Cyber attack eases, hacking group threatens to sell code
Shadow Brokers, the group that has taken credit for that leak, threatened on Tuesday to release more recent code to […]
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How to escape the online spies
Whether you’re tweeting, shopping or just browsing, internet companies are monitoring you. Here’s how to evade the snoopers Source: How […]
NSA officials worried about the day its potent hacking tool would get loose. Then it did.
When the National Security Agency began using a new hacking tool called EternalBlue, those entrusted with deploying it marveled at […]
Leaked NSA Malware Is Helping Hijack Computers Around the World
IN MID-APRIL, an arsenal of powerful software tools apparently designed by the NSA to infect and control Windows computers was leaked […]
5 things we learned from WanaCryptor, the biggest ransomware attack in internet history
On Friday, some hospitals in the United Kingdom were struck with a peculiar attack: computers taken over, data inside encrypted […]
Consumers Less Confident About Healthcare, Data Privacy, and Car Safety, New Survey Finds
Consumer Reports’ second Consumer Voices Survey finds consumers’ confidence on healthcare, data privacy, and car safety has fallen since January […]
Cybercrooks fight over DDoS attack resources
As more groups get into the denial-of-service attack business they’re starting to get in each other’s way, according to a […]
Global Ransomware Attacks Raise Key Legal Considerations
On May 12, 2017, a massive ransomware attack, known as “WannaCry,” began affecting tens of thousands of computer systems in […]
Hacking Attack Has Security Experts Scrambling to Contain Fallout
The “ransomware” attacks across continents raised fears that people would not be able to meet ransom demands before their data […]
Two-factor security is so broken, now hackers can drain bank accounts
Criminals have exploited a known flaw in how calls and text messages travel around the world to redirect a two-factor […]
Airport face recognition could extend to US citizens, says Customs
The US government has rolled out a plan to reshape airport security around facial recognition, playing off a wealth of […]
The boring truth about email security
Every copy of every email sent to/from you resides on some other email server. Email is out there – it […]