Pithy Security | Cybersecurity News

America's Cyber Defenders Just Got Benched

Also - an urgent warning about 50,000 Cisco firewalls under active zero-day attack.

Oct 3 • 

MrComputerScience

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September 2025

Crisis Averted: The Nation-State Plot To Black Out NYC’s Cell Service!

Also - the time a group of teenage hackers owned 130 high-profile Twitter accounts.

Sep 26 • 

MrComputerScience

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I Trusted TransUnion. But Now I've Become One of Its 4.4 Million Victims.

Also - Microsoft and Cloudflare team up to smash scammers.

Sep 19

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Solar Panels Caught Hiding Secret Spy Radios! 📡

Plus - the little-known history of the Ashley Madison hack.

Sep 12 • 

MrComputerScience

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Ransomware Gang Shuts Down Nevada's Government For Going On 12 Days. 🚨⚠️💻

Also - The epic story of John McAfee, and his warning from beyond the grave.

Sep 4 • 

MrComputerScience

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August 2025

How A Phone Call Hacked Google, Adidas & 1.1 Million Records. 📞💥🔓

Also - the little-known history of the first ransomware virus.

Aug 22 • 

MrComputerScience

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870K People Just Got Their Data Stolen From An Ivy League School! 🎓💥🔒

Also - learn about The Cult Of The Dead Cow. (The Folks Who Coined The Term "Hacktivism.")

Aug 15 • 

MrComputerScience

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July 2025

Microsoft Security Debacle 🔥 | Clorox Sues IT Staff 💸 | UK Ransomware Ban 🚫

Also - the time hackers from Boston told Congress they could disable the internet.

Jul 25 • 

MrComputerScience

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DragonForce Hackers 🚨, Drone Factory Gets Erased 🛡️, And China's New Phone Hack! 📱

Also - the little-known history of old-school AOL hackers.

Jul 18 • 

MrComputerScience

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April 2025

Indian Court Orders Process To Block Proton Mail Over AI Deepfake Harassment

Protonmail allegedly empowers anonymous harassment. Is it true?

Apr 30 • 

MrComputerScience