Hacker News
- NSA Exposes Tool Used by Russian Hackers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-28/national-security-agency-exposes-tool-used-by-russian-hackers 68 comments
- Analog Hacker Raises $20k to Make Handmade Lockpicking Tools http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/08/analog-hacker-raises-20k-to-make-handmade-lockpicking-tools/62084/ 2 comments
- Tools of The Trade, from Hacker News. https://github.com/cjbarber/toolsofthetrade 8 comments programming
- Hacker tool can watch you through webcam http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/hacker-tool-can-watch-you-through-webcam-468792 2 comments technology
- Curated list of security tools for Hackers & Builders! https://tools.tldr.run/ 3 comments netsec
- Russian hackers used phishing tools in 2017 attack on grid https://www.apnews.com/2c17bda4ac704df6be66018197f29912/russian-hackers-used-phishing-tools-in-2017-attack-on-grid 23 comments worldnews
- Russian hackers used phishing tools in 2017 attack on grid https://www.apnews.com/2c17bda4ac704df6be66018197f29912/russian-hackers-used-phishing-tools-in-2017-attack-on-grid 48 comments politics
- Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr Robot https://hackertarget.com/hacker-tools-mr-robot// 24 comments programming
- Google Password Checkup Extension: A tool to protect your passwords from hackers https://9to5spot.com/google-password-checkup-extension/ 5 comments technology
- National Security Agency Exposes Tool Used By Russian Hackers https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-28/national-security-agency-exposes-tool-used-by-russian-hackers?sref=jaemjnte 7 comments politics
- BlackBerry uncovers hacker tools that it says opened data servers for a decade https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/blackberry-uncovers-hacker-tools-that-it-says-opened-data-servers-for-a-decade-1.4887770 4 comments technology
- Bitcoin Double-Spend Tool Now Available to All: Interview w/ Glass Hunt's Hackers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysVCU1b-UBA 37 comments btc
- NSA's Hacking Group Hacked - Hacker Demands $568 Million in Bitcoin to Leak All Tools and Data https://thehackernews.com/2016/08/nsa-hacking-tools.html 74 comments btc
- Hackers Used Sophisticated SMB Worm Tool to Attack Sony http://www.securityweek.com/hackers-used-sophisticated-smb-worm-tool-attack-sony 6 comments technology
- I created a newsletter to showcase the best free tools for startup founders and indie hackers https://www.readership.fyi 5 comments sideproject
- Hackers release a new jailbreak tool for almost every iPhone https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/01/hackers-unc0ver-jailbreak-iphone/ 58 comments technology
- MIT Hacker Tools: a lecture series on programmer tools https://hacker-tools.github.io/ 106 comments programming
- Hackers Use NSA Tools to Spy on Hotel Guest Wi-Fi and Steal Their Details https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/608623/hackers-use-nsa-tools-to-spy-on-hotel-guest-wi-fi-and-steal-their-details/ 3 comments technology
- Remember, It Was A 'Lawful Access' Tool That Enabled iCloud Hacker To Download Celebrity Nudes https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20160314/11171433903/remember-it-was-lawful-access-tool-that-enabled-icloud-hacker-to-download-celebrity-nudes.shtml 95 comments technology
- NSA Hackers Get the 'Ungettable' With Rich Catalog of Custom Tools | Threat Level http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/12/nsa-hacking-catalogue/ 5 comments sysadmin
- OWNING "hacker tools" illegal in Germany as of TODAY (jail & fines for everyone) http://www.donationcoder.com/forums/bb/index.php?phpsessid=3bc23214bf84b129ae1b55beb5f7525a&topic=9117.msg67238#msg67238 86 comments reddit.com
- China Hijacked an NSA Hacking Tool in 2014—and Used It for Years: The hackers used the agency’s EpMe exploit to attack Windows devices years before the Shadow Brokers leaked the agency’s zero-day arsenal online. https://www.wired.com/story/china-nsa-hacking-tool-epme-hijack/#intcid=recommendations_wired-right-rail-vidi-experiment_9e0a99cb-0324-4cf2-baf0-e853fb68b30c_popular4-1-reranked-by-vidi 5 comments technology
- A Twitter employee reportedly gave hackers access to an internal tool that allowed them to take control of the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Gates https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-employee-reportedly-gave-hackers-access-internal-tool-2020-7 10 comments technology
- Hackers Pissed That People Don't Want to Pay for the NSA Tools They Stole http://gizmodo.com/hackers-pissed-that-people-dont-want-to-pay-for-the-nsa-1787318756 45 comments technology
- Bruce Schneier reports new Snowden leaks: 'These are hacker tools designed by hackers with an essentially unlimited budget.' http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/05/nsa-how-to-remain-secure-surveillance 11 comments worldnews
- A Press Release from Hackers to OBAMA and USA Citizens under #OpUSA (With Online Tools) http://www.hackersnewsbulletin.com/2013/04/a-press-release-from-hackers-to-obama.html 6 comments worldnews
- Hackers Brew "Decaf" self-destruct tool to thwart MS "Cofee" Forensics tool. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/decaf-cofee/ 24 comments netsec
- SolarWinds hackers linked to known Russian spying tools, investigators say https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-cyber-solarwinds-iduskbn29g0xt?edition-redirect=in 22 comments worldnews
- A Linux-only tool for preventing you from being on Facebook, Reddit, or Hacker News all day. http://amoffat.github.com/focus/ 7 comments linux
- Sniffnet, an open-source network monitoring tool written in Rust, is currently ranked #4 in Hacker News front page! https://github.com/GyulyVGC/sniffnet/discussions/195 4 comments programming
- iCloud + ‘VPN’: ‘The press has… described this as an Apple VPN, but it isn’t. [T]he description makes it clear that it’s actually an Apple onion router. … In one move, Apple has taken onion routing from a specialized tool for hackers to something that will be in daily use on billions of devices.’ https://www.metzdowd.com/pipermail/cryptography/2021-june/037144.html 546 comments apple
- The Latest U.S. Tool to Fight Election Meddling: Text Messages | Washington sent offers to cellphones in Russia and Iran of rewards of up to $10 million for information on hackers trying to attack American voting systems. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/politics/election-meddling-texts-russia-iran.html 5 comments politics
- SPY ALERT! All Microsoft and Google products spy on you for Uncle Sam going back to Windows 95, Skype, Chrome and now Edge too. Now ADT security systems will be their latest in-home spy tool. Anything you can see on your cell phone, so can NSA, FBi, hackers and burglars! Avoid ADT systems. r/4p4u https://www.techspot.com/news/86221-google-joins-forces-adt-smart-home-security-push.html 4 comments privacy
- Researcher from King's College London suggests that the global cybersecurity efforts focus too much on software tools governance and legislation and fail to see the growing danger of the government-trained hackers who become private cyberwar mercenaries. https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/02/16/cyber-security-mercenaries-cyber-war/ 32 comments programming
- The Pentagon's Weapons Are 'Easily Hacked' With 'Basic Tools' - A new government report reveals that it took hackers just one hour to gain access to a weapon system, and the Pentagon didn't change the default password on "multiple" systems. https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/3km4eb/pentagon-weapons-easily-hacked-gao-report 30 comments technology
- How A Hacker Helped The Coast Guard Rescue Victims Of Hurricane Harvey. Freelance software engineer Greg Sadetsky’s custom-built map gave rescuers a tool that let them save tons of time, and a lot of people stuck in Houston’s floodwaters. https://www.fastcompany.com/40475242/how-a-hacker-helped-the-coast-guard-rescue-victims-of-hurricane-harvey?utm_content=bufferf807e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 3 comments technology
- Hackers using tactics and tools previously associated with Chinese government-supported computer network intrusions have joined the booming cyber crime industry of ransomware, four security firms that investigated attacks on U.S. companies said http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ransomware-iduskcn0wg2l5 4 comments worldnews
- Let's Play NSA! The Hackers Open-Sourcing Top Secret Spy Tools http://motherboard.vice.com/read/michael-ossmann-and-the-nsa-playset 4 comments privacy
- "In his view, the world is a giant operating system that just needs to be debugged. Gates' driving idea... is the hacker's notion that the code for these problems can be rewritten, that errors can be fixed, that huge systems [...] can be improved if you have the right tools and the right skills." http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/bill-gates-the-rolling-stone-interview-20140313?print=true 6 comments technology
- Meet The Hackers Who Sell Spies The Tools To Crack Your PC (And Get Paid Six-Figure Fees) http://www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees/ 149 comments netsec