A 16-year-old hacked Apple and stole 90GB of secure files
Apple’s servers are widely believed to be unhackable, and to date the company hasn’t suffered any massive breach that would have exposed user data to …
Security
How hackers can get past one of macOS’s best defenses against malware
The old line about Macs not getting viruses is sadly just a bad joke these days. Mac malware is alive and well, and just as …
Russian hackers stole hundreds of Instagram accounts this month
If you’ve discovered that you can no longer log into your Instagram account, and trying to reset your credential leads nowhere because the account is …
25 Android smartphones from well-known brands come with severe vulnerabilities pre-installed
It’s one thing to discover you’ve installed malware on your phone while sideloading an app that you thought it was safe to use, and quite …
Scary Wi-Fi attack can hack weak passwords with ease
If you think securing your Wi-Fi network with a strong password is enough to keep hackers away, well, think again you’d be right. A researcher has …
Google just removed 145 Android apps that contained malware for Windows PCs
It’s not enough that Google has to patrol the Play store to prevent Android malware apps from sneaking in, but the company will now have …
Hackers are selling access to critical airport systems for $10 – and that’s just the start
Digital security is something that’s on the mind of every company that owns any device more modern than a typewrite these days, and for good …
Some cheap Android phones are being sold with preinstalled malware
Preinstalled malware is probably not something you signed up for when you decided to purchase an affordable Android device. However, it appears this is a …
Rogue ‘legal’ hacker tried to sell iPhone malware for $50 million
Nearly two years ago, security researchers unearthed what was, at the time, arguably the most advanced piece of mobile hacking software the world had ever …
Con artists take advantage of a revived Chrome bug to spread tech support scams
Scammers never sleep, not even on national holidays. According to Ars Technica, con artists have once again been found taking advantage of a bug in …
Your Samsung phone might send your nudes to random contacts without your knowledge
Here’s the deal: if you own a Samsung phone, including the Galaxy S9 or the Note 8, your private pics may be at risk. The …
Quiz app exposed the data from 120M users while Facebook was telling the world it can be trusted
The Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed what wasn’t really a secret, that Facebook is harvesting a lot of user data and that the data is shared …
Tim Cook takes another dig at Facebook’s privacy scandals
For years now, Apple CEO Tim Cook reminded the world how vital user privacy and data security are to the company. Just as it made …
Firefox and 1Password will alert you if your data has been stolen or leaked
Just because you’re doing your best to protect all your online accounts against hackers looking to steal your credentials for sensitive online services, it doesn’t …
Don’t panic: There’s no easy hack to bypass your iPhone’s password
Your iPhone or iPad are encrypted only as long as you use a password/PIN lock to protect your device — Touch ID and Face ID …
Google’s new Account Hub is something every tech giant should copy
Google has rolled out an update to the Google Account Hub on Android, centralizing information about your data, privacy, security, and recurring payments in one …
Google is fixing a Chromecast bug that allowed hackers with too much free time to get your location
Google’s popular Chromecast and Home products suffer from a serious privacy flaw that would let hackers discover your location with incredible accuracy, well beyond the …
Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have stopped selling their customers’ location data
In today’s edition of “you probably didn’t know this was still a thing but be glad it stopped,” Verizon, AT&T, and Sprint have all confirmed …
Apple is going to ruin cops’ favorite tool for breaking into iPhones
In recent months, a law enforcement tool called GrayKey has become publicly known as the gold standard for law enforcement agencies trying to break into …
That Russian malware that infected over 500,000 devices is even worse than we thought
A few weeks ago we learned that a piece of sophisticated malware called VPNFilter infected more than 500,000 routers and other devices around the world. …
Hacker claims he has access to Apple account data, but don’t start panicking just yet
Apple remains a priceless target for hackers who are either trying to breach Apple’s defenses or hack Apple customers. A hacker just made the news …
This is one of the weirdest Android bugs we’ve ever seen
Android bugs and glitches pop up frequently enough that they aren’t all worthy of coverage, but every once in a while, we see a bug …
The FBI wants you to turn your router off and back on again
Listen, it’s not you, it’s the Russians. And this story doesn’t involve any collusion and witch hunts. It’s just that the FBI would like you …
There’s malware baked into some Android devices, and there’s nothing you can do about it
Preinstalled malware is definitely not one of the reasons why you purchased your current Android smartphone or tablet, but if you’re the owner of various …
Facebook is making two-factor authentication even easier to set up
Facebook has become so ingrained in our lives that even a massive controversy like Cambridge Analytica collecting our data won’t stop hundreds of millions of …
Russian malware has supposedly infected 500,000 devices worldwide, and an attack is imminent
Russia is back at it again, security experts say, and by it I mean hacking. Not that Russia ever stops hacking. But the new threat …
Shockingly, the FBI exaggerated the number of encrypted phones it can’t unlock
Officials including Attorney General Jeff Sessions and FBI Director Christopher A. Wray have systematically repeated in speeches that the FBI was unable to unlock some …
Oh good, the Spectre security flaw is back and your devices are at risk
Right off the bat, 2018 brought us two massive security vulnerabilities that affected almost all types of processors known to man, whether they’re Intel, AMD, …
Free online service allowed anyone to track your phone’s location in real time
Last week, The New York Times reported that a former Missouri sheriff had been using location data provided by the phone tracking company Securus Technologies to …
USB Restricted Mode in iOS 11.4 will make the iPhone much harder to hack into
Despite Apple’s best efforts to keep iOS secure, security and research companies have consistently been able to come up with ways to work around many …
