Samy Kamkar, who unleashed one of the fastest-spreading computer viruses in history in the mid-2000s, has a broad, mischievous smile and the compassionate eyes of someone who admits his mistakes.

Digital security research Samy Kamkar has been on a car-hacking kick lately. Last week, he revealed a homebuilt device that can intercept signals from the OnStar smartphone app to track, unlock, and ...

When Samy Kamkar lost his American Express card last August and received its replacement in the mail, something about the final digits on the new card set off an alert in the hacker lobe of his brain.

With just two radios, a microcontroller and a battery, all purchasable over eBay for less than $50, independent researcher Samy Kamkar has created something wonderfully villainous. His so-called ...

In a famous scene from the 1992 movie Sneakers, a hacker classic, the main characters park a surveillance van across the street from their target's office and point a telephoto lens through his window ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. For about $30, a hacker has made a device that can unlock many cars that use keyless entry. Samy ...

Serial hacker Samy Kamkar has released all the hardware and software specifications that hobbyists need to build an aerial drone that seeks out other drones in the air, hacks them, and turns them into ...

A device built by legendary hacker Samy Kamkar calls into question the security of payment cards as the U.S. continues to grapples with card fraud. Kamkar’s device, nicknamed MagSpoof, is about the ...

Another day, another security flaw found in a connected car. On Thursday, a hacker named Samy Kamkar revealed a gadget that he claims enables the takeover of any GM vehicle with the OnStar system. The ...

Samy Kamkar claims that the PoisonTap is entirely automated and anyone can plug it in a system to be hacked and then pull it out and walk away. Worries over Internet privacy have spurred lawsuits, ...