Meet the two men responsible for protecting the Internet
Last month, the Heartbleed bug was revealed as a major vulnerability in the world’s most popular encryption method, OpenSSL. Since Heartbleed was uncovered, we still don’t …
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Major security hole found in popular login protocols – and it won’t be fixed anytime soon
Following the major Heartbleed security issue that affected millions of websites, a different vulnerability has been discovered that could have allowed hackers to steal certain …
Microsoft will issue one last Windows XP patch
Breaking up with dead operating systems is harder to do than Microsoft thought it would be. Microsoft announced on Thursday that it was issuing a …
Why we shouldn’t worry that our nuclear weapons are run by ancient, out-of-date tech
So it turns out that America’s nuclear weapons system still uses the same 8-inch floppy disks that it used in the 1980s. Geek.com has a good rundown …
Here’s everything you need to stay secure on public Wi-Fi networks
Believe it or not, public Wi-Fi hotspots aren’t always the most secure way to access the web when you’re on the go. This is why …
Why the NSA might not say anything about the next ‘Heartbleed’
Secretive agencies like the National Security Agency will not hurry to disclose future Heartbleed-like security issues, or at least they won’t always be interested in …
New free app promises to protect Android users from Heartbleed
After all this time, is Heartbleed really still an issue we should be concerned with? Yes, yes it is. Heartbleed, the shockingly severe and widespread …
How to tell if any of your accounts have been hacked
Internet users have obviously known for some time that hackers pose a serious threat, but we all got a shocking reminder when security researchers revealed …
Video: Don’t fall for any iPhone ‘iSchemes’ no matter how good they sound
A despicable iPhone trafficking scheme that targets homeless people has been uncovered in Denver by 9news’ 9Wants to Know. Homeless and desperate people who need quick cash …
Massive new security flaw is a big problem for Windows XP users
Microsoft on Sunday published a new security advisory warning users that a new vulnerability (reference number CVE-2014-1776) has been found to affect all Internet Explorer …
Want to make a quick buck? Try selling future XP patches on the black market
Microsoft ended general support for Windows XP earlier this month and now anyone who wants to get continued patches has to fork over extra cash …
Android users, beware: Simple wallpaper apps found to secretly mine bitcoin
Not long ago it was discovered that a couple of Google Play Store Android applications that were downloaded anywhere from one million to five million …
Android apps vulnerable to Heartbleed have been downloaded 150 million times
Patching up Android to make sure it’s not vulnerable to Heartbleed is one thing. Patching all vulnerable Android apps, on the other hand, is quite …
Here’s how to see everything that Facebook knows about you
Watch Dogs is already one of the most hyped game releases of the spring, but Ubisoft’s clever marketing campaign might convince a whole new crowd to …
Apple slammed for buggy iOS 7.1 release that left users vulnerable to major hacks for weeks
We know that Apple released iOS 7.1.1 earlier this week to fix a wide range of bugs and it turns out those bugs might be …
Life after Heartbleed: ‘The Internet will never be 100% safe’
Heartbleed was an abrupt but necessary reminder that when it comes to the Internet, nothing is safe. The massive OpenSSL security hole was discovered earlier …
State of the Hack: 43% of all DDoS attacks in Q4 originated in China
The threat from hackers is very real and a new report shows that things are only getting worse. We recently told you about a terrifying …
iPhone malware exists, but the risk is nothing like it is with Android
While most reports detail Android malware efforts from malicious parties looking to take advantage of Android’s popularity in order to steal personal data and money from users, …
Biometrics expert slams Apple and Samsung fingerprint scanners as unsecured ‘gimmicks’
It’s pretty safe to say that computer science Professor Willy Susilo won’t be relying on a fingerprint scanner to keep his mobile phone secure. In an …
‘Highly sophisticated malware’ stole credit card data from 3M Michaels customers
After LaCie announced earlier this week it was the victim of a massive credit card breach that lasted for a year, crafts store Michaels revealed …
Scary Android malware uses Facebook to bypass two-factor authentication
Android users have yet another piece of malware to worry about. PC World points out a technique that is specifically targeting Facebook users who use mobile …
New Google technology tears apart CAPTCHA puzzles
If there’s one thing more annoying than passwords, it’s CAPTCHA puzzles that websites use to screen out robots from registering for accounts. However, Google has …
Why Heartbleed could be much worse for Android users
Even though Google does not have a Heartbleed problem, particularly since the company has known about the OpenSSL bug a month before everyone else, a large number …
Not even Tor can keep you safe from Heartbleed
So here’s some sort-of good news: Cybercriminals might be just as freaked out about the Heartbleed bug as the rest of us. Trend Micro analyst …
Major security flaw discovered in Android
Security firm FireEye has discovered a major security flaw in Google’s mobile operating system, ComputerWorld reports, which could allow an attacker to modify the behavior …
Terrifying interactive map shows global cyber attacks happening in real time
Heartbleed is hardly the only online threat we have to worry about these days. The massive OpenSSL bug should certainly be taken seriously — here …
LaCie is the latest victim of massive credit card breach
French company LaCie, maker of various storage solutions, on Tuesday announced that it has been the victim of a massive attack that exposed the personal …
Google knew about Heartbleed for around a month and never told anyone
For the past week, a lot of the tech world has been trying to figure out what to do about the Heartbleed bug that has …
The NSA has its own suggestions for dealing with Heartbleed
The National Security Agency has already denied reports that claimed it had been aware of the Heartbleed security threat and used it in its advantage, …
Here are all the passwords you need to change right now because of Heartbleed
By now, we all know what a huge deal Heartbleed is. The massive vulnerability in OpenSSL protocol impacted 66% of all sites on the Internet …
