twitter Twitter bans Wired journalist who reported on hack of right-wing pundit's Twitter account Thom Dunn
hacking Brazil is seizing this gadget that can control traffic lights, change prices at gas pumps, open strangers' garage doors, and more Mark Frauenfelder
hacking Understanding the "fork bomb" an 11 character string that can crash Windows, Mac, or Linux machines Gareth Branwyn
pranks Four high schoolers pulled a county-wide Rickroll across 500 screens in 6 different schools Thom Dunn
media Missouri Governor demands prosecution of journalists who reported security flaw in state website's "HTMLM" Rob Beschizza
Technology Finally revealed: identity of hacker blamed for stealing from 300+ companies and governments, in 44 countries Xeni Jardin
politics Researchers say Voatz voting app has big security flaws, 4 states using it for 2020 elections anyway Xeni Jardin