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WikiLeaks wants to create a database of verified Twitter users and who they interact with

by Kurt Wagner

That would include a lot of journalists — and Donald Trump.

The U.S. government showed just how easy it is to hack drones made by Parrot, DBPower and Cheerson

by @aprilaser

Researchers took complete control over two of the drones.

A journalist is suing U.S. spy agencies for more details on Russia’s hacking of the U.S. election

by @aprilaser

The CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.

How Alibaba deployed Big Data to combat China IPR pirates and counterfeiters

by Matthew Bassiur

The Chinese e-commerce giant describes how its Operation “Cloud Sword” led to the arrest of more than 300 suspected counterfeit gang members in 164 investigations.

Obama’s former tech chief saw the hacked elections coming. He just expected more people to care.

by @inafried

Harper Reed told Recode that if this happened in another country, we’d be demanding a new election.

Obama’s tech chief predicted foreign hacking of U.S. elections back in 2013

by @inafried

Harper Reed outlined the possibility in a TED Talk.

Hackers took down the computer system for San Francisco’s Muni metro line

by @DelRey

Fares were free on Saturday.

A credit card hack at MSG gives Knicks fans another reason to despise owner Jim Dolan

by @DelRey

First he let Jeremy Lin go. Now this.

James Clapper, who led America’s digital mass surveillance efforts, has resigned

by @aprilaser

President-elect Trump will pick a new chief of national security.

Here’s Yahoo saying it was hacked much earlier than previously reported — and it is being sued 23 times so far for the breach

by @karaswisher

Its regulatory filing dropped the day after Election Day, the better to keep it hidden!

Trump will be a disaster for online privacy. Here’s how to protect yours before it’s too late.

by @aprilaser

Use encryption.

U.S. border patrol flies huge blimps with low-altitude radar to detect drones trying to cross border

by @aprilaser

Drug cartels are turning to drones to ferry illegal substances across the border.

Why you can’t vote online

by @aprilaser

It would be way easier, if only it were safer.

Young adults take more security measures for their online privacy than their elders

by Irina Raicu

The attitudes, concerns and practices of 13-year-olds are, as you might imagine, quite different from those of 35-year-olds.

Here’s what you can do to prevent your smart-home devices from being hijacked

by @aprilaser

Step No. 1: Strong passwords.

Obama says the U.S. government still doesn’t know who shut down the internet last week

by @aprilaser

Policy makers are starting to ask questions.

Here's why massive website outages will continue happening

by Shuman Ghosemajumder

The “new normal” of that massive attack, and other takeaways.

Connected devices are easily hacked. Why aren’t we holding manufacturers accountable?

by Steve Herrod

We’ve allowed just about anyone to ship new attack vectors (a.k.a. IoT devices) with zero responsibility for making them secure.

Friday’s huge internet outage, explained

by @HeyHeyESJ

Security expert Brian Krebs says the Internet of Things is to blame.

The Yahoo breach proves we need ways to hit the attackers before they strike

by Ted Schlein

We need to enter the age of preemptive cyber security.

Yahoo has confirmed a data breach with 500 million accounts stolen, as questions about disclosure to Verizon and users grow

by Kurt Wagner

It’s much worse than initially thought.

'Mr. Robot' may be fiction, but its hacking plots are all too real

by James Plouffe

Behind the scenes of the Emmy-winning series with its real-life information security consultant.

Code, girl! Setting my own bar prepared me for an unexpected Silicon Valley career.

by Hemma Prafullchandra

Becoming an expert in the male-dominated fields of virtualization and cloud was a surprise even to me.

Why the chip-card transition in the U.S. has been such a disaster

by Michael Reitblat

Still confused about EMV cards? You’re not alone. There was little formal or official education about the shift, and actual adoption has been piecemeal.

Full transcript: The Verge’s Russell Brandom talks hacking on Too Embarrassed to Ask

by @HeyHeyESJ

"You're not hacking Bank of America where someone has spent a lot of money to make sure that no one can get into that."

The Internet of (insecure) Things and other inside observations from the Black Hat hackers conference

by James Plouffe

It doesn’t feel like we’re quite ready for all this stuff to be connected yet.

The digital identity dilemma

by Bob O'Donnell

Virtual ID “cards” will dramatically change how quickly and easily we use web services, make online transactions and more, while dramatically decreasing the potential for fraud and identity theft.

A new flaw puts nearly a billion phones at risk and shows Android security is still a patchwork mess

by @inafried

There are still too many cooks stirring the pot.

What happens if America’s voting machines get hacked?

by @HeyHeyESJ

Plus: What are the best ways to protect your personal accounts from hackers?

In 'Zero Days,' Alex Gibney tells the secret history of Stuxnet, cyberwarfare's Hiroshima moment

by @HeyHeyESJ

“We understand nuclear capability. We have to at least start talking about the capability of these weapons.”

FBI Director James Comey: No ‘reasonable prosecutor’ would bring charges against Hillary Clinton over her private email server

by Dawn Chmielewski

The FBI is giving HRC a slap on the wrist.

Google is adding new ways to track you for ads, but it’s letting you call the shots

by Mark Bergen

A win for privacy advocates, and a treat for advertisers to come.

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