April 2015

Hacker Implants NFC Chip In His Hand To Bypass Security Scans And Exploit Android Phones

Going by hacker stereotypes, it’d be pretty easy to physically identify anyone committing an act of digital crime. A combination of pallid skin, hoody and laptop is the biggest giveaway. Such hackneyed images of hackers are, of course, evidently wrong, bordering on offensive. Link: Hacker Implants NFC Chip In His Hand To Bypass Security Scans …

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Pass the password, please

We are told to use strong passwords – a long and random mix of uppercase, lowercase, numbers, punctuation and special characters. The reason is to make them difficult to crack. Well, that’s only half true. A password is a password is a password. It doesn’t need to be cracked. Link: Pass the password, please

Improve Your Internet Privacy In 15 Minutes

The government can see your naked pictures, your private chats and pretty much anything else you do online. And that’s nothing compared to the hackers out there actively trying to steal from you. What are you doing to protect yourself? Link: Improve Your Internet Privacy In 15 Minutes

Apple Steps Up its Lobbying Efforts in Mobile Payments

Apple is stepping up its lobbying efforts in the United States, with a good chunk of focus on the mobile payments front. A new report suggests that Apple’s putting a little more heat on Washington in a bid to get some new measures passed. Link: Apple Steps Up its Lobbying Efforts in Mobile Payments