Facebook’s aggressive plan to block revenge porn still has one flaw
Facebook on Wednesday announced a new plan to fight revenge porn, a term coined to describe the practice of sharing private pictures of a person …
Security
Researchers discover the Android version of iOS’s worst spyware
A few months back, we covered a nasty and incredibly advanced piece of malware dubbed Pegasus. Created by a relatively obscure Israeli security company called …
Sorry, but nobody actually cares about your web browsing history
You’d have to be living under a rock to have missed the current insanity over the repeal of proposed broadband privacy rules which swiftly made …
International athletics body IAAF hacked, warns that athletes’ data may be compromised
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been hacked by the shadowy ‘Fancy Bears’ group, officials said Monday, warning that athletes’ data may be …
Use this tool to make your browsing history worthless, now that ISPs can sell your data
With the decision by the US government to roll back privacy protections for citizens and allow companies to log, market, and sell the internet browsing …
Warning: Don’t believe phone scammers who say your iCloud account was hacked
There’s a group of hackers out there that claims it can reset hundreds of millions of iPhones by using stolen iCloud credentials. The attack should occur …
Despite Apple denial, hackers prove stolen iCloud data is real
Apple confirmed on Thursday that its servers were not hacked, after reports earlier this week claimed that hackers are holding hundreds of millions of accounts for ransom. …
Apple says CIA’s arsenal of iPhone and Mac exploits is outdated
Yesterday morning, Wikileaks released a treasure trove of documents detailing the arsenal of software tools the CIA uses to hack into targeted iPhones and Macs. While most …
Hackers still threaten a remote wipe of iPhones, despite Apple’s statement
After news had emerged earlier this week that a hacker group called Turkish Crime Family (TCF) is holding millions of Apple ID accounts for ransom, …
New Wikileaks CIA leak reveals agency’s targeting of Mac, iPhone users
Earlier this month, Wikileaks dropped a massive amount of classified information purportedly from obtained from the CIA. The leak revealed how the government agency has repeatedly …
Apple denied the massive iCloud hack (but you should still change your password)
A hacker group claiming to have access to hundreds of millions of iCloud accounts threatened to remotely wipe iPhones associated to these accounts unless Apple pays …
An iPhone hack is at the center of the latest Trump-Russia scandal
The Trump administration has a serious Russia problem right now, as it still can’t completely dissociate itself from the long shadow Putin’s Russia has cast …
Hackers claim to have breached hundreds of millions of Apple accounts
Apple’s iPhones and Apple IDs are a tough nut to crack for hackers, but it’s not impossible. At least that’s what a group of hackers …
The iPhone might protect your privacy, but it won’t hide your crimes from police
A few months ago, a Twitter troll allegedly sent a seizure-inducing image to a journalist, thinking that an anonymous prepaid SIM card and a throwaway Twitter …
MacBook Pro Touch Bar: cool effects, worryingly easy to hack
Every year, skilled coders at the annual Pwn2Own hacking conference get to work and remind us that no piece of software is impervious from targeted attacks. Last …
Russian hackers targeted just one Yahoo employee in order to breach 500M accounts
More details about the activities that led to one of the biggest data breaches in history are coming to light now that the Department of …
How Russian hackers breached your Yahoo Mail account
The Department of Justice on Wednesday identified four people, including two Russian spies and two criminal hackers, as the main suspects behind one of the …
Hackers can own any WhatsApp account with one malicious meme
WhatsApp and Telegram are two instant messaging apps that have more than a billion users between them. They offer encrypted communications, convenient messaging, and a …
Warning: Dangerous new Gmail phishing attack can easily steal your Google login
Why are the Windows and Android platforms always targeted by malware and other malicious attacks from nefarious hackers? Because they’re used by so many people …
DOJ has charged Russian spies allegedly responsible for massive Yahoo breach
It’s been an uneasy few months for Yahoo, which had to disclose three different large-scale breaches, two of which affected more than one billion accounts in total. The …
Big hack floods Twitter with Nazi propaganda from prominent accounts
A variety of prominent verified Twitter accounts belonging to top media companies and politicians spread messages containing swastikas and Nazi references a few hours ago. …
Meet the team of hackers doing everything they can to keep you from getting hacked
French tech executive Nicolas Thibaut has been working for a few years now on a concept that’s morphed a bit in response to changing digital …
38 popular Android devices ship with malware already installed
Keeping malware off of your mobile device should be a top priority for anyone who purchases a new smartphone or tablet, but what if the …
These messaging apps are safe from all of the CIA’s known hacking tools
News organization have been abuzz this week following the release of a new WikiLeaks document dump detailing the hacking tools used by the CIA to spy …
Apple scrambles to patch vulnerabilities revealed in WikiLeaks CIA files
In the massive dump of nearly 9,000 purported internal CIA documents released earlier this week by Wikileaks, Apple was featured prominently. Many of the pages …
Google says many Android exploits detailed in WikiLeaks CIA files are already fixed
On Wednesday, a security expert noted that hundreds of millions of Android users are at risk following recent revelations resulting from the cache of top-secret …
Well-known iPhone hacker says nothing in CIA dump threatens up-to-date iPhones
Of all the mobile devices featured in the alleged CIA documentation dump released by Wikileaks earlier this week, the iPhone is mentioned the most. Pages …
Hundreds of millions of Android users at risk, according to CIA docs released by WikiLeaks
Earlier this week, WikiLeaks shocked the world by releasing a treasure trove of alleged classified CIA documents that appear to have pulled back the curtain …
Apple responds to CIA iPhone exploits uncovered in new WikiLeaks data dump
WikiLeaks yesterday published an absolute treasure trove of data detailing how the CIA utilizes specialized software and hacking tools to successfully infiltrate, spy on, and …
Wikileaks reveals how CIA is targeting your iPhone, Android, and smart TV
Wikileaks just dropped a massive collection of information detailing how the US government is attacking the devices that many of us use every single day …
