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Bots may be trumping online polls

Online polls should be viewed with skepticism anyway – they are not scientific. But with the help of bots, they are even less credible – millions of people voting aren’t even people

By Taylor Armerding

Oct 24, 2016 8 mins

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WikiLeaks says it doesn’t collaborate with states

The whistleblowing site said its founder Julian Assange has not endorsed an election candidate

By John Ribeiro

Oct 24, 2016 3 mins

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WikiLeaks blames US for cutting Assange’s internet connection

WikiLeaks claims Secretary of State John Kerry asked Ecuador to intervene

By Michael Kan

Oct 18, 2016 2 mins

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Secret Service IT security lambasted by Homeland Security inspector general

Myriad IT issues impact Secret Service cybersecurity

By Michael Cooney

Oct 14, 2016 4 mins

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Yahoo shows that breach impacts can go far beyond remediation expenses

Companies that focus on the immediate breach remediation costs may be missing the big picture, and could be under-investing in security

By Maria Korolov

Oct 13, 2016 6 mins

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Leaky IoT devices help hackers attack e-commerce sites

Millions of IoT devices can be used to attack e-commerce and other websites

By Maria Korolov

Oct 12, 2016 4 mins

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US may use sanctions to punish Russia for election hacking

A Republican lawmaker will propose legislation to go after the country's cyber criminals

By Michael Kan

Oct 7, 2016 3 mins

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US officially blames Russian government for election-related hacking

The US alleges that the Russian government compromised the emails of officials and institutions

By Michael Kan

Oct 7, 2016 3 mins

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DDoS attacks using IoT devices follow The Manchurian Candidate model

Like in The Manchurian Candidate, hackers are creating sleeper agents to carry out attacks. Only now they're using IoT devices and turning them into botnets.

By Deepak Puri

Oct 7, 2016 7 mins

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How Shodan helped bring down a ransomware botnet

Shodan is a search engine that looks for internet-connected devices. This summer, it was also used by security researchers and law enforcement to shut down a ransomware botnet

By Maria Korolov

Oct 7, 2016 3 mins

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