MSN Article: VPNs Are Snake Oil Because HTTPS Exists Drew Wilson | January 2, 2022 We’ve seen a lot of articles that offer misleading or outright misinformation. One article says VPNs are snake oil.
NSO Group Faces Another Lawsuit – This Time, From Apple Drew Wilson | November 29, 2021 Notorious hacking vendor, NSO Group, is facing another lawsuit. This time, Apple is the one taking the organization to court.
Stuff Made Here vs LockPickingLawyer: The Hacker vs Security Co-op We All Want Drew Wilson | October 23, 2021 The Stuff Made Here vs LockPickingLawyer offers an excellent analogue version of the best hacker vs security relationship.
Sweden Passes Law Allowing Police to Hack People’s Computers Drew Wilson | March 4, 2020 Sweden has recently passed a law that allows police to hack into people’s computers. Digital rights advocates are not thrilled with the development.
US Website Defaced Amidst Heightened Tensions With Iran Drew Wilson | January 5, 2020 As tensions grow between the US and Iran, fears of retaliation are being justified with a US website being defaced with pro-Iranian messages.
Constitutional Court Declares Austrian Hacking Law Unconstitutional Drew Wilson | December 26, 2019 An Austrian law that allowed police to upload malicious software to targets computers has been declared unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court.
Epic Games Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Fortnite Hacking Drew Wilson | August 15, 2019 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Epic Games over Fortnite hacking which potentially saw users credit card information exposed.
TorrentFreak Briefly Goes Down After DDOS Attack Drew Wilson | January 12, 2015 There have been plenty of sites hit with DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks lately. One of the latest hit with such an attack was TorrentFreak.
Sony Employees Threatened Following Company Hack Drew Wilson | December 9, 2014 Things are getting intense as the Sony hack grows. Employees of the company are now receiving threatening e-mails from the alleged hackers saying that their families will be in danger.
Dutch Government Proposes Bill to Hack Your Computer Drew Wilson | May 5, 2013 By Drew Wilson The Dutch government is proposing a bill that would allow the government to hack anyone’s computer – including those located outside of the Netherlands. The bill was signed by Ivo Opstelten and published. There has been no shortage of hacking going around in the last few years, but is it right that …