hardware Could Cause The Next Big Security Breach

By P.W. Singer

7 Surprising Biometric Identification Methods
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7 Surprising Biometric Identification Methods

By Dan Moren

The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)
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The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)

By Dan Moren

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions
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Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions

By Dan Moren

What To Wear When You’re On The Run From The NSA
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What To Wear When You’re On The Run From The NSA

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker
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Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”
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Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”

By Andrew Rosenblum

The War Of Zeros And Ones
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The War Of Zeros And Ones

By Peter W. Singer

Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls
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Mysterious Phony Cell Towers Could Be Intercepting Your Calls

By Andrew Rosenblum

Google Can Now Delete Your Past — But How Much Should Be Erased?
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Google Can Now Delete Your Past — But How Much Should Be Erased?

By Corinne Iozzio

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam
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Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance
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Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner
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Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’
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Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’

By Francie Diep

The End Of Anonymity
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The End Of Anonymity

By Erik Sofge

Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?
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Is It Possible To Escape From Everyday Surveillance?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Secure Email Options for Message Privacy
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Secure Email Options for Message Privacy

By Dan Nosowitz

5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans
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5 Sneaky Ways The NSA Spies On Americans

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere
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Photograph Your House Key With This App, Then Print A Copy Anywhere

By Francie Diep

To Make An Unbreakable Code, Use Quantum Physics
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To Make An Unbreakable Code, Use Quantum Physics

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Lenovo Yoga 13
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Spy Agencies Have Banned Lenovo Computers, Fearing Chinese Hardware Hacks

By Dan Nosowitz

A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations
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A Hacked Mobile Antenna In A Backpack Could Spy On Cell Phone Conversations

By Dan Nosowitz

License Plate Readers Are Photographing You Everywhere
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License Plate Readers Are Photographing You Everywhere

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Can Putting Your Phone In The Fridge Keep It Safe From Eavesdroppers?
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Can Putting Your Phone In The Fridge Keep It Safe From Eavesdroppers?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Store Your Housekey In the Cloud And Cut Copies On Demand
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Store Your Housekey In the Cloud And Cut Copies On Demand

By Francie Diep

The 6 Most Important Things We Learned From Edward Snowden’s Guardian Q&A
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The 6 Most Important Things We Learned From Edward Snowden’s Guardian Q&A

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Concise History Of The NSA’s Online Spying Program PRISM
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A Concise History Of The NSA’s Online Spying Program PRISM

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Government Phone Spying Is Really About Big Data
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Why Government Phone Spying Is Really About Big Data

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Company Dares You To Crack Its Encryption Software
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This Company Dares You To Crack Its Encryption Software

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen
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FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees
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The Reason All Your Favorite Companies Are Being Hacked? Dumb Employees

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Glimpse At Raytheon’s Terrifying People-Tracking Software
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A Glimpse At Raytheon’s Terrifying People-Tracking Software

By Emily Elert

Dear Mystery Algorithm That Hogged Global Financial Trading Last Week: What Do You Want?
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Dear Mystery Algorithm That Hogged Global Financial Trading Last Week: What Do You Want?

By Clay Dillow

The Fastest Way To Crack A 4-Digit PIN Number [Infographic]
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The Fastest Way To Crack A 4-Digit PIN Number [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports
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A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports

By Michael Myser

Seeing Through Walls With a Wireless Router
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Seeing Through Walls With a Wireless Router

By David Hambling

Those Nigerian Scam Emails Spin an Outrageous Yarn for a Reason
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Those Nigerian Scam Emails Spin an Outrageous Yarn for a Reason

By Clay Dillow

In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS
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In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS

By Clay Dillow

Russian Hackers Breach Springfield, Illinois (?) Water Utility and Destroy Pump
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Russian Hackers Breach Springfield, Illinois (?) Water Utility and Destroy Pump

By Sean Kane

How a College Class Tracked Down Osama Bin Laden
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How a College Class Tracked Down Osama Bin Laden

By Paul Kvinta and Madhumita Venkataramana

Heat Hacking: Criminals Can Steal Your ATM PIN Code Via the Heat Your Fingers Leave Behind
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Heat Hacking: Criminals Can Steal Your ATM PIN Code Via the Heat Your Fingers Leave Behind

By Clay Dillow

Spy vs. Spy: Casinos Can’t See The Cameras Hidden Up Gamblers’ Sleeves
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Spy vs. Spy: Casinos Can’t See The Cameras Hidden Up Gamblers’ Sleeves

By Andrew Rosenblum

Point/Counterpoint: Internet IDs Are a Terrible Idea
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Point/Counterpoint: Internet IDs Are a Terrible Idea

By Bryan Gardiner

Point/Counterpoint: We Need a System of Internet IDs
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Point/Counterpoint: We Need a System of Internet IDs

By Becky Ferreira

New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes
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New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes

By Clay Dillow

How Secure Is Julian Assange’s “Thermonuclear” Insurance File?
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How Secure Is Julian Assange’s “Thermonuclear” Insurance File?

By Dan Nosowitz

Microscopic Worms Could Sniff Out Explosives
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Microscopic Worms Could Sniff Out Explosives

By Rose Eveleth

The Top 10 Computer Viruses
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The Top 10 Computer Viruses

By Stuart Fox