If a hacker attacks your TrackingPoint smart gun over its Wi-Fi connection, you may find the weapon is aiming at a different target than you think.
Author: Andy Greenberg
After Jeep Hack, Chrysler Recalls 1.4M Vehicles for Bug Fix
Welcome to the age of hackable automobiles, when two security researchers can cause a 1.4 million product recall.
Brainflayer: A Password Cracker That Steals Bitcoins From Your Brain
At the DefCon security conference, one hacker will release a new tool for cracking bitcoin “brain wallets.”
This Online Anonymity Box Puts You a Mile Away From Your IP Address
It’s designed to use a radio connection to add a physical layer of obfuscation to an internet user’s location.
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MIT’s Bitcoin-Inspired ‘Enigma’ Lets Computers Mine Encrypted Data
MIT says it’s found a new, more efficient way to blend data mining with the privacy protections of encryption.
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This Hacked Kid’s Toy Opens Garage Doors in Seconds
Security researcher Samy Kamkar can crack some garages’ laughable safeguard codes in seconds, with little more than a hacked child’s toy.
This Little 3-D Printed Robot Cracks Combination Locks in 30 Seconds
An invasion of 3-D printed robots may be coming, capable of popping combination locks in as little as half a minute.
3-D Printed Gun Lawsuit Starts the War Between Arms Control and Free Speech
A gun group is picking a fight that could raise new conflicts between proponents of arms control and free speech.
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WikiLeaks Finally Brings Back Its Submission System for Your Secrets
WikiLeaks is finally back in the business of accepting truly anonymous leaks four and a half years after its last submission system went down amid infighting between its leaders and disenchanted staffers.
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New Dark-Web Market Is Selling Zero-Day Exploits to Hackers
A darknet marketplace called TheRealDeal Market has emerged, focusing on brokering hackers’ zero-day attack methods.
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