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To Make An Unbreakable Code, Use Quantum Physics

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Spy Agencies Have Banned Lenovo Computers, Fearing Chinese Hardware Hacks 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

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

By Dan Nosowitz

License Plate Readers Are Photographing You Everywhere

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

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

Store Your Housekey In the Cloud And Cut Copies On Demand 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

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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Why Government Phone Spying Is Really About Big Data

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Company Dares You To Crack Its Encryption Software

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen

FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen 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

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Glimpse At Raytheon’s Terrifying People-Tracking Software

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

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

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

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

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

By Colin Lecher

A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports

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

By Michael Myser

Seeing Through Walls With a Wireless Router

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

By David Hambling

Those Nigerian Scam Emails Spin an Outrageous Yarn for a Reason

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

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

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

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

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

How a College Class Tracked Down Osama Bin Laden

How a College Class Tracked Down Osama Bin Laden 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

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

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

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

By Andrew Rosenblum

Point/Counterpoint: Internet IDs Are a Terrible Idea

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

By Bryan Gardiner

Point/Counterpoint: We Need a System of Internet IDs

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

By Becky Ferreira

New Washable RFID Chips Track Hotel Towels and Bathrobes

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

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

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

By Dan Nosowitz

Microscopic Worms Could Sniff Out Explosives

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

By Rose Eveleth

The Top 10 Computer Viruses

The Top 10 Computer Viruses The Top 10 Computer Viruses

Graphing the Voice of Terror

Graphing the Voice of Terror Graphing the Voice of Terror

By Jessica Snyder Sachs