Experts rip Ray Ozzie's plan for unlocking encrypted phonesThe former Microsoft executive's idea collapsed in the face of expert scrutiny.April 27, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
In Trump's first year, FISA court denied record number of surveillance ordersMore surveillance orders were denied during President Donald Trump's first year in office than in the court's history.April 25, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Hackers built a 'master key' for millions of hotel roomsNew research shows how hackers can manipulate hotel room key cards to gain access to an entire building.April 25, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Atlanta projected to spend at least $2.6 million on ransomware recoveryThe ransom was never paid, the city confirms. The payment portal was pulled offline by the attacker.April 23, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
LinkedIn bug allowed data to be stolen from user profilesPrivate profile data — like phone numbers and email addresses — could have been easily collected.April 19, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Data firm leaks 48 million user profiles it scraped from Facebook, LinkedIn, othersExclusive: Profile data was scraped without user consent or knowledge to "build a three-dimensional picture" on millions of people.April 18, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Hackers are using botnets to take the hard work out of breaking into networksJust 15 seconds is all you need to break into a network and lay the way for an attacker -- if you have a botnet.April 17, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Fake Android apps used for targeted surveillance found in Google PlayThe apps relied on a second-stage component that was downloaded after the apps were installed.April 16, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
Bank web apps are the "most vulnerable" to getting hacked, new research saysIf there's one thing the banking sector is good at, it's shoddy cybersecurity.April 16, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security
At hearing, Facebook's Zuckerberg rejects law to protect privacy of childrenFacebook's chief executive implied a law wasn't necessary to cover teenagers on the social network.April 10, 2018 by Zack Whittaker in Security