Court filing confirms Carnegie Mellon University hacked Tor to unmask users

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The Tor Project claimed last year that researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) were behind an attack on Tor that was used to unmask users. CMU released a vague statement that strongly implied that the FBU had indeed subpoenaed the university for its research, and now we have confirmation. A court filing from one of the associated criminal cases explains how Carnegie’s Software Engineering Institute (SEI) helped the FBI track down some wanted Tor users.

http://www.extremetech.com/internet/223590-court-filing-confirms-carnegie-mellon-university-hacked-tor-to-unmask-users 

 

Attack of the Drones: Star Wars Episode VIII will deploy hundreds of guards, anti-drone warfare

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Drones have already transformed the discussion around privacy, property rights, and where civilian rights to fly the diminutive craft begin and end. It seems they also cause no end of headaches for filmmakers who want to keep the details of their movies secret until they hit theaters. This was already problematic during the filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it seems the team ramping up for Episode Eight anticipates even larger problems next time out

http://www.extremetech.com/internet/223429-attack-of-the-drones-star-wars-episode-viii-will-deploy-hundreds-of-guards-anti-drone-warfare 

 

 

Outlook.com gets a major facelift, Evernote add-in, and more...

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 Microsoft is rolling out major updates to Outlook.com, which launched 20 years ago as an independent company and service named Hotmail, beginning this week. If you create a new account, you should see the new site and features immediately. However, if like me, you’re an existing user, then you might have to wait a while as Microsoft rolls out the updates across all accounts.

http://www.extremetech.com/internet/223265-outlook-com-gets-a-major-facelift-evernote-add-in-and-more 

Apple Sauce: The DOJ wants to force Apple to cooperate; Trump calls for Apple boycott

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 Tim Cook’s condemnation of a federal court order compelling Apple to write custom software that can bypass its own security restrictions has royally honked off the Department of Justice, which filed a motion today to compel Apple’s immediate cooperation in the case. Apple had previously asked for (and been granted) an additional three days to consider its response, which is now due by February 26.

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/223339-apple-sauce-the-doj-wants-to-force-apple-to-cooperate-trump-calls-for-apple-boycott

Google and Facebook are battling to create the ultimate virtual assistant #vmvwiki ps

The war of the AI virtual assistants has been heating up as of late. It’s no secret that Google, Facebook, and Microsoft have all been working feverishly towards the next big thing in artificial intelligence – a virtual assistant that can wave her binary wand and handle all the tedious minutia that has come to characterize living in the digital era

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/217460-google-and-facebook-are-battling-to-create-the-ultimate-virtual-assistant

Google Drive is back after lengthy outage

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Updated: Google Drive and its services are back after a disruption that lasted nearly two hours.

http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/google-drive-is-down-1306450

Ad blocking for the masses, part three: Apple iOS 9 and the future of web browsing #vmvwiki ps

My three-part series covering the recent spurt of ad blocking software was supposed to be simple. Part one dealt with uBlock Origin for desktop browsers. Part two took a look at the new Adblock Browser for Android and iOS, from the developers of Adblock Plus.

http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/215587-ad-blocking-for-the-masses-part-three-apple-ios-9-and-the-future-of-web-browsing

The nuclear industry has a ‘culture of denial’ about hacking threats #vmvwiki ps

A new report from world-leading international think tank Chatham House says that the US nuclear industry is mired in a “culture of denial” about the risks of a cyber-attack on the crucially important facilities.

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/215661-the-nuclear-industry-has-a-culture-of-denial-about-hacking-threats

Get ready for organized cybercrime #vmvwiki ps 

A new post from security blogger Brian Krebs has focused attention on a growing trend in the cybercrime underground: cooperation. It’s not like regular organized crime, in which physically localized gangs can dominate a local underworld, but a crowd-based system of skills-sharing that could end up being far, far more dangerous.

http://www.extremetech.com/internet/214873-get-ready-for-organized-cybercrime

How to send and receive encrypted email for free #vmvwiki ps

So you want to send an encrypted email. You criminal, you.

First, it’s necessary to make a few basic points. Programs like Outlook and services like Gmail will talk about offering “encrypted” email to their users, and they certainly do, but that’s not what we’re talking about. 

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/214833-how-to-send-and-receive-encrypted-email-for-free