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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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Yahoo — (Glen Scott / Flickr)

2016: Why Yahoo’s breaches leave billions users susceptible to spying

Technology

Congressional report: We shouldn’t bother with encryption backdoors

Government

FBI tells businesses to not pay ransomware hackers, 70 percent of US businesses do anyway

Technology

Despite NIST’s warnings, SMS still being used for two-factor authentication

Government

(Getty)

Faced with encrypted devices, cops choose warranted smash and grabs

Policy

YubiKey — Security key in action as a second factor of identity (Yubico)

YubiKey anti-phishing device saw ‘huge spike’ in orders this year

Threats

Department of Justice — (Wikicommons)

DOJ praises vastly expanded government hacking power

Policy

Donald Trump — (John Pemble / Flickr)

The encryption debate will reignite under President Trump

Government

HackForums — (Mikal Marquez / https://flic.kr/p/99bs5g)

International dark web FBI sting launched ‘to send a message’

Government