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A massive cache of pirated movies, TV shows, sporting events, video games, and more have begun appearing as publicly-accessible PDFs on USDA.gov.
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By Tony Ho Tran

New data published this week about demographics in China show the country's population may level off and then begin to shrink as families have less babies.
Data Privacy

By Lonnie Lee Hood

At this point, you really gotta wonder whether investing in cryptocurrencies is even worth it. 
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By Noor Al-Sibai

In the era of COVID-19, governments conducting their business over Zoom is par for the course — and, naturally, so is Zoom-bombing porn into them. 
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By Noor Al-Sibai

A "decentralized autonomous organization" called CityDAO was hoping to turn 40 acres in Wyoming into a crypto city — but they got hacked.
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By Victor Tangermann

After an extremely sad online-only relaunch, RadioShack is gasping for relevancy by launching a cryptocurrency exchange for rich old people.
Hacking

By Noor Al-Sibai

Hackers targeted one of the largest cream cheese manufacturers in the United States and the results have been a schmear nightmare. 
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Hackers have stolen almost $200 million from the BitMart cryptocurrency exchange, the latest in a long line of heists, headaches, and heartbreak for those who invest and trade in crypto. 
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By Noor Al-Sibai

Yikes: Complex reports that Jay-Z was warned by the FBI that he was soon to fall victim to an "imminent hack," and urged to delete his emails.
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By Noor Al-Sibai

A journalist says a hacker was able to access his iPhone after sending him a text message — even though he never clicked on any links.
Hacking

By Tony Ho Tran

A 14-year-old high school student and white hat hacker rickrolled their entire school district by hacking into the school's internet-connected devices.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

Facebook is down. Which means misinformation about the cause of the outage has hit Twitter hard, including dubious reports of a Facebook leak.
Data Privacy

By Victor Tangermann

A 2012 study co-authored by famed behavioral scientist Dan Ariely about honesty was more than likely based on falsified data, according to an investigation.
Data Privacy

By Victor Tangermann

Electric car charging stations and smart home chargers are extremely vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to new research.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

A WHO advisory committee recommended against letting researchers gene-hack superhumans or other augmentative edits, urging an emphasis on medicine instead.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

The US Department of Justice is prioritizing its investigations into ransomware attacks that have ground several industries in the country to a halt.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers managed to force the shutdown of all the US-based beef plants of the world's largest meat producer JBS SA, according to Bloomberg.
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By Victor Tangermann

A new gene therapy partially restored a blind man's vision by programming his cells to produce the light-sensitive protein found in algae.
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By Dan Robitzski

Blockchains Were Supposed to Be “Unhackable.” Now They’re Getting Hacked.
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By Victor Tangermann

Vladimir Putin is reportedly terrified of far-fetched genetic weaponry, so security was his top priority when creating a national genetics research program.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Game developer CD Projekt Red, creator of video games including Cyberpunk 2077, became the victim of a targeted cyberattack.
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By Victor Tangermann

A hacker remotely accessed a computer of Oldsmar, Florida's water treatment system and attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide or lye 100 fold.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

A developer has taken the extensive amount of data uploaded to Parler during the Capitol riots on January 6 and turned it into an interactive map.
Data Privacy

By Victor Tangermann

Microsoft claims Russian and North Korean hackers are trying to get a hold of COVID-19 vaccine data using brute force attacks and phishing lures.
Data Privacy

By Victor Tangermann

Hacker Says He Got Into Trump’s Twitter Account
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

To fight climate change, experts suggest gene-hacking plants and animals to cut emissions and better sequester carbon from the atmosphere.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

In a landmark study, researchers have used gene editing to remove the oral herpes virus (HSV-1) in mice. The technique could also work in humans.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

The private equity firm Blackstone just purchased Ancestry as well as its massive databse of customers' genetic information.
Data Privacy

By Dan Robitzski

UK authorities issued a warning on Thursday, claiming that Russian hackers with ties to the Kremlin have been targeting coronavirus vaccine research.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

Google's security team confirmed that both the Trump and Biden campaigns were targeted by foreign hackers, with different countries targeting each.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Many countries hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic are tapping citizens' phone data to track the outbreak — and enforce quarantine.
Data Privacy

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers are creating their own coronavirus maps to infect users with malware, stealing sensitive data including credit card numbers in the process.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

Man Sues Amazon, Claims Ring Camera Hackers Harassed His Kids
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By Kristin Houser

On Friday, OurMine's hackers took over the Instagram and Twitter accounts of social media giant Facebook in an apparent effort to drum up business.
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By Kristin Houser

When the FBI raided the home of a man suspected of hacking Nintendo servers, they found a folder directory containing child pornography on his electronics.
Hacking

By Kristin Houser

The United Nations (UN) was the target of a sophisticated hack in the summer of 2019, according to a newly leaked internal report.
Hacking

By Kristin Houser

A group calling itself OurMine hacked the official social media accounts of the National Football League and 15 NFL teams.
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By Kristin Houser

A team of cybersecurity researchers discovered a data breach in a platform used by multiple U.S. marijuana dispensaries to manage sales.
Data Privacy

By Kristin Houser

A new report has found that Grindr, Tinder, and other dating apps have been covertly selling users' sensitive information to third-party companies.
Data Privacy

By Kristin Houser

Two more United States websites have been hacked to display pro-Iranian propaganda, though it's still unclear whether Iran itself is behind the attacks.
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By Kristin Houser

The United States Navy bans its members from using short video sharing app TikTok on their government-issued mobile devices.
Cybersecurity

By Kristin Houser

New Orleans is the latest city to be targeted by ransomware hackers, but after a weekend-long emergency response, it seems to be back to normal.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Creeps have used Ring cameras to hack into customers' homes, using the internet-connected cameras to spy on and harass families and children.
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By Dan Robitzski

An American biotech firm claims it can slow or reverse human aging through gene-hacking, but the entire premise is scientificially questionable.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers were advertising thousands of stolen and hacked Disney+ accounts and credentials online within hours of the streaming service's launch.
Hacking

By Kristin Houser

Someone just released a massive amount of data from Iron March, one of the most influential neo-Nazi websites in the world.
Data Privacy

By Kristin Houser

The White House cybersecurity team is in turmoil, according to an internal memo in which a senior member announces his resignation.
Cybersecurity

By Kristin Houser

The New York Times (NYT) fired its Senior Director of Information Security and eliminated the position, leaving reporters to defend themselves from hackers.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Researchers managed to extend the lifespan of lab mice significantly, making them live longer by cultivating embryonic cells without genetic modification.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

A Dutch sex worker website has been hacked, with the thief getting away with the email addresses and other data of more than 250,000 users.
Hacking

By Kristin Houser

Cybercriminals have use a bit of malicious code to hack the official Sesame Street online store — and potentially 20,000 other e-commerce sites.
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By Kristin Houser

Scientists figured out how to breed hornless bulls by editing their genes, providing a painless alternative to horn-removing procedures.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

This Silicon-Valley based psychiatrist wants people to take a break from over-stimulation through "dopamine hacking." Some have already taken it too far.
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By Victor Tangermann

When scientists released gene-hacked mosquitoes into the wild population in Jacobino, Brazil, they thought it would quell the bugs. They had no such luck.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

A non-profit group called Privacy International found that mental health-focused websites in Europe are selling user data to third-party advertisers.
Data Privacy

By Dan Robitzski

Google security researchers have uncovered an extensive iPhone hacking effort that may have compromised thousands of users weekly for years.
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By Kristin Houser

A smart doorbell home security video surfaced that allegedly shows two UK thieves hacking into a Tesla and driving away in just 30 seconds.
Hacking

By Victor Tangermann

A Bulgarian hacker took control of the country's tax agency and also hijacked the sprinkler system outside of Parliament.
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By Dan Robitzski

The source of a major Capital One data breach is now in federal custody after authorities were able to track the hacker down via her own social media posts.
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By Kristin Houser

By killing the WannaCry ransomware, British cybersecurity expert Marcus Hutchins may have saved himself from a decade in jail and a $500,000 fine.
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By Kristin Houser

Presidential hopeful John McAfee is missing, and according to his campaign manager, unless he's found, "secreted data" will be released.
Data Privacy

By Kristin Houser

A decade after Google was caught wiretapping unencrypted WiFi networks with its Street View cars, a court ordered the stolen data deleted.
Data Privacy

By Dan Robitzski

Neither the government nor private tech companies have taken steps to protect the 2020 presidential election from being manipulated.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski

Hackers from Xenotime, which previously took down a Saudi oil plant, are now attempting to breach American power plants with their malware Triton.
Hacking

By Dan Robitzski