Tag: Rudy Takala

As recently as 2007, was quoting Mark Twain and leading a resistance against the federal government. (iStock photo)

Has Captain America become Captain Anti-America?

Rudy Takala · October 18, 2015 1:10 pm

The NSA is bypassing encrypted Internet connections because the encryption data is all the same, a study says.Â (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

How the NSA is cracking encryption

Rudy Takala · October 17, 2015 5:43 pm

The researchers identified 32 countries where "at least one" government entity was using the hacking software, called FinFisher. (AP Photo)

Countries buying software to spy on citizens around globe

Rudy Takala · October 16, 2015 10:37 pm

The action is part of a growing effort to defend against international cybercrime. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

U.S. placing cyber prosecutor in Malaysia

Rudy Takala · October 16, 2015 9:34 pm

Out of 32 known vulnerabilities, the authors selected 11 particularly virulent exploits to conduct their analysis, and found "on average 87.7% of Android devices" were vulnerable. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Study: 90 percent of Google Android devices vulnerable

Rudy Takala · October 16, 2015 9:22 pm

The reportÂ found that if a credit card is accompanied with a bank ID number, a CVV2 validation code, and the user's date of birth, it's worth about $30 to buyers in the United States. If the information is incomplete but the card is still usable, it can go for as little as $5.Â (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Report: Credit card thieves scam their buyers, too

Rudy Takala · October 16, 2015 4:01 am

The feature would be rolled out to more of the company's applications this year such as Flickr and Tumblr.Â (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Yahoo floats a no-password option

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 9:53 pm

T-Mobile lost personal information on 15 million customers this month after hackers breached its credit agency, Experian. The company is a member of a trade association that has announcedÂ its opposition to bipartisan "information sharing" legislation moving through Congress.Â (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Tech companies join to fight cyberbill

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 7:10 pm

From Jan. 1 to June 30, the Chinese government asked Microsoft to remove 165 items from the web. (AP file photo/Ng Han Guan)

China leads the way in Internet censorship requests

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 6:04 pm

We look forward to moving these bills through theÂ committee soon," House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., and Ranking Member John Conyers, D-Mich., said in a joint statement. (AP file photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Lawmakers weigh online rules that could affect Drudge, other sites

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 12:35 am

According to the Smart Card Alliance, an association that includes credit card companies such as Visa, Mastercard, and American Express, 120 million Americans had already received credit cards with the new EMV chips as of February.Â (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

FBI: Credit cards with chips aren’t fraud-proof

Rudy Takala · October 15, 2015 12:19 am

Just one-quarter of companies surveyed said they have a "clear understanding" of their "exposure to cyberrisk," according to the European Cyber Risk Survey released this monthÂ by insurance company Marsh. (AP Photo)

Report sheds light on why Euro companies get hacked

Rudy Takala · October 14, 2015 9:56 pm