Privacy Settings Not Enough To Stop LG Smart TV From Spying On Users
An LG Smart TV owner in the United Kingdom has shockingly discovered that his device is sending unencrypted data over Wi-Fi containing TV watching habits,…
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Apple Spills The Dirt On How It Deals With The NSA
Like many companies out there, Apple has become frustrated by the restrictions that the United States government has placed on what it can disclose about…
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Big iOS 7 Security Flaw Could Prevent People From Recovering Stolen iPhones
Apple's new iOS 7 software wasn't even available for a day before a potentially serious security flaw was discovered. iOS 7 features several enhancements to…
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New Malware Sends Your Friends Death Threats Through Your Email Account
If your sweet old grandmother sends you an email threatening to slit your throat, don't worry: It's just the malware talking. NBC's TechNewsDaily reports that…
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Apple's Newly Acquired Fingerprint Technology Exposes Windows Passwords
Fingerprint-reading software that comes pre-installed on laptops sold by Dell (DELL), Sony (SNE) and at least 14 other manufacturers has been independently confirmed to contain…
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More Than 50% Of Android Devices Contain Unpatched Vulnerabilities
A common complaint among Android users concerns the inability to receive timely device patches and updates from carriers and manufacturers. Various smartphones are released each…
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Apple Denies Giving FBI Any Device IDs, FBI Claims AntiSec Is Lying
Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday said that AntiSec's claims of leaking 1 million unique identifiers (UDID) tied to its iOS devices may have been exaggerated. In an…
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Meet A Malicious Hacker Making $10,000 A Week By Stealing Your Credit Cards
The fact that stealing credit cards or even identities is a huge problem in the digital age is hardly a surprise, but the to learn just…
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Major iPhone Security Flaw Uncovered By Hacker
A major security flaw that has existed in Apple's (AAPL) iPhone since the device was first released in 2007 has been revealed by a well-known…
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Android Is Under Attack: New Malware Threats Tripled In Q2
According to security research firm Kaspersky Labs, the volume of new malware targeting Android devices nearly tripled in the second quarter of 2012. Over the…
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Court Makes Spying On Americans Legal With New Warrantless Wiretap Ruling
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled in favor of President George W. Bush's controversial Terrorist Surveillance Program, which allows the government to spy on…
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Anonymous Shows Its Softer Side, Goes To Bat For Children's Charity
Anonymous isn't all about Guy Fawkes masks and news casts with creepy automated voices; sometimes it's about helping others. As Network World's Paul McNamara reports, some…
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Hacker Uses NFC To Pwn Android Phones
Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller, who made a name for himself embarrassing Apple engineers with his iOS hacks, has returned with a big, juicy target in…
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iPhone App In Apple's App Store Found To Contain... Windows Malware?
Apple's (AAPL) stiff rules and extensive testing procedures have done a great job of keeping malware out of the iOS App Store. With just a…
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Skype's Own Privacy Policy Says It Can Spy On Users' IMs
There have been a lot of questions going around over the past few days about whether Microsoft (MSFT) and Skype are able to eavesdrop on…
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Russian Hacker Battles With Apple To Keep In-App Purchase Exploit Alive
A Russian hacker named Alexey Borodin recently introduced a program that allowed users to steal in-app purchases from a number of popular apps on Apple's (AAPL)…
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'Anonymous' Hackers Target Exxon, Shell And Others For Melting Polar Ice Caps
Anonymous hackers have released more than 1,000 email credentials from five multinational oil companies that the group accuses of being responsible for the melting polar…
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NFC Mobile Payment Growth Could Be Stunted By Security Flaws
Developers who work on mobile payment platforms should start hitting the panic button: Esteemed hacker Charlie Miller is about to mess them up. Dark Reading reports…
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450,000 Yahoo Passwords Just Got Hacked; Find Out If You Might Be Affected [Updated]
Security firm TrustedSec has found that more than 450,000 passwords have been exposed after a successful hack into Yahoo's Voices website, the Guardian reports. Voices, formerly…
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In-App Ads Growing Even More Obnoxious
Lookout Mobile Security has found that advertisements deployed within mobile applications are increasingly becoming more invasive and are accessing "personal information (including email, phone number…
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Apple's Spotless Record Tarnished By App Store's First Malicious Spam App [Updated]
Apple's spotless record of keeping the App Store clear of malicious spam apps has been tarnished. Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an app called "Find…
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DNSChanger Malware Set To Kick 277,000 Computers Off The Web Monday
Anyone who hasn't scanned their computer for malware some time during the past year should seriously do so before this coming Monday. That's because the…
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Hacked Companies Start Hacking Back
More companies are risking escalating retaliation with the hacker community by directly going after hackers who break into their systems, Reuters reports.The publication describes the new…
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Anonymous Urges Public To Protest The European Union And INDECT [Video]
Notorious hacker-activist group Anonymous is back with another operation that aims to strike fear into the hearts of lawmakers in the European Union. While the…
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Dark Side Of 'Anonymous' Comes Out In New Interview
It's no mystery that the hackers behind notorious "hacktivist" groups Anonymous and LulzSec cause a tremendous amount of trouble for the companies and agencies they…
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What It's Like To Get Hacked
With "hacktivist" groups like Anonymous and stories like the LinkedIn security breach constantly popping up in the news, it's easy to grow numb to matters…
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Homeland Security Reveals Hundreds Of Words That Could Put You On Their Online Watch List
Social networks like Twitter and Facebook are among the thousands of sites monitored for suspicious activity by the Department of Homeland Security, and the government…
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