Patrick Howell O'Neill

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

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A photo of Pyongyang, North Korea’s capital city. Photo by Jen Morgan/Flickr (CC BY ND 2.0)

Why was North Korea running a phantom cybersecurity startup in Malaysia?

Government

ransomware — (Getty Images)

Economists have studied how criminals can make the most out of ransomware

Technology

computer dark web dark net cryptocurrency — (Pixabay)

Monero cryptocurrency doubled in price in March and is being used more widely on dark web markets

Technology

Cloudbleed: Coding error means Cloudflare has been leaking tons of private information

Technology

iphone jailbreak — Photo by Paul Hudson/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

Cellebrite can now unlock iPhone 6 and 6+, also extract data from array of popular apps

Technology

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Two years after massive breach, U.S. government still fights to keep security audits of Anthem secret

Government

A smashed up Android phone. Photo by Cory Doctorow/Flickr (CC BY SA 2.0)

Islamic State supporters hit by Android malware on Telegram

Technology

HackerOne raises $40 million in Series C round

Technology

Hacker steals 83,000 accounts from UPI news agency

Technology