NASA Is Already Preparing for OSIRIS-REx's Return With Samples From Asteroid Bennu; Here's How They Prepare

Medicine & Technology Apr 02, 2023

NASA is already prepping to ensure that the sample from asteroid Bennu will arrive safely on Earth, so they could study it. Read more.

Microsoft Has Already Patched The NSA's Leaked Windows Hacks

Apr 17, 2017

Microsoft announced it has already patched vulnerabilities reported in Friday’s high-profile leak of suspected U.S. NSA spying tools.

Are Spy Agencies Planning to Hack Into Your Mobile Apps?

May 22, 2015

Five of the world's major nations have exploited weaknesses in UC Browser in their plan to hack into smartphones via links to Samsung and Google app stores according to a document obtained by CBS News shows. Electronic intelligence gathering agencies in Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, and the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US have been planning their hacks for some time, based on an alleged need for intelligence in the war on terror. The countries also hoped to place spyware on certain smartphones during the project, called "Irritant Horn."

CIA Sought to Hack iPhone From the Very Beginning

Mar 10, 2015

Government snooping into mobile devices has been going on far longer than many originally thought. In a new report by the news site The Intercept, CIA researchers have been working for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, citing documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.

Threat Level Thursday: The NSA, Emergency 911 Vulnerabilities, China, and North Korea

Jul 11, 2014

This week's Threat Level Thursday features two new revelations about the NSA, 911 cybersecurity, more hacking from China, and North Korea puffs its chest out. Again.