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Google researchers have cracked a key internet security tool

But the tool remains in wide use.

Verizon could shave up to $350 million off its Yahoo deal and shift liability for future breaches

It’s a victory of sorts for the much-troubled internet giant.

Donald Trump’s continued questioning of Russian hacking will eventually work — unless tech pushes back

If you sow enough doubt into an already complex and unclear situation, you can pull off a win.

A journalist is suing U.S. spy agencies for more details on Russia’s hacking of the U.S. election

The CIA, FBI, Department of Homeland Security and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have failed to respond to a Freedom of Information Act request.

Obama’s former tech chief saw the hacked elections coming. He just expected more people to care.

Harper Reed told Recode that if this happened in another country, we’d be demanding a new election.

Obama’s tech chief predicted foreign hacking of U.S. elections back in 2013

Harper Reed outlined the possibility in a TED Talk.

Full transcript: ‘Mr. Robot’ creator Sam Esmail on Recode Decode

“All the stuff that has our planes running and traffic lights going was designed by humans who, by their very nature, can make mistakes. And that’s what hackers are trying to exploit.”

Colorado’s voting database went down briefly for unknown reasons

It was a glitch with the swing state’s voter registration database.

Here’s how hackers can wreak havoc on Election Day

Voting machines are old and vulnerable, and voter databases are connected to the internet.

Why you can’t vote online

It would be way easier, if only it were safer.

Hackers are able to seize control of consumer drones and make them fall from the sky

This is serious.

Here's why massive website outages will continue happening

The “new normal” of that massive attack, and other takeaways.

Connected devices are easily hacked. Why aren’t we holding manufacturers accountable?

We’ve allowed just about anyone to ship new attack vectors (a.k.a. IoT devices) with zero responsibility for making them secure.

‘Mr. Robot’ works because it’s about hackers — not hacking

Creator Sam Esmail explains the difference on the latest Recode Decode.

Here’s why Wikileaks’ Julian Assange wants to take down Google

Wikileaks threatened to leak documents about the internet search giant yesterday morning.

If you've ever created a Yahoo account, take these steps immediately to protect your data

It’s not just your Yahoo account that’s vulnerable.

Yahoo is expected to confirm a massive data breach, impacting hundreds of millions of users

A hacker named “Peace” is bringing chaos to the internet giant just as its sale to Verizon is pending.

Full transcript: The Verge’s Russell Brandom talks hacking on Too Embarrassed to Ask

"You're not hacking Bank of America where someone has spent a lot of money to make sure that no one can get into that."

The Internet of (insecure) Things and other inside observations from the Black Hat hackers conference

It doesn’t feel like we’re quite ready for all this stuff to be connected yet.

What happens if America’s voting machines get hacked?

Plus: What are the best ways to protect your personal accounts from hackers?

In 'Zero Days,' Alex Gibney tells the secret history of Stuxnet, cyberwarfare's Hiroshima moment

“We understand nuclear capability. We have to at least start talking about the capability of these weapons.”

Former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was hacked

OurMine, the same group that hacked Mark Zuckberg’s Pinterest and Twitter accounts, seems to be behind it.

Why blockchains can be really bad. Or: How techno-futurists can ruin things.

Because blockchain.

Anonymous hacker drapes a rainbow flag on pro-ISIS Twitter accounts

The vigilante group claims it hacked hundreds of sites in retaliation for praise of the deadly attack on the Orlando gay nightclub.

Was the hack against the DNC an elaborate anti-Trump attack ad? Let’s talk about that.

If the hackers were expected, maybe the leaked opposition document was bait.

FireEye President Kevin Mandia promoted to CEO

The former Air Force cyber warrior is a CEO again.

Supreme Court approves legal authority to hack anonymous computers

Warrants can be used to target devices regardless of physical location.

Google's Waze says, 'Nope, hackers can't stalk you on our app'

A stranger cannot find you in the app, says the app.

Journalist Matthew Keys sentenced to 24 months for helping Anonymous

Related to the hacking of the LA Times.

Gawker Media's newest reporter is a high school senior

William Turton joins the site from the Daily Dot.

FBI Director Comey Says iPhone Hack 'Doesn't Work on a 5s' or Newer

"We have a tool that works on a narrow slice of phones."

Bridging the Accountability Gap: Why We Need to Adopt a Culture of Responsibility

A new study found a worrying gap between presumed and actual corporate readiness for data security incidents.