Communications of the ACM
An edited collection of advanced computing news from Communications of the ACM, ACM TechNews, other ACM resources, and news sites around the Web.
From ACM News
Watch This Wireless Hack Pop a Car's Locks in Minutes
Shims and coat hangers are the clumsy tools of last century's car burglars.
From ACM TechNews
Why the Security of sb Is Fundamentally Broken
At this week’s Black Hat security conference, security researchers will present a new proof-of-concept malware that exploits a fundamental flaw in the USB format...
From ACM Opinion
The Weird Reasons Why People Make p False Identities on the Internet
Sockpuppetry—using false identities for deception—is centuries old, but the advent of the web has made creating sockpuppets, and falling for their tricks, easier...
From ACM News
How Hackers Hid a Money-Mining Botnet in Amazon's Cloud
Hackers have long used malware to enslave armies of unwitting PCs, but security researchers Rob Ragan and Oscar Salazar had a different thought: Why steal computing...
From ACM Opinion
The Moral Hazards and Legal Conundrums of Our Robot-Filled Future
The robots are coming, and they're getting smarter.
From ACM Careers
How Google Map Hackers Can Destroy a Business at Will
Washington DC-area residents with a hankering for lion meat lost a valuable source of the (yes, legal) delicacy last year when a restaurant called the Serbian Crown...
From ACM News
Could Color Wheels Make For Easier, More Secure Passwords?
The password as we know it is in critical condition.
From ACM TechNews
Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments se to Hijack Phones
A study of tools used by law enforcment and intelligence agencies to conduct surveillance on computer and mobile phone users revealed a wide range of functions. ...
From ACM TechNews
Google Glass Snoopers Can Steal Your Passcode With a Glance
Newly developed software uses video from wearable devices such as Google Glass and smartwatches to read PIN codes typed onto an iPad from almost 10 feet away.
From ACM News
Researchers Find and Decode the Spy Tools Governments se to Hijack Phones
Newly uncovered components of a digital surveillance tool used by more than 60 governments worldwide provide a rare glimpse at the extensive ways law enforcement...
From ACM News
Google Embraces Docker, the Next Big Thing in Cloud Computing
Google is putting its considerable weight behind an open source technology that’s already one of the hottest new ideas in the world of cloud computing.
From ACM News
B-52 Bomber Gets Its First New Communications System Since the 1960s
The B-52 bomber, one of the great stalwarts of America's military arsenal, is getting its first major communications system upgrade since the Kennedy administration...
From ACM Opinion
Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook's Future, From Virtual Reality to Anonymity
No one ever accused Mark Zuckerberg of standing pat.
From ACM News
Hackers Can Mess With Traffic Lights to Jam Roads and Reroute Cars
The hacker in the Italian Job did it spectacularly.
From ACM News
Inside the New Arms Race to Control Bandwidth on the Battlefield
An electromagnetic mystery in northern Iraq changed the course of Jesse Potter's life.
From ACM TechNews
Tim Berners-Lee: We Need to Re-Decentralize the Web
Sir Tim Berners-Lee called on the public to refocus on a decentralized, open Internet.
From ACM News
Target Got Hacked Hard in 2005. Here's Why They Let It Happen Again
A gang of shadowy hackers tears through the systems of big-box retailers, making off with millions of credit and debit card numbers in a matter of weeks and generating...
From ACM News
The Malware That Duped Target Has Been Found
The malicious program used to compromise Target and other companies was part of a widespread operation using a Trojan tool known as Trojan.POSRAM, according to...
From ACM TechNews