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  • facebook-sign-zuckerberg

    Here's How To Stop Facebook From Tracking Your Browsing Data Once And For All

    Facebook always seems to be taking heat for something, and its most recent slip up involved conducting a massive psychological experiment on its users without…

    By Zach Epstein July 2nd, 2014 Read More
  • nsa

    NSA Chief Says Terrorists Are Changing Their Behavior Thanks To Snowden Leaks

    More than a year ago, former NSA contractor Edward Snowden began leaking thousands of confidential documents that he stole while working for the National Security Agency. The…

    By Zach Epstein July 1st, 2014 Read More
  • android-malware-security-google-io-2014

    Up To 5 Million Android Users Have Malware Issues

    Ignoring the unexpected protesters who tried to disrupt Google's major developer event on Wednesday, or the unnecessary code demonstrations to an audience packed with media…

    By Chris Smith June 26th, 2014 Read More
  • flappy_bird

    80% Of Flappy Bird Clones On Android And iOS Contain Malware

    As if the Flappy Bird phenomenon wasn't infectious enough to begin with, the torrent of clones that followed the app's release might be leading to…

    By Jacob Siegal June 25th, 2014 Read More
  • microsoft-ces-booth

    Microsoft Has Become Completely Fed Up With The U.S. Government's Surveillance Programs

    Microsoft has been one of many technology companies standing up to the U.S. government in response to unwarranted, rampant data collection. CNET reports that Microsoft's…

    By Jacob Siegal June 24th, 2014 Read More
  • google-glass-ipad-password-1

    New Google Glass Surveillance Trick Really Shows Why We Need Alternatives To Passwords

    Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell have discovered a way to steal iPad passwords with help of camera-equipped devices, Wired reports, including Google Glass,…

    By Chris Smith June 24th, 2014 Read More
  • yo

    The Stupidest $1 Million App Ever Has Already Been Hacked

    Who would have thought that the stupidest $1 million app in world history would have shoddy security? Yo, the inexplicably dumb new messaging app that was…

    By Brad Reed June 21st, 2014 Read More
  • google-app-stoy-play-store-malware-app-1

    An Incredibly Sneaky Piece Of Malware Has Finally Been Pulled From Google Play

    Even various legit Android apps have been found to have additional hidden powers, which is why it shouldn't surprise us that one more piece of malware has…

    By Chris Smith June 20th, 2014 Read More
  • IOS App Malware Windows

    Surprise: It Turns Out There's A Potentially Huge Security Flaw In Android's App Store

    While many argue that Google's Android malware isn't a real problem, the fact still remains that apps with malicious capabilities are constantly being discovered. This…

    By Chris Smith June 20th, 2014 Read More
  • An Obvious Scam Android App Has Been Installed Over 1 Million Times In Under A Month

    People, you really ought to read an app's permissions before you download it. Reddit's Android community has flagged an obvious scam app called Subway Train Game…

    By Brad Reed June 17th, 2014 Read More
  • Android-Malware

    New App Kills The World's Scariest Android Malware For Free

    Earlier this month, reports began trickling out about some of the scariest Android malware the world has ever seen. Dubbed Simplocker, the malicious software holds…

    By Zach Epstein June 17th, 2014 Read More
  • nest-protect-1

    Nest Protect Is Back On Sale, Now Cheaper Than Ever

    Nest on Monday announced on its blog that it's resuming Nest Protect sales, after having recalled more than 400,000 smoke alarm units in mid-May due…

    By Chris Smith June 17th, 2014 Read More
  • att-sign-35

    AT&T Confirms Inside Job Responsible For Customer Data Breach

    AT&T late last week confirmed that three employees of one of the company's vendors accessed personal data belonging to some of its customers for almost…

    By Chris Smith June 16th, 2014 Read More
  • pf-changs-1

    P.F. Chang's Reverts To Old-School Imprint System Following Big Credit Card Breach

    Following Target, Neiman Marcus and Michael's Stores, all major retailers which have been targeted by hackers in the past months, restaurant chain P.F. Chang's China…

    By Chris Smith June 14th, 2014 Read More
  • smart-toilet

    The Ultimate Nightmare: Researchers Learn How To Hack Connected 'Smart Home' Toilets

    Imagine a world where a sleazy hacker can make your toilet overflow on a daily basis unless you pay him a daily fee. That's the…

    By Brad Reed June 13th, 2014 Read More
  • gmail-sign-google

    Massive Gmail Bug May Have Exposed Every Single User's Address

    A huge flaw in Google's wildly popular Gmail service was recently discovered that may have exposed the email addresses of every single user. According to…

    By Zach Epstein June 12th, 2014 Read More
  • internet-http-big

    New Widespread Internet Bug Could Be More Dangerous Than Heartbleed

    There is nowhere to hide. Just two months following the discovery of Heartbleed, the massive OpenSSL bug that affected two-thirds of the entire Internet at…

    By Zach Epstein June 6th, 2014 Read More
  • Android-Malware

    Scary New Android Malware Holds Your Data Hostage And Demands A Ransom

    When several Android users began wishing that some iOS features would make their way over to the Android platform, we sincerely doubt that this is what they had in…

    By Zach Epstein June 5th, 2014 Read More
  • iphone-5s-home-5

    Back Up Your iPhone's Data Right Now: Huge iOS Ransomware Scam Hits The U.S.

    Now is a good time to make sure all the data on your iPhone is backed up in the cloud. CBS Los Angeles reports that…

    By Brad Reed May 28th, 2014 Read More
  • ebay

    eBay Thought User Data Was Safe, But 145 Million Accounts Were Compromised In Massive Hack

    EBay initially thought that user data was safe following the security breach it fell victim to recently. As it turns out, that wasn't the case…

    By Zach Epstein May 27th, 2014 Read More
  • Spotify Announces Serious Data Breach - Here's What You Need To Know

    Spotify on Tuesday announced that a hacker had broken into its systems and used it to access internal company data. The company says that so far…

    By Brad Reed May 27th, 2014 Read More
  • android-robot-peeking-sign

    Android Users, Beware: Huge Security Hole Lets Phones Secretly Spy On You And Capture Photos

    We have seen some scary Android malware in the past, but a new report from former Googler and current software engineer turned accidental security researcher Szymon Sidor…

    By Zach Epstein May 23rd, 2014 Read More
  • icloud

    Did Hackers Just Breach Apple's iCloud?

    A Dutch team of hackers that calls itself "Doulci" claims to be the first group ever to hack Apple's iCloud system. According to a report…

    By Zach Epstein May 21st, 2014 Read More
  • ebay-paypal-sign

    Change Your eBay Password Right Now

    Something is not right. It was unclear at the time of this writing exactly what happened, but it looks like eBay may have been the victim…

    By Zach Epstein May 21st, 2014 Read More
  • hackers

    A Group Of MIT And Harvard Students Is Creating The Most Secure Email System Ever

    Ever since Lavabit shut itself down last year, several different new alternatives have been proposed for people who want a truly secure email system that…

    By Brad Reed May 20th, 2014 Read More
  • nsa-sign

    NSA Reportedly Implants Backdoors Into U.S.-Made Servers And Routers For Foreign Markets

    A new report from The Guardian reveals that NSA has allegedly been tampering with U.S.-made electronic equipment including servers, routers and other network devices that…

    By Chris Smith May 13th, 2014 Read More
  • TSA PreCheck

    TSA's New App Could Make Dealing With Airport Security Less Of A Nightmare

    The advent of the PreCheck program has made trips to the airport far less stressful, but how does the TSA keep the screening process secure…

    By Jacob Siegal May 9th, 2014 Read More
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