Ryan De Souza
156 posts
Ryan is a London-based member of the HackRead's Editorial team. A graduate of Maths and physics with a passion for geopolitics and human rights. Ryan places integrity at the pinnacle of successful journalism and believes this is somewhat lacking in traditional media. Ryan is an educator who balances his time between family, social activism and humanitarian causes and his vice is Football and cars.
Cyber Attacks Threatening Oil and Gas Sector Severely Now Than Ever Before
It is being reported that the oil and gas sectors have suddenly become more vulnerable to cyber threats.…
January 17, 2016
Researchers Create Device That Produces Electricity When You Walk
Now You Can Produce Electricity While Walking – Claims New MIT Research The MIT research powerhouse has achieved…
January 10, 2016
Microsoft is Collecting Your Encryption Keys, Here’s How to Delete it
It is possible to prevent encryption keys from reaching Microsoft’s Servers – Learn how: It is a known…
December 30, 2015
ProxyBack Malware Converts Your PC Into Proxy
Palo Alto Networks researchers have identified a unique malware that infects home PCs and transforms them into internet…
December 30, 2015
Police Dogs Trained To Sniff Out Hard Drives Coming For Pedophiles
After using malware on pedophiles, law enforcement authorities in the United States have decided to add Hard-Drive Sniffing…
December 28, 2015
Decade Old Software Bug Sets 3000 US Prisoners Free
A software bug in Washington State Department of Corrections (DoC) has been handing freedom to the inmates well…
December 26, 2015
Government-Backed Cyber Attack on U.S. Power Grid Can Cripple The Energy Sector
It is an undeniable fact that almost every network, computer, and equipment can be hacked. From a smart…
December 23, 2015
Why Hoverboards Are Catching Fire and How To Avoid It?
As hoverboards become the number one item on almost every child’s (and some adults) Christmas wish list, reports…
December 20, 2015
UK May Approve Bill Allowing Spying on Individuals via Their Kids Toys
British government’s new investigatory bill (pdf) has a proposal on making it legal to hack smart toys in order…
December 14, 2015
Massive DDoS Attack Leaves UK Universities Without Internet
Some unknown cyber criminals have attacked a publicly funded network “Janet” which was used by many universities throughout…
December 10, 2015