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Patrick Howell O'Neill

Patrick Howell O’Neill is a cybersecurity reporter for CyberScoop based in San Francisco.

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voting machines, election security, polling — (Stephen Valasco / Flickr)

DHS notifies 21 states of Russian hacking attempts prior to 2016 election

Government

(Mike Mozart/Flickr)

‘Confidential’ Verizon credentials, server logs left publicly exposed

Technology

(Getty Images)

ISPs ‘likely’ helped infect targets of state surveillance

Privacy

MoFi Networks — The research points to a longstanding yet unresolved issue: how to incentivize security among vendors who sell routers in a market that prizes affordability and convenience. (Getty)

Israeli startup touting ‘the longest’ range Wi-Fi spying tool in the world

Geopolitics

(Flickr/Michael Kappel)

New Android app lets people detect credit card skimmers at gas pumps

Technology

(Getty)

Identity management firm SecureAuth acquired for $225 million, will merge with Core Security

Technology

Viacom left master keys exposed on a public AWS server

Technology

(Francis Storr/ Flickr)

Researchers steal bitcoin by exploiting SS7 vulnerabilities

Technology

Homeland Security (DHS) — (U.S. Army Garrison – Miami / Flickr)

Read: DHS releases details on Kaspersky product ban

Government