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As the moment when the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) will decide the future of net neutrality draws near, over 100 Internet companies have sent an open letter to the …

A group of over 30 Internet companies and civil liberties, environmental and political organizations have announced a global call to action aimed at making mass Internet …

The cutting edge of biometric identification — using fingerprints or eye scans to confirm a person’s identity — isn’t at the FBI or the Department of Homeland …

“Kill switches” for mobile phones seems like a great idea for discouraging rampant mobile phone theft going on in the US. As a matter of fact, a bill introduced to …

Hector Xavier Monsegur (aka “Sabu”), the infamous hacker and leader of the Lulzsec hacktivist group, has directed his associates to attack and compromise the …

“Following a public comment period and review, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has removed a cryptographic algorithm from its draft guidance on …

A US federal appeals court has vacated the conviction and sentence received by Andrew “weev” Auernheimer for the AT&T iPad hack. Auernheimer, a hacker and …

It’s a good thing that the European Union is working on a new Data Retention Directive, as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on Tuesday that the one issued …

Barrett Brown, the American journalist that – among other things – is accused of crimes related to the Stratfor hack, has reached a plea agreement with US …

Another week, another explosive revelation coming from Edward Snowden’s archive of NSA documents. This time they reveal the widespread compromise of several German …

A SolarWinds cybersecurity survey among federal IT pros revealed that while the majority of respondents describe their agencies as cybersecurity-ready, many still face attacks …

A group of professors and researchers from several universities in the US and the Netherlands have tested the exploitability of various implementations of the infamous …