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U.S. can’t ban encryption because it’s a global phenomenon, Harvard study finds

Hacker group Lizard Squad has turned against its former spokesman

Patrick Howell O&#8217;Neill is a notable cybersecurity reporter whose work has focused on the dark net, national security, and law enforcement. A former senior writer at the Daily Dot, O&#8217;Neill joined CyberScoop in October 2016.
I am a cybersecurity journalist at CyberScoop. I cover the security industry, national security and law enforcement.

Patrick Howell O’Neill

Julius ‘zeekill’ Kivimaki is the hacker who stole Christmas

Aaron Sankin is a former Senior Staff Writer at the Daily Dot who covered the intersection of politics, technology, online privacy, Twitter bots, and the role of dank memes in popular culture. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He joined the Center for Investigative Reporting in 2016.

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How to destroy an American family

Entertainment

Netflix engineers re-configured a ’50s TV set to stream movies

Malaysia arrests hacker who allegedly stole U.S. military personnel records for ISIS

Culture

The Ashley Madison hack is outing LGBT people worldwide

Anti-abortion hackers attack Planned Parenthood, release databases, employee data

Forget Hacking Team—many other companies sell surveillance tech to repressive regimes

Hacking

U.S. can’t ban encryption because it’s a global phenomenon, Harvard study finds

Hacker group Lizard Squad has turned against its former spokesman

Julius ‘zeekill’ Kivimaki is the hacker who stole Christmas

How to destroy an American family

Netflix engineers re-configured a ’50s TV set to stream movies

Malaysia arrests hacker who allegedly stole U.S. military personnel records for ISIS

The Ashley Madison hack is outing LGBT people worldwide

Anti-abortion hackers attack Planned Parenthood, release databases, employee data

Forget Hacking Team—many other companies sell surveillance tech to repressive regimes

How to change your Social Security number if you get hacked

Stop using the Hola VPN right now

This viral text message hack can cause iPhones to restart

New research suggests that hackers can track subway riders through their phones

How I built the best Candy Crush hack ever

Games that teach you how to hack