Huge new security flaw found in iOS 8 poses a major threat to users
Researchers at California-based cybersecurity firm FireEye have detailed what they claim to be a major new security vulnerability that has been found in Apple’s iOS …
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Home Depot blames Windows for record hack, rushes out to buy Macs and iPhones afterward
Home Depot has confirmed in recent months that it too has been the victim of a complex malware attack, with hackers reportedly stealing more than …
Words can barely describe how stupid Verizon thinks you are
We’ve often observed that Verizon, while offering terrific service and coverage overall, does things that make it seem like it thinks very little of its …
Apple has already patched the most terrifying iPhone malware yet
After a security report revealed that iPhone users in Asia were at risk at having their devices infected with an advanced malware program that can be …
Home Depot confirms 53 million email addresses stolen in massive hack
After confirming a few weeks ago that credit card details for more than 56 million customers were stolen by hackers who managed to breach Home …
Ex-NSA lawyer: Apple and Google may end up like BlackBerry if they make their phones more secure
We’ve heard government officials make a lot of questionable claims to try to get Apple and Google to not encrypt data on their smartphone platforms. However, this …
This is the most advanced iPhone malware yet, and it should terrify you
Apple used its iOS anti-malware security many times to bash Android’s malware problem — which is an issue that affects plenty of Android users — but …
Your terrible Wi-Fi router password could be a major security threat
In addition to targeting your computers and smartphones, hackers might revert to a different kind of hacking to enter your house, at least virtually, and …
How to stay anonymous online
One need only take a quick glance at Reddit on any given day to see how important the topic of Internet privacy is to people …
Secure credit cards have a major flaw that lets hackers steal millions
Dumb debit and credit cards that can be easily replicated by hackers after stealing the data in their magnetic strips — which is what happened with …
Amazing all-in-one security solution protects your credit cards, passwords and more
It seems like reports of major security breaches hit the news on a weekly basis these days. As our digital world continues to expand and more …
Does Apple have another major iCloud security issue on its hands?
After having to deal with the iCloud-related Nudegate scandal, stop the Chinese iCloud attacks, and reassure users that its cloud has not been hacked, Apple might have a …
Cop allegedly steals nude pics from woman’s iPhone, gets busted by the most unlikely hero
iCloud’s security has come under a lot of scrutiny after several celebrities had their nude photos stolen by hackers who allegedly used brute-force tactics to access …
Scary new malware uses a Gmail trick to steal your data
A new piece of malware that can spy on a user’s computer has been discovered, Wired reports, with researchers also having found a clever way …
Big security flaw lets hackers remotely wipe Samsung phones
Samsung Android phones have been discovered to have a security flaw that allows hackers to remotely control a phone over the Internet, and perform several tasks …
Walmart’s ‘secure’ Apple Pay rival gets hacked, email addresses swiped
Oops! It didn’t take long after Walmart touted the CurrentC mobile payment platform as a “secure” alternative to Apple Pay for the platform to get …
Mysterious cyber attack breaches White House computer network
Following the many data breaches that have hit U.S. retailers, financial institutions and even the government, the White House has also confirmed that an unclassified …
There’s a chance your Windows computer is being hacked right now
Take a closer look at your current Windows machine. It might be one of the millions of PCs that could be hacked right now and …
Windows 10 could eliminate two major online security headaches
We’ve seen a bunch of hugely promising new features that Microsoft has added to Windows 10 via its Technical Preview but this might be the …
Why Apple Pay is ‘more safe and secure than using your credit card’
Although Apple Pay has had its share of early hiccups, the mobile payment platform is overall off to a promising start. CIO’s Al Sacco has …
Google may have finally figured out how to kill the password once and for all
The problems with traditional passwords are many, and while two-factor authentication adds an extra layer of security, it’s also a tedious and annoying process a …
Congress not likely to force iOS and Android decryption for the FBI
Apple has more than once reminded customers it values their security and privacy and has been reassuring them that they won’t become the company’s “product” and that …
Is Staples the latest retailer to get hit with a huge credit card breach?
Brian Krebs, the man who originally reported the Home Depot data breach earlier this year, now believes that Staples has been subjected to a data breach of …
Apple falls victim to an iCloud attack from the Chinese government, servers not affected
The Chinese government is currently staging an attack on Apple’s iCloud, according to Internet censorship monitor Greatfire.org. The report claims that this main-in-the-middle (MITM) attack is an attempt …
Obama’s new order: U.S. government’s credit card security must be improved
In the wake of the numerous sophisticated cyberattacks that managed to steal credit and debit card data from various retail stores in the U.S., President …
Hackers perfect a new way to steal money from unsuspecting basic tech users
Smart hackers who understand how always-connected devices work — and who know how to exploit the various security bugs found in operating systems — are …
The FBI ratchets up its scare campaign over smartphone encryption
Did you know that if Apple and Google encrypt data on smartphones then terrorists, pedophiles and other very bad people will be able to roam …
A dangerous bug in Windows 8.1 and older versions could be used to spy on you
Russian hackers have apparently identified a previously unreported bug in Windows, also known as a zero-day attack, which was then used to spy on several …
Dropbox denies data breach, as hacker says 7M accounts compromised
An anonymous user posted on Pastebin hundreds of Dropbox usernames and passwords, teasing that he has access to login credentials for as many as 7 …
Kmart confirms month-long credit card data breach
Kmart on Friday confirmed that its systems were breached by hackers who were able to steal credit and debit card data for customers shopping in …
