Hackers Are Trying To Bring The WannaCry Ransomware Back From The Dead
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…
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Over 500 Million Leaked Logins Hit The Web In New Master List
At this point, it seems like every single big-name company with a web presence has been hacked at least once, and while archives of usernames…
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Researchers Warn That Hacked Industrial Robots Could Kill In More Ways Than One
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…
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A WannaCry-Like Virus Infected Thousands Of PCs And Went Undetected For Weeks
A Windows computer virus built using vulnerabilities first discovered by the NSA and stolen by hackers from the agency took the world by storm on…
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This Is What Getting Infected With WannaCry Malware Looks Like
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…
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Tim Cook's Refusal To Help FBI Hack iPhone Is Validated By 'WannaCry' Ransomware Attack
The proliferation of the WannaCry ransomware last week unequivocally justifies Apple's steadfast refusal to help the FBI break into an iPhone 5c used by one of…
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How A Security Researcher Miraculously And Accidentally Killed The 'WannaCry' Ransomware
The massive ransomware hack targeting Windows machines across the globe was stopped dead in its tracks by a security expert who inadvertently activated a "kill switch"…
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Important iOS Apps Are Still Leaking Data, Months After Flaw Revealed
Back in February, we learned from a security researcher that various iOS apps can secretly leak login data and other personal information to hackers that…
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FBI Director Complains Again About Encryption Making His Job Difficult
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…
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The Google Docs Attack Took Over A Million Gmail Accounts In An Hour
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…
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Google Fixed That Scary Google Docs Attack, But It Can Still Happen Again
Intrepid hackers on Wednesday initiated a highly sophisticated Google Docs phishing attack that spread like wildfire. Using Google's own services, the hackers were able to…
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How To Fix The Google Docs Scam If You've Already Been Hacked
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…
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This Sophisticated Phishing Scam Has The Entire Internet Terrified
A dangerous email phishing scam is doing the rounds today. Employees at multiple organizations that use Google for email, as well as thousands of personal…
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This AI Can Learn Your Voice And Mimic It In A Minute Or Less, And That's Incredibly Scary
When it comes to personal privacy and overall security, we often think of passwords, fingerprints, and even our own faces as being the keys that…
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Microsoft Is Trying To Make Passwords Obsolete, And It Might Succeed
Passwords are annoying, clumsy, easily beaten (for the most part), and an absolutely antiquated form of security. They also happen to be the primary way…
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Stolen Credentials Lead To Huge Spike In Fraud For Third-Party Amazon Sellers
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…
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Dallas Hack: Did A White-Hat Hacker Set Off City Emergency Sirens?
The hack that set off emergency sirens across Dallas on Friday night may be the work of a so-called white-hat hacker, according to a cybersecurity…
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Security Researcher Unearths Serious iOS And Android Wi-Fi Exploit
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…
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Mac Malware Grew An Astounding 744% In 2016, But That's Actually Not Bad News
For a very, very long time, one of the best things about owning a Mac was that you weren't a prime target for most malware.…
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Researchers Discover The Android Version Of iOS's Worst Spyware
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…
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Second Arctic 'Doomsday' Vault Will Store The World's Data
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…
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Sorry, But Nobody Actually Cares About Your Web Browsing History
You'd have to be living under a rock to have missed the current insanity over the repeal of proposed broadband privacy rules which swiftly made…
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Use This Tool To Make Your Browsing History Worthless, Now That ISPs Can Sell Your Data
With the decision by the US government to roll back privacy protections for citizens and allow companies to log, market, and sell the internet browsing…
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Warning: Don't Believe Phone Scammers Who Say Your iCloud Account Was Hacked
There's a group of hackers out there that claims it can reset hundreds of millions of iPhones by using stolen iCloud credentials. The attack should occur…
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The UK's New Pound Coin Has A Secret, High-Tech Security Feature
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…
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Despite Apple Denial, Hackers Prove Stolen iCloud Data Is Real
Apple confirmed on Thursday that its servers were not hacked, after reports earlier this week claimed that hackers are holding hundreds of millions of accounts for ransom.…
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Hackers Claim To Have Breached Hundreds Of Millions Of Apple Accounts
Apple's iPhones and Apple IDs are a tough nut to crack for hackers, but it's not impossible. At least that's what a group of hackers…
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