WIKILEAKS MAY DESCRIBE itself as an outlet for whistleblowers, but it’s never hesitated to publish stolen documents offered up by a helpful hacker, either. So it’s no surprise that it’sRead More →
Free service backed by EFF is now trusted by all major browsers. A nonprofit effort aimed at encrypting the entire Web has reached an important milestone: its HTTPS certificates areRead More →
ESET researchers receive and analyze thousands of new malware samples every day. Earlier this year, one of them caught our attention because it was not an ordinary executable file, butRead More →
To avoid viral stains, go jogging alone or with Bluetooth binned. A vulnerability in FitBit fitness trackers first reported to the vendor in March could still be exploited by theRead More →
Swindlers impersonate Apple service that remotely accesses user desktops. For years, scammers claiming that they’re “calling from Windows” have dialed up Microsoft customers and done their best to trick themRead More →
Some consumer-grade, self-encrypting external hard drives are littered with security vulnerabilities that render their encryption an afterthought. An academic paper published in late September took apart a number of drivesRead More →
The dark web is well known as a space where anything can be bought or sold: guns, drugs, stolen data, and extreme pornography are all relatively easy to get holdRead More →
As long as you meet the minimum speed requirements, that is. Shortly after the announcement of iOS 8 in 2014, Googlemade headlines by saying that it would make full-device encryptionRead More →
Unbelievable Breaking News: IoT kettles are insecure. Security researchers at Pen Test Partners have found a security vulnerability in the iKettle Wi-Fi Electric Kettle that allows attackers to crack the passwordRead More →
This malicious browser looks and acts just like Chrome–except for all the pop-up ads, system file hijacking, and activity monitoring. Security researchers have discovered a fiendish form of browser malwareRead More →
