Stories by petethomas

Smart Cities Are Going to Be a Security Nightmare

Dear Tim

Chinese smartphone on sale on Amazon and eBay contains built-in malware

Hackers exploited Word flaw for months while Microsoft investigated

Chipotle Is Investigating a Breach of Its Payment System

At These Startups, HR Comes Before the Ping-Pong Tables

Vigilante botnet infects IoT devices before blackhats can hijack them

Once-Flush Startups Struggle to Stay Alive as Investors Get Pickier

Bose headphones have been spying on customers, lawsuit claims

Power outage cripples San Francisco for seven hours

Brick-And-Mortar Stores Are Shuttering at a Record Pace

NSA backdoor may have infected tens of thousands of Windows computers

Your 401(K) May Need Defending from Congress

Another smart card bites the dust, as Plastc ends operations

Senator Ron Wyden Urges Senate to adopt 2FA [pdf]

Facebook Is About to Launch Their First Social VR App

Unicorns Looking Less Magical Through IPO Lens

Modi launches 75 cashless townships across 12 states

Where All That Retail Spending Went

Older Workers Challenge Firms’ Aggressive Pursuit of the Young