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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 …
The Snappening: Massive leak exposes thousands of nude photos and videos
It looks like celebrities aren’t the only targets for hackers in search of nude photos and videos. Following a series of iCloud hacks dubbed “The …
Half of all Android phones are still vulnerable to a massive privacy bug – here’s how to protect yourself
Software update delays are an inevitability because of the way the Android ecosystem is built, but these delays aren’t just an annoyance for Android users …
The ultimate ATM heist still works, has netted hackers ‘millions of dollars’
In early January, and then again in March, reports detailed some smart ATM attacks that allowed hackers to steal money from malware-infected ATMs without requiring …
Apple takes steps to kill a scary Mac botnet
The so-called “iWorm has affected over 17,000 users in recent days, but thankfully Apple has added now added the flaw to its malware detector and thus hopefully put …
WSJ: JPMorgan Chase hackers failed to infiltrate other banks
JPMorgan Chase has recently confirmed that hackers managed to breach its computers system and access identification data for as many as 83 million accounts, although …
This might be the most important thing hackers stole during massive JPMorgan Chase attack
JPMorgan Chase last week confirmed that hackers managed to access personal data for more than 83 million customers, including 76 million households and seven million …
Massive JPMorgan Chase hack impacted more than 80 million accounts
On Thursday evening, JPMorgan Chase revealed that a massive security breach has led to the exposure of sensitive data belonging to 76 million households and 7 …
Scary flaw lets hackers create a botnet of more than 17,000 infected Macs
No matter how secure a computer is, hackers will always find a tiny flaw that can be exploited. And sure enough, hackers have found a flaw on …
There’s no chance your Apple Pay credit card info will end up like Jennifer Lawrence’s nude pics
In the wake of the massive iCloud hack that revealed scores of nude celebrity pictures, should you really trust Apple with your credit card information? …
Sophisticated malware already spying on Hong Kong protesters’ iOS and Android phones
Whenever mobile malware comes up, the usual reports detail new malicious apps that are found to affect Android, while iOS remains largely unaffected by such …
