Update: This article on HotForSecurity was meant to raise awareness on the issues and challenges posed by SMS-based two-factor authentication and why users...
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Twitter today began emailing Android users about a security issue that could have compromised their account. Users are urged to download the latest version of...
In November, cyber crooks told services company Allied Universal that they would make its files public if the company didn’t pay a ransom. Allied refused and...
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE), a community-developed compilation of the most critical errors leading to vulnerabilities in software, has lowered SQL...
Listen up if you’re still using an iPhone 5 – you need to update to iOS 10.3.4 before Sunday November 3, or you may find your smartphone loses...
Living in the city, we learn to tread cautiously in dodgy neighborhoods, ask hard questions of fast-talking salesmen and look both ways before crossing the...
Amid the complexity of cybersecurity and the secrecy of criminal hackers, security threats have acquired an aura of mysticism, giving rise to enduring legends...
A piece of wiper malware is making the rounds erasing people’s important files, with its authors demanding a modest ransom to restore the data. However, the...
Security researchers have released the proof-of-concept for four exploitable flaws in Apple’s iOS that would allow anyone with enough skill to target a device...
A man, who posed as an Apple customer support representative, has been sentenced to three years and one month in a federal prison after breaking into the...