A version of this post titled “The Tao of NSA” originally appeared in Cyber Saturday edition of Data Sheet, Fortune’s daily tech-business newsletter. Subscribe here. Link: NSA Top Hacker: Here’s How to Make My Life Hard
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Sensitive electronic files from America’s biggest police union were posted online this week when a hacker breached the Fraternal Order of Police website. Link: Hackers release data from Fraternal Order of Police, largest U.S. police union
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My PayPal account was hacked on Christmas Eve. The perpetrator tried to further stir up trouble by sending my PayPal funds to a hacker gang tied to the jihadist militant group ISIS. Link: 2016 Reality: Lazy Authentication Still the Norm
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Whether or not Anonymous is primarily responsible isn’t certain. While a site address administrator says that the attacks stem from “organized sources” outside of Turkey, there is the concern that this may be Russian retaliation for Turkey shooting down one of its warplanes. Link: Anonymous takes credit for cyberattacks crippling Turkey
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