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Inside the Russian hack of Yahoo: How they did it

16

Mar

2017

The hack began with a spear-phishing email sent in early 2014 to a Yahoo company employee. It’s unclear how many employees were targeted and how many emails were sent, but it only takes one person to click on a link, and it happened. Once Aleksey Belan, a Latvian hacker hired by the Russian agents, started poking […]

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Comey: Strong encryption “shatters” privacy-security bargain

09

Mar

2017

FBI Director James Comey told a Boston audience that “ubiquitous strong encryption” – the kind now available on most smartphones and other digital devices – is threatening to undermine the “bargain” that he said has balanced privacy and security in the US since its founding. Actually, he went further, declaring that such default encryption “shatters” […]

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FBI warns US students about online job scam that can leave them broke

07

Feb

2017

Students online across the US are targeted in a common employment scam, according to FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3). “Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions,” authorities warn. “This employment results in a financial loss for participating students.” According […]

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