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Can hackers tamper with your vote? Researchers show it’s possible in nearly 30 states

Two states — Washington and Alaska — have ended their statewide online voting systems.

How Hacked Water Heaters Could Trigger Mass Blackouts

one group of researchers has imagined how an entire power grid could be taken down by hacking a less centralized and protected class of targets: home air conditioners and water heaters. Lots of them.

Winston’s Home Hardware Device Wants to Protect Your Online Privacy

Winston connects to your cable modem and wireless router and keeps you from being hacked, tracked, and makes sure all your home’s connected devices are safe from online bad guys.

Bozeman utility payment website hacked; company didn’t provide evidence of breach for year

City manager Andrea Surratt said the city isn’t aware of how many people have actually experienced fraud after paying utilities during that window, but the number of people compromised in Bozeman is upwards of 3,000.

What are dark patterns?

Dark Patterns are tricks used in websites and apps that make you buy or sign up for things that you didn’t mean to. The purpose of this site is to spread awareness and to shame companies that use them.

Change Your Twitter Password Right Now

While Twitter has fixed the bug, and doesn’t think any of the exposed passwords were accessed in any way, you should still change your Twitter password right now to make sure your account is secure.

A Casino’s Database Was Hacked Through A Smart Fish Tank Thermometer

"They then found the high-roller database and then pulled that back across the network, out the thermostat, and up to the cloud." The incident raises awareness about the security of IoT objects.

The Billion-Dollar Hacking Group Behind a String of Big Breaches

The group–which often appears to be Russian-speaking, but hasn’t been tied to a home country–generally works on a normal business schedule, with nights and weekends off.

Weekend project – delete those Facebook apps now

Take a close look at apps that let developers glom onto your personal information and then potentially share, or re-sell, that information to others.

US accuses Russia of ongoing operation to hack energy grid

U.S. national security officials said the FBI, the Homeland The officials said the Russians deliberately chose U.S. energy industry targets, obtaining access to computer systems and then conducting "network reconnaissance" of industrial control systems that run American factories and the electricity grid.