Sony Counterhacks Its Stolen Digital Goods To Prevent Illegal Downloads
Sony Pictures has been the victim of an elaborate cyber attack, with hackers having been able to steal 100 terabytes of data from the company's…
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Sony's Hacking Nightmare Just Got Even More Disastrous
Surprise! It turns out Hollywood really is filled with back-stabbing, self-serving egomaniacs! Gawker has a magnificent rundown of some leaked emails that were sent back…
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FBI Says North Korea Not Behind Devastating Sony Hack
Even though many fingers were unofficially pointing to North Korea, as the origin of the massive Sony Pictures hack operation, the country denied at least at…
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Apple's Two-Factor Authentication On iTunes Can Easily Turn Into Your Worst Nightmare
Apple this year has worked to improve the privacy and security features that protect iOS, OS X and iCloud users, particularly following the embarrassing nude celebrity…
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Hackers Ask Sony To Pull 'The Interview' From Theaters
Hacker group Guardians of Peace (GOP), which attacked Sony Pictures stealing more than 100 terabytes of information, and revealing some of it online, have asked…
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Sony's PlayStation Network Temporarily Falls Prey To Hackers, But Service Has Resumed
Following the massive cyber attack that hit Sony Pictures, Sony confirmed that some hackers also targeted its PlayStation Network store, which was on Monday down for…
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Of Course The NSA Spied On People Who Were Working On Better Phone Encryption
The NSA's far-reaching powers have been further detailed in an extensive report from The Intercept, which reveals that the agency has conducted an advanced spying operation…
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Sony Is Convinced North Korea Was Behind Massive Hack, But DPRK Denies
Sony Pictures has been the victim of a massive cyber attack a few days ago, with hackers having stolen as much as 100 terabytes of…
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Iran Hackers Might Be Launching In Extensive Cyber Attack On Targeting Top Companies
Iran-based hackers are believed to have infiltrated some of the world's "top energy, transport and infrastructure companies" from various countries over the past two years,…
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'Destructive' Malware May Have Hit Sony Pictures, Other Companies Warned
Sony Pictures was hit by unknown hackers last week who managed to steal various sensitive information, including high-quality digital versions of several unreleased Sony movies,…
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Clever 7-Year-Old Discovers How To Bypass Apple's Touch ID In The Simplest Way Possible
While we've been reading about elaborate hacks of Apple's Touch ID fingerprint identification system for more than a year now, one clever 7-year-old boy has…
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This Could Be The Most Advanced Phishing Scheme Yet... And You Might Not Even Be The Target
A new advanced phishing scheme going after a specific type of target has been discovered by security firm FireEye, which detailed the cyber attack in…
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Dirt-Cheap Android Tablets From Best Buy, Walmart, Elsewhere Found To Ship With Major Security Flaws
Many retailers are ready to offer buyers various interesting deals on smartphones and tablets this year on Black Friday, but not all products are safe…
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Massive Surveillance Operations Possible With Explicit Help From Telecom Companies
U.S. and U.K. spy agencies including the NSA and GCHQ, respectively, have performed a variety of sophisticated spy operations, collecting massive amounts of personal data,…
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Here's Why The iPhone 'Masque Attack' Security Flaw Is So Scary
Earlier this month, researchers at cybersecurity firm FireEye discovered a vulnerability in the iOS operating system which could allow hackers to replace legitimate apps with…
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Complex Android Malware Believed To Have Infected Up To 4.5M Smartphones In The U.S.
As many as 4.5 million American Android smartphone users may have been fooled into somehow downloading a complex malicious program on their devices since January…
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FTC Cracks Down On Massive 'PC Cleaner' Security Scam
The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida on Wednesday announced plans on fighting a type of online scam that cons unsuspecting PC users into…
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Hackers Breach State Department's Unclassified Computer Network
Hackers breached computers belonging to the State Department, The New York Times reports, making it the fourth attack targeting government computers in recent weeks. While…
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'Dirtbox' Planes Masquerade As Cell Towers To Collect Smartphone Data In Sophisticated Spying Ops
It's no secret anymore that governmental agencies in the U.S. and other countries have access to sophisticated tools that allow them to track and collect…
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Terrifying iOS 8 Security Flaw Has Forced The U.S. Government To Issue A Warning
On Thursday, the U.S. government released a statement for all iPhone and iPad users warning that a vulnerability in Apple's iOS mobile operating system could give hackers…
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Microsoft Fixed A Critical 19-Year-Old Bug That Affects Every Version Of Windows
Microsoft on Tuesday issued a critical fix for a 19-year-old software bug that affects all existing Windows versions since Windows 95. IBM researchers discovered the bug…
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Huge New Security Flaw Found In iOS 8 Poses A Major Threat To Users
Researchers at California-based cybersecurity firm FireEye have detailed what they claim to be a major new security vulnerability that has been found in Apple's iOS…
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Words Can Barely Describe How Stupid Verizon Thinks You Are
We've often observed that Verizon, while offering terrific service and coverage overall, does things that make it seem like it thinks very little of its…
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Apple Has Already Patched The Most Terrifying iPhone Malware Yet
After a security report revealed that iPhone users in Asia were at risk at having their devices infected with an advanced malware program that can be…
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This Is The Most Advanced iPhone Malware Yet, And It Should Terrify You
Apple used its iOS anti-malware security many times to bash Android's malware problem — which is an issue that affects plenty of Android users — but…
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Home Depot Confirms 53 Million Email Addresses Stolen In Massive Hack
After confirming a few weeks ago that credit card details for more than 56 million customers were stolen by hackers who managed to breach Home…
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Ex-NSA Lawyer: Apple And Google May End Up Like BlackBerry If They Make Their Phones More Secure
We've heard government officials make a lot of questionable claims to try to get Apple and Google to not encrypt data on their smartphone platforms. However, this…
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