YouTube removing online terrorism content faster, aided by machine learning
Nearly a month after YouTube said it was going to combat online terrorist content on its platform, the video-sharing site said the process is going …
Nearly a month after YouTube said it was going to combat online terrorist content on its platform, the video-sharing site said the process is going …
In the last 12 months, we’ve had Wannacry, Russian election hacking, and a Gmail scam that hit millions. But we haven’t yet had a Hurricane …
Earlier this year, a nasty and somewhat sophisticated phishing scam targeting Google users began spreading rapidly. The phishing campaign worked by sending unsuspecting users a …
With hackers stealing headlines the world over it’s hard not to be concerned with computer security these days, and if the thought of someone stealing …
A new ransomware attack, modeled after the recent WannaCry exploit, has hit thousands of organizations and users worldwide. But according to a handful of security …
Washington State University sent letters earlier this month to one million people warning that they could be at risk of identity theft after a hard …
If I do my job badly, a couple people are normally kind enough to come along in the comments and let me know. If a …
Smartphone users — which, at this point, is pretty much everyone — already have enough to worry about when it comes to hackers, malicious apps, …
A little more than a week ago, a particularly nasty piece of ransomware dubbed “WannaCry” began spreading at an impressive clip all across the globe. Targeting …
Robotic workers have already revolutionized several different manufacturing industries, and as the tireless machines grow smarter and smarter, the risks posed by hackers continue to ramp …
Unless you’ve taken the wise step of throwing all electronics in a dumpster and moving to a desert island, you’ve probably heard about WannaCry by …
Since early Friday morning, reports have been coming in about a massive ransomware attack sweeping through Windows PCs in Europe. The National Health Service in …
The UK’s National Health Service appears to have suffered a major hacking attack. Ransomware, a form of virus that encrypts personal files and then demands …
Appearing before the Senate oversight committee yesterday, FBI director James Comey said that the agency during the first half of 2016 was granted legal permission …
Yesterday, a phishing attack appeared out of nowhere to infect the inboxes of people across the world. The attack relied on a weakness in Google’s …
There’s an incredibly dangerous Google Docs phishing scam sweeping through the internet today. It uses Google’s own Apps system to compromise email accounts, so thousands …
One of Donald Trump’s many campaign promises was to sort out the nation’s cybersecurity. Securing government and the private sector against money-seeking hackers and state-sponsored …
Mastercard has unveiled a new credit card that incorporates a fingerprint scanner built right into the bottom of the card. In an effort to make …
When the world’s largest online retailer allows anyone and everyone to list products for sale without requiring proof of inventory or legitimacy there’s always going …
Security researcher Gal Beniamini — who works for Google’s Project Zero — recently unearthed a serious vulnerability affecting the Wi-Fi chipsets used in both iOS …
A few months back, we covered a nasty and incredibly advanced piece of malware dubbed Pegasus. Created by a relatively obscure Israeli security company called …
Who says there’s no good news? It just so happens that if all of humanity is wiped out in a nuclear holocaust, the people of …
The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has been hacked by the shadowy ‘Fancy Bears’ group, officials said Monday, warning that athletes’ data may be …
Foiling people who manufacture fake money can be a pretty challenging task, which is why governments regularly role out new security enhancements to their legal …
Yesterday morning, Wikileaks released a treasure trove of documents detailing the arsenal of software tools the CIA uses to hack into targeted iPhones and Macs. While most …
Every year, skilled coders at the annual Pwn2Own hacking conference get to work and remind us that no piece of software is impervious from targeted attacks. Last …
Wikileaks just dropped a massive collection of information detailing how the US government is attacking the devices that many of us use every single day …
Fingerprint security is becoming a standard feature on many Android devices, but there’s still plenty of people who rely on the trust pattern lock. If you’re …
Every year, security experts and internet bloggers plead with the general public to use more secure passwords for their online accounts. Every year, the public fails …
Making it through a security checkpoint at an airport can be a stressful ordeal even if you don’t have anything to hide. Those moment between when …