No matter how many times we say it, the idea comes back again and again. Hopefully, this letter will hold back the tide for at least a while longer.
Executive summary: Scientists have understood for many years that internet voting is insecure and that there is no known or foreseeable technology that can make it secure. Still, vendors of internet voting keep claiming that, somehow, their new system is different, or the insecurity doesn’t matter. Bradley Tusk and his Mobile Voting Foundation keep touting internet voting to journalists and election administrators; this whole effort is misleading and dangerous.
De Britse publieke omroep BBC wil series voor YouTube maken en deze internationaal uitbrengen. Dat schrijft de Financial Times op basis van bronnen. Deze series zouden voornamelijk op jongeren zijn gericht en dienen als extra inkomsten voor de BBC.
Het is niet best gesteld met de online beveiliging van Nederland. De Rijksoverheid heeft een onderzoek uitgevoerd waaruit blijkt dat veel mensen hun beveiliging niet op orde hebben. Gelukkig kan je dat heel makkelijk zelf oplossen.
Je zou verwachten dat het dataverkeer dat via satellieten loopt, netjes versleuteld is – en dus niet af te luisteren. Niets blijkt minder waar: met een simpele satellietschotel en onderdelen van in totaal nog geen 800 dollar zijn satellieten makkelijk af te luisteren.
In 2024 werden weer meer Nederlanders het slachtoffer van online criminaliteit zoals oplichting, betalingsfraude of hacken. In totaal lag het aantal slachtoffers in 2024 op 2,4 miljoen.
Google klaagt een oplichter aan die tienduizend nep-bedrijfsprofielen op Google Maps gebruikte. Het bedrijf heeft ook gezegd waar je als gebruiker op moet letten om te voorkomen dat je slachtoffer wordt van deze vorm van oplichting .
De bekende cryptobeurs Bybit is getroffen door de grootste crypto- diefstal aller tijden. Hackers hebben daarbij 1,4 miljard dollar aan cryptovaluta buitgemaakt.
Met onze Bright Stuff-koopgids helpen we je graag aan het beste product van het moment. Deze keer: wachtwoord-managers, password-apps, software voor het aanmaken en bewaren van al je wachtwoorden. Handig, veilig en gewoon heel verstandig.
Microsoft heeft Copilot Checkout gepresenteerd. De dienst, die alleen nog werkt in de Verenigde Staten, laat gebruikers van zijn AI-assistent in het chatvenster afrekenen voor producten. Dat kan in elk geval bij alle Shopify-winkels, tenzij shopeigenaren ervoor kiezen om het niet toe te staan.
Russian state has tolerated parallel probiv market for its convenience but now Ukrainian spies are exploiting it
Russia is scrambling to rein in the country’s sprawling illicit market for leaked personal data, a shadowy ecosystem long exploited by investigative journalists, police and criminal groups.
For more than a decade, Russia’s so-called probiv market – a term derived from the verb “to pierce” or “to punch into a search bar” – has operated as a parallel information economy built on a network of corrupt officials, traffic police, bank employees and low-level security staff willing to sell access to restricted government or corporate databases.
Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hack
Three London councils have reported a cyber-attack, prompting the rollout of emergency plans and the involvement of the National Crime Agency (NCA) as they investigate whether any data has been compromised.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBKC), and Westminster city council, which share some IT infrastructure, said a number of systems had been affected across both authorities, including phone lines. The councils shut down several computerised systems as a precaution to limit further possible damage.
It’s become the playbook for big Australian companies that have customer data stolen in a cyber-attack: call in the lawyers and get a court to block anyone from accessing it.
CSRI finds China and Russia may be coordinating ‘grey zone’ tactics against vulnerable western infrastructure
China and Russia are stepping up sabotage operations targeting undersea cables and the UK is unprepared to meet the mounting threat, according to new analysis.
A report by the China Strategic Risks Institute (CSRI) analysed 12 incidents in which national authorities had investigated alleged undersea cable sabotage between January 2021 and April 2025. Of the 10 cases in which a suspect vessel was identified, eight were directly linked to China or Russia through flag-state registration or company ownership.
Arrest warrants issued for ringleaders after investigation by police in Europe and North America
European and North American cybercrime investigators say they have dismantled the heart of a malware operation directed by Russian criminals after a global operation involving British, Canadian, Danish, Dutch, French, German and US police.
International arrest warrants have been issued for 20 suspects, most of them living in Russia, by European investigators while indictments were unsealed in the US against 16 individuals.
Your Facebook or Instagram account can be your link to friends, a profile for your work or a key to other services, so losing access can be very worrying. Here’s what to do if the worst happens.
If you have access to the phone number or email account associated with your Facebook or Instagram account, try to reset your password by clicking on the “Forgot password?” link on the main Facebook or Instagram login screen. Follow the instructions in the email or text message you receive.
If you no longer have access to the email account linked to your Facebook account, use a device with which you have previously logged into Facebook and go to facebook.com/login/identify. Enter any email address or phone number you might have associated with your account, or find your username which is the string of characters after Facebook.com/ on your page. Click on “No longer have access to these?”, “Forgotten account?” or “Recover” and follow the instructions to prove your identity and reset your password.
If your account was hacked, visit facebook.com/hacked or instagram.com/hacked/ on a device you have previously used to log in and follow the instructions. Visit the help with a hacked accountpage for Facebook or Instagram.
Turn on two-step verification in the “password and security” section of the Accounts Centre. Use an authentication app or security key for this, not SMS codes. Save your recovery codes somewhere safe in case you lose access to your two-step authentication method.
Turn on “unrecognised login” alerts in the “password and security” section of the Accounts Centre, which will alert you to any suspicious login activity.
Remove any suspicious “friends” from your account – these could be fake accounts or scammers.
If you are eligible, turn on “advanced protection for Facebook” in the “password and security” section of the Accounts Centre.
British defence firms have reportedly warned staff not to connect their phones to Chinese-made EVs
Mobile phones and desktop computers are longstanding targets for cyber spies – but how vulnerable are electric cars?
On Monday the i newspaper claimed that British defence firms working for the UK government have warned staff against connecting or pairing their phones with Chinese-made electric cars, due to fears that Beijing could extract sensitive data from the devices.
Jordan Drysdale // tl;dr BHIS made some interesting discoveries while working with a customer to audit their Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. At the time of the discovery, we found […]
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