Tale Of The Tape: Why Mark Zuckerberg Is Smart To Cover His Webcam
Webcam security was thrust into the spotlight this week when a photo of Mark Zuckerberg appeared to show the camera and microphone on his MacBook covered…
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The Russians Have Stolen The Democrat's Dirt On Trump
According to a report in the Washington Post, Russian government-sponsored hackers have penetrated the computer network of the Democratic National Committee. Rather than stealing user data,…
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Hundreds Of Thousands Of Pirates Exposed By uTorrent Security Breach
Torrenting TV shows isn't a particularly risky activity, but most pirates tend to prefer to keep their identity a secret. That's why a security breach…
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Mark Zuckerberg's Social Media Has Been Hacked, Because No One Is Safe
If there's one person you'd think would use good security to protect social media accounts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would be a good bet. But…
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Hackers Can Read Your WhatsApp And Telegram Chats If They Wanted To
WhatsApp has recently announced that all its chats are protected by end-to-end encryption, meaning that only the sender and receiver will be able to read the…
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Hackers Are Using Remote-Control Software Teamviewer To Hijack PCs And Drain PayPal Accounts
Teamviewer, a piece of software that people can use to remote-control PCs, appears to have been hacked. Numerous user reports have indicated that unknown third…
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Newly Discovered Zero-Day Exploit Affects Almost Every Version Of Windows
Researchers from Trustwave's SpiderLabs research team recently discovered a new zero-day exploit that affects all versions of Windows from Windows 2000 all the way up…
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2 New Craigslist Scams You Need To Watch Out For
Craigslist's heyday may be behind it at this point, but millions of people still flock to the site in search of all sorts of discounted goods…
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Old ATM Malware Is Back And Infecting Machines Everywhere
An old piece of ATM malware is back, and reportedly more dangerous and harder to detect than ever. According to security researchers from Kaspersky Labs,…
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Over 272 Million Email Accounts Stolen From Gmail, Microsoft, Yahoo And More
A new report shows that hackers from Russia have obtained login credentials for more than 272.3 million email accounts, which are now available for sale…
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Meet Rep. Ted Lieu, A Congressman Who Says Encryption Is A 'National Security Priority'
Ted Lieu is one of the few bona fide computer geeks in Congress. Even if you didn't already know the California Democrat is one of…
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FBI Director Doesn't Even Know Who Created The $1M iPhone-Hacking Device
More details have emerged in the San Bernardino shooting investigation. The FBI has arrested three suspects on Thursday, though it's not clear whether that move…
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FBI Will Tell Apple How It Hacked The San Bernardino iPhone... After Apple Patches It
The FBI challenged Apple in courts twice in the last few months, asking the iPhone maker to unlock devices. And twice, the Feds had to…
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Dangerous Windows 10 Flaw Lets Hackers Secretly Run Any App On Your PC
A newly identified Windows 10 security flaw lets hackers install malicious apps on any machine, without business owners being made aware anything out of the ordinary…
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It Looks Like Spotify Was Hacked - Change Your Password ASAP, If You Still Can
If you're one of the millions of people around the world who count themselves as Spotify users, we have some troubling news: it looks like…
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Hackers Behind Massive $81M Cyber-Heist Also Compromised The Backbone Of The Global Financial System
Hackers stole $81 million in a sophisticated attack on the Bangladesh Bank in February, which makes it one of the most impressive cyber-heist in history.…
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Thrifty Bank's $10 Routers Lead To $81 Million Heist
This past February, some clever hackers pulled off a daring bank heist that was aided by a Bangladeshi bank's decision to buy cheap second-hand $10 routers. In fact,…
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FBI Likely Paid More Than $1 Million For Specialized iPhone Hack
Early on, it was believed that the FBI paid upwards of $15,000 for a software hack that enabled them to access data housed on the iPhone used…
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How To Add Unlimited Free VPN To Google's Chrome Browser
Opera made a big announcement on Thursday morning that was widely covered by tech blogs. In the latest developer preview build of its web browser for…
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Watch Out For This Dangerous New iPhone Text Scam
Hackers have come up with a sneaky way to steal your personal information and they're doing it by sending a simple text message to your…
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It Was Shockingly Easy For '60 Minutes' To Hack A Congressman's iPhone
Mobile security is obviously a major topic these days but it seems very few of us know just how vulnerable our phones are to hacking. 60…
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Experts Agree: Congress's 'Braindead' Anti-Encryption Bill Is Unspeakably Bad
A few days ago, a first draft of an anti-encryption bill from Senators Richard Burr (R-NC) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) came to light and it drew an instant…
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Uninstall QuickTime From Your Windows PC Right Now
Do you still have QuickTime installed on your Windows PC for some reason? If so, now is the perfect time to install it -- in…
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With Smartphone Vulnerabilities Skyrocketing, Here Are 9 Things You Can Do To Stay Safe
There has been a lot of talk lately about personal data security, and for good reason. In recent years, more and more hackers have been…
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FBI Bought Zero-Day From Professional Hackers To Crack San Bernardino iPhone
A zero-day software flaw is the kind of security issue tech companies fear most. These are unknown bugs that hackers can use to enter devices,…
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How To Save Your Files From Scary New Ransomware Without Paying The Ransom
A new type of PC ransomware hit users a couple of weeks ago and it's some of the most dangerous malware of its kind. While previous…
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So, Who Else Puts Tape Over Their Laptop's Webcam?
I admit it: I put tape over my computer's webcam. This is a paranoid thing to do. That said, I spend so much time in…
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