How to find and block all the companies tracking you on Facebook
Pretty much everything you do on Facebook is tracked by someone but there are ways to limit the amount of tracking that individual companies do …
Security
How hackers made millions by reading the news before you
Not all hackers out there are looking to steal your information and use it for personal gain. Rather than setting up sophisticated schemes to obtain …
No one is safe: This tiny $30 device can break into your car and home
Not everyone wants to accept this simple truth, but that doesn’t make it any less real: hackers outpace security advancements. When it comes to both …
Do this now: Change this crucial Facebook privacy setting so hackers can’t abuse it
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 …
Do this now: Use this app to see if your Android phone is vulnerable to the ‘Stagefright’ bug
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 …
Russia pulls off a major hack of the Pentagon
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 …
Critical iPhone security bug allows hackers to install spy apps without you ever knowing
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, …
Apple’s iMessage encryption promises may have been false
If you listen to Apple’s statements about protecting iMessage and FaceTime communications, you’d think Apple has the best encryption game in town. Not only that, but Apple isn’t …
Your favorite websites can now track you through your smartphone battery
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 …
Hackers exploit Flash in one of the largest malware attacks in recent history
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 …
It’s almost impossible to stop Google and Facebook from knowing about your health-related searches
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 …
Popcorn Time vulnerability could allow hackers to take over your computer
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 …
How to protect yourself against Windows 10’s controversial new Wi-Fi Sense feature
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 …
Leaked NSA slides: Chinese hackers have been wreaking havoc on corporate America
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 …
Watch out: A dangerous Windows 10 scam is being circulated online
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 …
Hackers can now crack Wi-Fi enabled ‘smart’ sniper rifles
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 …
Hacker claims he can use GM’s OnStar app to remotely open and start your car
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 …
MIT researchers can break Tor anonymity without even touching encryption
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 …
Warning: Crazy new Android security flaw can render your phone completely lifeless
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 …
Have hackers stolen your personal information? This handy quiz will let you know
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 …
White House: No pardon for Edward Snowden
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 …
Brinks safe hacked with USB stick and 100 lines of code
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 …
950 million Android users at risk as researcher uncovers massive security flaw
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 …
Hillary Clinton sent classified info over her private email server – everything we know so far
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 …
Terrifying: Hackers take over a Jeep driving down the highway at 70 mph
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 …
Cheaters’ nightmare: Affair website Ashley Madison hacked, user data vulnerable
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 …
How to avoid seven of the most common online scams
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 …
Anonymizing Wi-Fi device with 2.5 mile range just mysteriously disappeared from Def Con
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 …
No, seriously: It’s time for Adobe Flash to die
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 …
Meet the dreadlocked hippie who’s an encryption guru and has the NSA freaking out
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 …
