After massive cyberattack, shoddy smart device security comes back to haunt
Almost everyone affected by the cyberattack had a part to play — from shipping shoddy devices to a consumer apathy towards security.
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Amid major internet outages, downed websites have lessons to learn
When the internet fails you, have a backup plan.
Prosecutors say contractor stole 50TB of NSA data
The government is preparing to charge the suspect under the Espionage Act.
Weebly confirms hack; millions of Foursquare accounts also exposed
Hackers targeted the tech companies as recently as February 2016, but Foursquare denied a breach.
India experiences catastrophic cyberattack, 3.2 million debit card account details stolen
In one of the country's worst data breaches to date, 3.2 million debit cards have reportedly become compromised.
Malwarebytes snaps up PC scrubber AdwCleaner
The company hopes to integrate the technology into the Malwarebytes malware cleaner over time.
Feds catch hacker allegedly responsible for LinkedIn hack
The hacker, caught in Prague, may be extradited to the US.
VeraCrypt audit reveals attacker treasure trove of critical flaws
The open-source encryption software contains severe security problems -- and not all of them can be patched immediately.
What happened to Yahoo's traffic after it revealed it was hit by hackers?
The huge theft of customer data affected over 500 million users.
Trump Organization is using horribly insecure email servers
The security researcher was swiftly attacked by Trump supporters who couldn't understand that the information was publicly accessible.
Republican donor site malware skimmed credit cards for six months
Malware found on the website allowed hackers to siphon off your credit card data.
To unlock phone, feds force occupants to turn over fingerprints
The Justice Department is becoming increasingly desperate when it comes to unlocking smartphones that come with full-disk encryption.
Dyre successor TrickBot attacks Australian banks
The old Dyre crew appear to have contributed to a new Trojan with updated, more devastating features.
Leaked files expose faults in official report into inmate's death
When a security researcher saw a law firm leaking its own case files, he found himself asking if a police department could've prevented an inmate's death.
Mirai DDoS botnet powers up, infects Sierra Wireless gateways
Sierra Wireless AirLink Gateways are vulnerable to the debilitating botnet, of which source code has been made public.
