A serious flaw in instant messaging service WhatsApp lets attackers remotely install surveillance software and spy on selected, high-profile targets...
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10 ways to deadbolt your Google account
2018 alone has seen billions of accounts hacked across a wide range of applications and services, proving once more that even the biggest Internet...
How to secure your cloud file storage with 5 simple tricks
File hosting / cloud storage services today are a dime a dozen. Players in this vertical constantly top each other with free storage offerings...
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Don’t have your account hijacked. Secure your online accounts with more than a password, says Google
Research published at the end of last week argues that the typical user can significantly harden the security of their online accounts by linking a recovery...
Companies advertising ransomware recovery services often simply pay the attackers their ransom demand in exchange for the decryption keys, an investigation...
Suspected members of the GozNym cybercrime network have been charged in relation to the organised and automated theft of tens of thousands of people’s...
Have Huawei and affiliates been ostracized from the US for fear of cyberespionage? Casting foreign technology as a serious risk to national security, US...
Don’t believe “unhackable” claims. Especially in the hardware department. A portable storage drive marketed as unhackable has succumbed to the tech-savvy hands...
Just a few weeks after announcing it intends to expand by deploying carrier plans for 5G networks, Canadian telecom company Freedom Mobile has fallen victim to...
Local government agencies in San Francisco are prohibited from using facial recognition technology as a surveillance tool in criminal investigations for fear...
Microsoft is urging computer users to patch their systems now against a critical vulnerability that could be exploited by a fast-moving worm. The vulnerability...
Nearly two years after suffering a massive data breach, credit bureau Equifax is still bleeding money in settlements and legal fees. Equifax’s latest earnings...
Almost two years after suffering a massive hacker attack, Equifax is still picking up the pieces, paying penalties through its nose. The latest act of...