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The FBI Began Investigating Trump’s Potential Russia Ties Last Summer

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:31:32 +0000

Breaking with DOJ tradition, Comey makes official the Russia investigation Trump has long decried as “fake news.” The post The FBI Began Investigating Trump’s Potential Russia Ties Last Summer appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2017 19:39:33 +0000

Web-based vulnerabilities in end-to-end messengers demonstrate why it may be safest to stick with the mobile versions of messaging apps. The post WhatsApp Hack Shows That Even Encryption Apps Are Vulnerable in a Browser appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:00:28 +0000

To get to the bottom of a devious form of phone-based fraud, a group of researchers scammed the scammers. The post Listen to ‘Tech Support’ Scam Calls That Bilk Victims Out of Millions appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 11:00:28 +0000

To get to the bottom of a devious form of phone-based fraud, a group of researchers scammed the scammers. The post Listen to ‘Tech Support’ Scam Calls That Bilk Millions Out of Victims appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2017 14:59:12 +0000

By keeping dozens of its spying tools secret, the CIA may have left billions of people open to being hacked. The post How the CIA’s Hacking Hoard Makes Everyone Less Secure appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:03:55 +0000

A new leak hints at the spooks’ digital arsenal, from iOS and Android to Samsung smart TVs. The post How the CIA Can Hack Your Phone, PC, and TV (Says WikiLeaks) appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:00:52 +0000

OpenBazaar is set to integrate Tor’s anonymity features—but still swears it’s not trying to attract the dark web’s black market sales. The post The Fed-Proof Online Market OpenBazaar Is Going Anonymous appeared first on WIRED.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 04 Mar 2017 17:56:59 +0000

President Trump made extraordinary claims about Obama wiretapping Trump Tower. If true, it may say more about Trump and his associates. The post If the Feds Did Wiretap Trump Tower, It’s Not Obama Who Should Worry appeared first on WIRED.