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Don't miss the Champions League 2015/6
Every year the magic of the Champions League awakens some of the true footballing greats of the modern era. All eyes are on the pitch as hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide tune in to witness th...
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GCHQ: Financial centers next for Russian hackers
It was all going so well. After decades of Cold War, slightly lukewarm interactions, and the occasionally civil gesture, the United States, Britain and Russia finally found some common ground. And the...
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Don't miss the Premier League with a VPN
As the end of summer looms large, it’s time to kiss our sunshine, beer gardens, and barbecues goodbye until next year. But never fear! The world's most watched football league — the Premier Leag...
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New tool helps journalists and activists detect governments’ snooping malware
Researchers at Rook Security have created a free tool to scan and detect a malware that is used by oppressive government regimes to spy on journalists and activists, according to Threatpost. Dubbed M...
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Infected NES games for Android steal your data, text your friends, ask for cash
A nostalgic speed run through Super Mario Bros. on your Android phone could cost you more than a few extra lives, according to a recent report from Palo Alto Networks. Gunpoder is a nasty family of m...
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Possible Pakistani pigeon-spy probed by Punjab Police - #WTFWednesday
On the evening of May 27th, a barber in the Indian town of Pathankot, near the border of Pakistan, decided he wanted to keep a pigeon as a pet. Never mind why, or how he caught it. Just imagine his su...
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Spy Game: NSA caught spying on German and French allies
Nations must strike a precarious balance when it comes to spying and surveillance. Too much spying and citizens become uneasy, worried that global investigations will turn local and start infringing o...
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Who is Jacob Appelbaum?
When it comes to digital anonymity and Internet privacy rights, names like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange get most of the press. But there are other players who are critical to the movement, like J...
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Snowden should be welcomed home with open arms, not handcuffs
Hope remains for the homecoming of Edward Snowden, the American whistleblower who exposed illegal government spying programs. In a surprising change of tone, former US attorney general Eric Holder say...
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Your Oyster card is keeping tabs on you - #WTFWednesday
London’s 500,000 public surveillance cameras aren’t the only tool that can be used to spy on you in the British capital. The Oyster card, London’s ubiquitous blue public transit card, keeps a di...
