Oct 27, 2018 | Business, Internet, Radio Show, Security
Hacked, Scammed And On Your Own: Navigating The Cryptocurrency ‘Wild West’ When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or...
Oct 20, 2018 | Business, Radio Show, Security
‘I Could Ruin Your Business Right Now’: A Sim-Jacking, Account-Stealing Ransom Jared Goetz was at dinner when someone used his American Express card to buy a $39,000 web domain. Goetz wasn’t too concerned, he told Motherboard in a phone call: He told the...
Oct 20, 2018 | Internet, Radio Show, Security
Frequent Flyer Miles Now A Big Target For Hackers Frequent flyer miles are a hot commodity on the dark web, according to a new report from Comparitech, a site that compares various tech products. The company combed through six marketplaces on the dark web selling...
Oct 13, 2018 | Government, Radio Show, Security
Election Security Is A Mess, And The Cleanup Won’t Arrive Until 2021 For many, the most intense race leading up to Election Day won’t be among politicians. It’ll be the mad, final scramble by county officials and tech companies to make sure your...