Why was there an ‘evil’ Delta airlines Wi-Fi network? The experts weigh in

A passenger set up an evil Wi-Fi network on a post-DEF CON Delta flight – we find out what the experts think.

A phone company just lost 1.6 million records to a phone call
A phone company just lost 1.6 million records to a phone call

Have I Been Pwned logged the leaked records, and The Register reported the dump on 14 August. Jessica Lyons, its cybersecurity editor, wrote it. A ShinyHunters spokesperson told her the group broke in by voice-phishing a member of staff. There was no e…

New York City Lawmakers Push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG

At a press conference outside Madison Square Garden, politicians, musicians, and privacy advocates argued for tighter restrictions on how public venues deploy biometric surveillance.

What we know about the alleged Iranian hacks on U.S. water utilities

Over the last couple of weeks, hackers have targeted and broken into the systems of several water plants in the United States. Here’s what we know and don’t know about this wave of attacks allegedly carried out by the Iranian government.

‘This one just needs a script’: Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction

Microsoft fixed it as part of the April Patch Tuesday cumulative update, but there are other fixes and mitigations available, too.

Scammers hijack real Shopify notifications to swindle victims — here’s how to stay safe

Would you recognize a fake notification if it came directly from Shopify? Some scammers are betting you wouldn’t.

US courts will start publishing how often the government uses spyware

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts told TechCrunch that it will start disclosing how many times judges authorized the use of spyware to wiretap suspected criminals.

Flock Safety cuts data retention to seven days after dozens of police abuse cases
Flock Safety cuts data retention to seven days after dozens of police abuse cases

Garrett Langley, the company’s chief executive, set out the package in a post on Flock’s own blog on 13 August. It covers six areas. Privacy, accountability, data ownership, data security, data accuracy and transparency. Most of the Flock Safety privac…

Private US companies can now run cyber operations abroad. State-backed hackers are excluded
Private US companies can now run cyber operations abroad. State-backed hackers are excluded

Donald Trump signed the memorandum on 12 August and the White House published it that night. It runs to five sections. A National Coordination Center creates and manages the programme. Two Program Executive Directors oversee it. The Attorney General de…

Cl0p claims a mass hack of Shell, Philips, and dozens more
Cl0p claims a mass hack of Shell, Philips, and dozens more

The Russia-linked ransomware group Cl0p has claimed a fresh wave of cyberattacks, naming Shell and Philips among its victims and, by some counts, dragging close to 50 companies into the mess. It is a familiar sort of headline, and one that reads more t…