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A security researcher has found a way to exploit a Facebook feature to harvest personal data belonging to thousands of users. With a simple trick …
A security researcher has found a way to exploit a Facebook feature to harvest personal data belonging to thousands of users. With a simple trick …
Stagefright is the name of a massive vulnerability that affects more than 950 million Android devices. So far, Google, Samsung and LG have all confirmed they …
It looks like Russian hackers made a significant breach into the Pentagon’s email system. Officials tell NBC News that Russia has launched a “sophisticated cyberattack” against …
It’s common knowledge that the iPhone is safer than Android when it comes to certain hacks. But that doesn’t mean talented hackers can’t trick Apple’s operating system, …
With all the talk about various devices being able to track you for different purposes – the hottest privacy-related topic in town concerns Windows 10 …
In case it wasn’t clear yet, Adobe’s Flash isn’t exactly the safest tool for delivering Internet content. Hackers are already more than aware of the …
Keeping Google and Facebook from knowing about your health-related Internet searches is not easy. SciLogs directs our attention to a new study conducted by Tim Libert at …
One of the most popular movie streaming apps online might be a prime target for hackers. On Monday, TorrentFreak shared a report from Antonios Chariton (aka …
There is absolutely no question that the response to Windows 10 has been overwhelmingly positive. Yes, people are running into some problems after they update …
NBC News this week obtained leaked slides from a February 2014 NSA presentation which highlight in specific detail the extent to which China has successfully …
The Windows 10 rollout has been relatively smooth, but there are plenty of users who never received the Get Windows 10 app and are still …
If a device is connected to a wireless network, chances are some talented hackers will find a way to take advantage of its software flaws …
Connected cars are awesome but they also present big opportunities for hackers to cause significant, and potentially deadly, mischief. Reuters reports that white-hat hacker Samy Kamkar says …
Before the arrest of Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht made headlines a few years ago, most everyday web users had never heard of Tor. Originally developed …
Another day, another Android vulnerability. Just days after researchers disclosed an MMS-based Android vulnerability that potentially puts 950 million Android devices at risk, a different group of …
Over the past few years, there has been no shortage of high-profile credit card breaches at some of the largest retailers in the country. From Target to …
The White House is not quite ready to give Edward Snowden a free pass. The former NSA contractor turned whistleblower made some of the most important …
As typically portrayed in action movies, breaking into an ostensibly impenetrable safe often requires a world class lock-picker or, barring that, an array or C4 explosives …
A security researcher has recently uncovered a worrisome new Android exploit which allows hackers to compromise a device simply by sending either an MMS message or …
Well, this is not the kind of headline Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign was hoping to see on a Friday afternoon. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that an …
Driverless cars promise to be safer than cars driven by humans… but that’s assuming they don’t get hacked by malicious actors. Hackers Charlie Miller and Chris …
So you decided to cheat on your spouse and you thought extramarital affair website Ashley Madison would keep your identity safe? Oops. KrebsonSecurity reports that Ashley …
The Internet is great for a lot of things — research, entertainment, getting caught up on world news — but it can also be a dangerous minefield …
Earlier this month, we highlighted an intriguing new piece of hardware capable of providing secure and anonymous Wi-Fi connectivity within a 2.5 mile radius. The …
Somewhere, Steve Jobs is smiling. Per The Verge, Facebook chief security officer Alex Stamos has taken to Twitter to argue that Adobe needs to set a …
While encryption and secured messaging has long been a topic of interest in tech circles, the issue became a mainstream and hot-button issue in 2013 …
Wow. Remember the gigantic hack into the database of the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management? Well it turns out that the hack has affected an …
Just when you thought you were safe, a new hacking toy comes along and rocks your world. Imagine a tool exists that lets hackers pluck encryption …
Forget about voiding your warranty and potentially rendering your iPhone unusable if something goes wrong, Apple fans now have another reason to avoid jailbreaking their …