Roku scam asks users to pay for “lifetime” registration
Roku customers are falling for a scam in which fraudsters claim an activation fee is required to use Roku TVs and smart devices.
Security
Articles involving security, including technology and policy issues.
Ali Watkins acknowledged source protection problems in 2015
Ali Watkins, who now finds herself embroiled in a scandal over her relationship with a Senate Intelligence Committee source, acknowledge protecting sources was a problem on a podcast three years ago.
New York police accused of warrantless searches, stings against immigrant-run shops
A ProPublica investigation found New York police are using nuisance abatement laws to target immigrant shops with stings and warrantless searches.
Algerian hacker gets 15 years prison over computer virus
An Algerian man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he was found guilty of using a computer virus to steal funds from more than 200 US banks.
Activist threatens to out cheating federal prosecutors over hacking cases
Andrew Auernheimer says he plans to expose Justice Department prosecutors who accessed Ashley Madison from government computers.
Report: Chinese hackers steal sensitive American security clearance information
Security clearances of American government workers are believed to be among the data compromised by Chinese hackers in December.
