Last year, after reporting on the hacks of Sony Pictures, JPMorgan Chase, Ashley Madison, and other major companies, REAL FUTURE’s Kevin Roose got curious about what it felt like to be on the victim’s side of a giant data breach.

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the protocol that governs the connection between your server and the browsers of your website’s visitors. For the first time since 1999, we have a new version of this protocol, and it promises far faster websites for everyone.

How to Use Your Cat to Hack Your Neighbor’s WiFi Written by Andy Greenberg / Courtesy of Wired.com Late last month, a Siamese cat named Coco went wandering in his suburban Washington, DC neighborhood. He spent three hours exploring nearby backyards. He killed a mouse, whose carcass he thoughtfully brought home to his...

Inside the US government’s war on tech support scammers PCCare247 allegedly collected millions in ill-gotten fees. But the FTC fought back. Written by Nate Anderson / Courtesy of Arstechnica Sitting in front of her PC, the phone in her hand connected to a tech support company half a world away, Sheryl Novick was about to get...

Watch out, DropBox. BitTorrent Sync Launches for iOS, Brings Unlimited File Backup and Encrypted File Transfers Written by Richard Padilla / Courtesy of MacRumors Popular peer-to-peer service BitTorrent has launched BitTorrent Sync for iOS, an app that allows users to sync and backup an unlimited number of files across their...

Chrome does not encrypt or protect saved passwords. Written by Joanna Stern / Courtesy of ABC News Chrome does not encrypt or protect saved passwords. It might be convenient to save your Facebook or e-mail password in your Chrome browser so you don’t have to repeatedly type it in, but you might want to think twice before...