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Operation SoftCell Jul 10, 2019

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A rare, inside look, at how Cybereason's researchers were able to uncover one of the largest Cyber Espionage campaigns ever discovered, against multiple Telecommunications companies around the world.

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'Pa Bell' Vs. Youth International Party Line Jun 16, 2019

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The YIPL phreaking magazine was the spiritual predecessor to the better-known '2600' zine, and it was founded by a ideological party determined to bring down the largest monopoly in US history: Bell Telephone.

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The U.S vs. Gary McKinnon May 27, 2019

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After the Challenger Disaster of 1986, NASA had a hard time convincing the public that the Galileo spacecraft, fueled by radioactive Plutonium, is safe to launch. The WANK worm, it turns out, was a message aim at NASA - from the two most powerful hackers in the world.

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The WANK Worm, Part 2 May 10, 2019

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The WANK Worm, Part 1 Apr 25, 2019

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On October 16th, 1989, NASA's scientists went into work preparing to launch a spacecraft that very day. But when they sat down to their computers, they were met with an unexpected greeting: “Your system has been officially WANKed. You talk of times of peace for all, and then prepare for war.”

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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. II: The Bits Hit The Fan Apr 11, 2019

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After its momentous breach, Equifax's CEO Richard Smith said: “Equifax will not be defined by this incident, but rather by how we respond.”
Well, he was spot on, but not in a good way.

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The Equifax Data Breach Pt. I: A Big Data Bubble Mar 27, 2019

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In their 120 year history, Equifax never sold anything, or provided any service to ordinary folks - except collect DATA. In 2017, that huge data repository, a 1000 times larger then the Library of Congress, got hacked.

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DeCSS: Hackers Vs Hollywood Mar 13, 2019

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Twenty years ago, a 15-years old Norwegian kid was put on trial for breaking the DVD Copy Prevention system. His case spawned a whole new "artistic" movement...

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Marconi & The Maskelyne Affair Feb 21, 2019

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Guglielmo Marconi--the beloved, hated, disputed inventor of radio--gets trolled by a mustached magician in the world’s first ever, wireless, grey hat hack.

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The Fall Of Mt. Gox – Part 2 Feb 06, 2019

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In its prime, Mt. Gox was essentially the place where Bitcoin happened. But for two years, Mt. Gox was imploding from the inside - while soaring to unprecedented success on the outside.

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