Whatever happened to the teen hackers of the 1980s known as the Inner Circle? Matt Novak takes a look back and where two of them are now.
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Another intriguing development concerning Tiversa, Inc.
No, this site isn’t turning into a gossip rag. At least, I hope it’s not, but…. As I reported last week, Tiversa appeared to have been raided on March 3. Tiversa gave me a “no comment” when I asked them to confirm or deny that, and I’ve still gotten no response from Robert Boback, which in and of itself…
Cybersecurity issues raised by GhostShell on International Women’s Day
The following commentary was contributed by GhostShell of Team GhostShell, in honor of International Women’s Day. Something has been bugging me for quite some time and I was planning on speaking about it publicly eventually but I suppose now is a good opportunity for it, too. While active all these years on the scene together with the…
NSA Wants ‘Zero Day’ Process Kept Secret
Nicholas Iovino reports: The National Security Agency on Thursday defended hiding key details of its process for deciding whether to exploit or disclose software security flaws that make people vulnerable to hackers. The Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the NSA in 2014 for withholding records on the government’s handling of “zero days,” newly discovered security flaws…
White House seeks its first ever chief information security officer
Danny Yadron reports: On Tuesday, the White House is expected to announce that it is seeking to hire its first chief information security officer, a role filled at many companies and local governments but one that has long been absent at the federal level, despite complaints for security experts and lawmakers. Read more on The…
Companies buy stolen data from criminals to protect users
Sean Sposito reports on companies buying, or arranging to buy through an intermediary, stolen data on the dark web. They do it to verify whether the data are real or whether they’ve had a leak, and they generally don’t spend much – only buying a small sample of data, but the practice is controversial. Read…