Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy recently reached out to content delivery network and Internet security services provider Cloudflare regarding a serious security issue he stumbled across in which corrupted web pages were being returned by some HTTP requests run…

The Stingray, known technically as a Cell-Site Simulator, has sparked controversy at every step of its secretive career. The device allows anyone using it to listen in on phone calls, read text messages, and sniff all mobile and location data…

Even if an app promises anonymity, using them to make violent threats is never a good idea. Just ask Garrett Grimsley of Cary, North Carolina, who is now facing up to five years in prison for a public Whisper post…

Encrypted web traffic has gone from a far-off dream from privacy advocates, to something we take for granted and hardly notice. That little green lock or "https" in front of a web address means your internet traffic is encrypted. Privacy…

In-vehicle technology is becoming increasingly advanced. With everything from gas payment systems to Alexa integration, you can now perform a multitude of tasks from your car’s dashboard. But as these systems get smarter, the potential security risks increase – especially…

We tend to associate vulnerable connected devices with household IoT products, but it’s an issue that’s also present in some kids’ toys. In 2015, there were warnings over Mattel’s Hello Barbie; now, Germany has banned a wireless doll over similar…

Verizon is still interested in purchasing Yahoo’s core Internet business but not at the original price of $4.83 billion.

Open Whisper Systems’ popular encrypted communications app, Signal, received an update today that adds video calling into de mix alongside other improvements to the current voice calling feature. The video calling feature is currently available in beta form to a…

The controversy over whether President Trump is using his Secret Service-issued smartphone, or if he still prefers his old, unsecured Android handset, is showing no signs of abating. Two senators have written a formal letter asking just what the situation…

Security researchers at antivirus software company Bitdefender have discovered a new variant of the Xagent malware that targets macOS and acts as a backdoor that can be customized depending on the objectives of an attack. Researchers traced similarities in the…

There are international regulations and agreed upon laws for how a nation is supposed to act during peace and wartime. This means protecting the rights of citizens and other civilians during a time of conflict. These policies were created back…

Microsoft has just helped IT professionals around the world breathe a bit easier. As a lead up to the RSA Security Conference, the software giant has announced a wide variety of new security features aimed at enterprise administrators. The new…

Despite revealing that it would be sharing more user data with parent company Facebook last year, WhatsApp is still one of the more secure messaging services out there, thanks to its end-to-end encryption. Now, the service is getting a new…

Arby’s, the fast food chain that proudly proclaims it has the meats, apparently also has something else – lax security.

As the United States struggles with the international response of the new immigration ban, the Department of Homeland Security has created some more tension. In a congressional hearing earlier this week, John F. Kelly, the head of the DHS, shared…

A Russian digital forensics company ElcomSoft has shown evidence that Apple is storing records of users' browser history in iCloud storage system even after it has been deleted. The records include site names, URLs, and when a given site was…

It’s been seven years since Stuxnet, the computer worm thought to have been built as an American-Israeli cyberweapon, infected Iran’s nuclear facilities and caused damage that set the country’s nuclear program back by two years. Now, a derivative of the…

Have you ever received a phone call from a tech support scammer? If so, you’ll know that these criminals have no moral objections when it comes to tricking people into installing malware on their computers or handing over credit card/bank…

There's been a lot of talk about the Internet of Things lately, and how having billions of connected devices represents a major challenge in fending off security threats, given the expanded attack surface and the lack of a coordinated effort…

When it comes to app security, iOS is generally considered safer than Android. But that doesn’t mean all software on Apple’s system is without its vulnerabilities. Researchers at Sudo Security Group Inc. discovered that 76 applications in the iOS App Store were…

Vizio is one of the most popular TV manufacturers in the United States, mostly thanks to its aggressive pricing and solid line-up of 4K displays. As it turns out, Vizio managed to undercut their competitors not by accepting smaller margins on…

Not all hacks are malicious. Much like the attack on child porn-hosting Dark Web service FH2, some are carried out with good intentions. This appears to be the case with white-hat security enthusiast Stackoverflowin, who recently commandeered 150,000 printers left…

A vigilante associated with hacktivist group Anonymous took down about 20 percent of the sites on the Dark Web on Friday, attacking hosting service Freedom Hosting II (FH2) and compromising over 10,000 Tor-based pages.

Breach notification site Have I Been Pwned on Tuesday notified thousands of users that happen to have a forum account with Polish game development studio CD Projekt Red that their credentials have been compromised.

After recently allowing users to register physical security keys to their Facebook accounts, the social network has just introduced a new online safety tool, but this one is designed with other websites in mind.