Boost Mobile offering privacy tools at premium price
Boost Mobile is now offering privacy and encryption tools to customers of its low-cost phone service — but they’ll have to pay to get them.
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Articles involving security, including technology and policy issues.
California man sues T-Mobile after losing digital cash
A California man has filed a federal lawsuit against T-Mobile over a criminal hack that cost him $450,000 in Bitcoin.
Feds investigate reporter over U.S. Capitol attack tweet
Federal authorities have opened an investigation against a reporter who tweeted from inside the U.S. Capitol building during a riot on January 6.
Personal info of Parler users exposed before website went offline
Photographs of driver’s licenses are said to be among a trove of data compromised from the conservative-leaning social media website.
British judge rules against extradition for Wikileaks founder Assange
A judge said America’s prison system could create a dangerous environment for Julian Assange given his mental condition.
Customer data breached in T-Mobile attack
Hackers have hit T-Mobile and compromised some customer data for the third time in less than two years.
Pirate streaming service will pay Dish Network $15 million
The operator of an illegal streaming television service has agreed to pay Dish Network more than $15 million for pirating and re-distributing its satellite signal.
Google weighs penalties against Daily Beast parent over deceptive marketing
The issue stems from IAC’s development of Chrome browser extensions, which Google said were misleading and spammy.
Security company begins warning Pluto TV customers of breach
More than 3 million passwords were dumped on the dark web, researchers say.
Tribune apologizes for cruel prank on newspaper reporters
As part of a cyber security test, the newspaper publisher told employees by email they qualified for bonuses that didn’t exist.
