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Hackers target 30 voting machines at Defcon

A group of hackers show how electronic voting machines could be attacked, and how votes can be changed.

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<p>The website for pool club Wet Republic doesn't look like how it's supposed to...</p>

Everything looks like a hack when you're paranoid at Defcon

As the Defcon hacker convention kicks off, vandalism that looked like a hack popped up on Wet Republic's website. It was just an ad.

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<p>Michael Daniel, Barack Obama's former Cybersecurity Coordinator, listens during a discussion on October 30, 2013 in Washington, DC.</p>

Obama cybersecurity czar: We gave Trump a head start

Michael Daniel spent four years working on cybersecurity for the White House. But he knows there's much more to be done.

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Chinese researchers hack into Model X, take control of brakes

Software update 8.1 already patched the holes, so don't worry too much.

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Chip vulnerability could crash your outdated phone via Wi-Fi

If your phone doesn't have the latest update, leaving your Wi-Fi open might let hackers take over your device.

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A flaw in wireless networks lets hackers pretend to be you

There are calls and text messages coming from your phone number that you never made. Meet the “ghost telephonist.”

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Researchers hacked a car wash to attack the vehicle inside

It's not going to slice your head off with a chainsaw, but it's still a pretty massive vulnerability.

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Most Americans think the government is snooping on them

Commentary: A new Pew survey says Americans think the government is spying on them. Surprisingly, Muslim Americans are less likely to feel that way.

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<p>Researchers at IOActive found a way to get a popular ATM machine to spew out cash.</p>

Security researchers hack ATM to make it spew cash

They explain to a Black Hat panel how a small flaw near an ATM's speakers let them turn the machine into a cash fountain.

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Malware now comes with customer service

The criminal operators are acting like legitimate firms, offering support services and even hiring graphic designers, researchers tell a Black Hat panel.

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These cheap phones come at a price -- your privacy

How much do you value your privacy and security? Researchers at Black Hat found a series of phones that are secretly sending data to Chinese servers.

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<p>A selection of the computers, their username, and computer's name infected by the Fruitfly malware.</p>

Mac 'Fruitfly' malware variant still lurking in the wild

The Mac malware, originally discovered back in January, creates a "backdoor" that allows the controller of the malware to take over an entire computer.

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