Accidental Hero found the kill switch to halt the WannaCry ransomware from spreading. It was able to do so using a domain name that was…
FCC Victim of Cyber Attack after John Oliver Segment
According to a statement released by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency’s comment system became a victim of cyber attack around the midnight on…
Microsoft Releases Patch for “Crazy Bad” Windows Vulnerability
Microsoft has released an emergency security patch for the Windows zero-day vulnerability named “crazy bad.” The bug has been deemed one of the worst RCE…
How To Keep Your Online Privacy as a Journalist
As a journalist in today’s digital era, the threat of online surveillance is always looming. It is of paramount importance that you keep your sources…
Using Ultrasonic Tones to Track Online Users
Ultrasonic cross-device tracking sounds like technology that only exists in science fiction movies. In reality, advertising agencies have made it a part of everyone’s day-to-day…
Archimedes: Wikileaks’ Latest Batch of Vault 7 Leaks
WikiLeaks’ latest publication details the workings of a man-in-the-middle (MitM) hacking tool named Archimedes. Archimedes is allegedly another CIA creation built specifically to target computers…