5 things you absolutely need to do to keep your smartphone secure
Believe it or not, you can have a reasonably secure smartphone without shelling out $630 for the recently released Blackphone. The Wall Street Journal’s Geoffrey …
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Here’s how to stop Facebook from tracking your browsing data once and for all
Facebook always seems to be taking heat for something, and its most recent slip up involved conducting a massive psychological experiment on its users without …
Every crazy NSA revelation in one giant chart
The United States National Security Agency has had a rough year. It all began when former NSA contractor Edward Snowden infiltrated the agency’s systems and stole …
NSA chief says terrorists are changing their behavior thanks to Snowden leaks
More than a year ago, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began leaking thousands of confidential documents that he stole while working for the National Security Agency. The …
Up to 5 million Android users have malware issues
Ignoring the unexpected protesters who tried to disrupt Google’s major developer event on Wednesday, or the unnecessary code demonstrations to an audience packed with media …
Mysterious Luuuk Trojan stole over $680,000 in just a week, then disappeared
Luuuk is the name of a mysterious Trojan that was discovered in early 2014 after having allowed its creators to steal more than €500,000, or …
80% of Flappy Bird clones on Android and iOS contain malware
As if the Flappy Bird phenomenon wasn’t infectious enough to begin with, the torrent of clones that followed the app’s release might be leading to …
Microsoft has become completely fed up with the U.S. government’s surveillance programs
Microsoft has been one of many technology companies standing up to the U.S. government in response to unwarranted, rampant data collection. CNET reports that Microsoft’s …
New Google Glass surveillance trick really shows why we need alternatives to passwords
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell have discovered a way to steal iPad passwords with help of camera-equipped devices, Wired reports, including Google Glass, …
The stupidest $1 million app ever has already been hacked
Who would have thought that the stupidest $1 million app in world history would have shoddy security? Yo, the inexplicably dumb new messaging app that was …
Surprise: It turns out there’s a potentially huge security flaw in Android’s app store
While many argue that Google’s Android malware isn’t a real problem, the fact still remains that apps with malicious capabilities are constantly being discovered. This …
An incredibly sneaky piece of malware has finally been pulled from Google Play
Even various legit Android apps have been found to have additional hidden powers, which is why it shouldn’t surprise us that one more piece of malware has …
An obvious scam Android app has been installed over 1 million times in under a month
People, you really ought to read an app’s permissions before you download it. Reddit’s Android community has flagged an obvious scam app called Subway Train Game …
New app kills the world’s scariest Android malware for free
Earlier this month, reports began trickling out about some of the scariest Android malware the world has ever seen. Dubbed Simplocker, the malicious software holds …
Nest Protect is back on sale, now cheaper than ever
Nest on Monday announced on its blog that it’s resuming Nest Protect sales, after having recalled more than 400,000 smoke alarm units in mid-May due …
AT&T confirms inside job responsible for customer data breach
AT&T late last week confirmed that three employees of one of the company’s vendors accessed personal data belonging to some of its customers for almost …
P.F. Chang’s reverts to old-school imprint system following big credit card breach
Following Target, Neiman Marcus and Michael’s Stores, all major retailers which have been targeted by hackers in the past months, restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s China …
The ultimate nightmare: Researchers learn how to hack connected ‘smart home’ toilets
Imagine a world where a sleazy hacker can make your toilet overflow on a daily basis unless you pay him a daily fee. That’s the …
Massive Gmail bug may have exposed every single user’s address
A huge flaw in Google’s wildly popular Gmail service was recently discovered that may have exposed the email addresses of every single user. According to …
This is what it’s like to be an Internet spy
Nefarious hackers are lurking around every corner of the Internet, constantly working on new ways to beat Web security and steal our data. Some methods …
Android users can download one of the most useful iOS apps ever right now
It’s taken a while but AgileBits has at last released a version of 1Password for Android that’s just as useful as the one you can get on …
Yet another flaw in iOS 7.1 lets anyone bypass lock screen security
We have seen several security flaws discovered in iOS in the past that let people bypass a user’s lock screen by using a convoluted sequence …
New widespread Internet bug could be more dangerous than Heartbleed
There is nowhere to hide. Just two months following the discovery of Heartbleed, the massive OpenSSL bug that affected two-thirds of the entire Internet at …
Scary new Android malware holds your data hostage and demands a ransom
When several Android users began wishing that some iOS features would make their way over to the Android platform, we sincerely doubt that this is what they had in …
Google, Amazon among tech companies trying to prevent the next Heartbleed
If there’s one thing that can make the competitive tech industry band together, it’s security. Last month, the Heartbleed bug affected nearly everyone in the …
Hacking victim becomes attacker when $20,000 bounty turns hacker into a crybaby
Hackers, beware: Choosing the wrong victim can have severe consequences. And Roger Ver, also referred to as “The Bitcoin Jesus,” is the wrong victim. Last week, …
Back up your iPhone’s data right now: Huge iOS ransomware scam hits the U.S.
Now is a good time to make sure all the data on your iPhone is backed up in the cloud. CBS Los Angeles reports that …
New app brings turbocharged ‘Find My iPhone’ features to Android and iPhone
According to the mobile security experts at Lookout, more than 1 in 10 smartphone owners in America have had a handset stolen at some point. …
Apple denies iCloud breach let hackers take iPhones hostage
Apple still hasn’t responded publicly to reports that hackers have breached Apple’s iCloud system and hacked it in order to unlock stolen iPhones. While that …
Why it’s impossible to make an NSA-proof computer
The past year has not been a great one for computer security. Last summer, Edward Snowden revealed how the NSA has been exploiting vulnerabilities to …
