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Over 30,000 Apple Macs have been infected with a high-stealth malware, and the company has no idea why

Security researchers have discovered a mysterious malware on nearly 30,000 Apple Macs and they have…

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A COVID-19 SMS malware is targeting users in India as they look for alternatives to CoWIN for vaccine registration

An SMS worm claiming to help users in India book a slot to get the COVID-19 vaccine is making the r…

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Over half a million people downloaded these 13 games from the Google Play Store, but it turns out the apps were hiding malware

All the games are driving simulators with different themes, like luxury car racing or firefighter t…

Antonio Villas-Boas   


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Here's Everything We Know About The Mysterious Hack Of Sony Pictures

That image is significant because it gives us a clue about the motives of Guardians of Peace. It ac…

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A hacker cartel is using a mysterious Flash vulnerability to steal sensitive business data

It is currently unknown where Wild Neutron is based, though the Kaspersky researchers believe they …

Alastair Stevenson   


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A mystery group stole 400GB of data detailing which governments are using Italian software to spy on people

Hacking Team is responsible for several tools used in government surveillance, including the DaVinc…

Alastair Stevenson   


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Here’s how to know if your phone is hacked

As per a report by Norton, Apple offers better security to iOS users, but this doesn’t mean that th…

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What is a computer virus? Here's how to spot signs of viruses and avoid them

A computer virus is a type of malware that can replicate itself on your computer and spread to othe…

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How to get rid of a virus on an infected Mac computer, and protect your Mac from getting infected again

Installing a security system on your Mac is also a good idea to prevent malware from infecting your…

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A Firefox marketing stunt for 'Mr. Robot' went wrong when people thought they'd actually downloaded a virus

A little bit of detective work from the Firefox community turned up the truth about "Looking Glass,…

Matt Weinberger   


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Russia hacked the FBI to prevent the bureau from being able to track Russian spies in the US

In particular, the US has recently targeted Russia's electrical grid and placed potentially crippli…

Sonam Sheth   


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How the largest hack in the history of the App Store was pulled off

"A fake version of one of these tools was posted by un-trusted sources which may compromise user se…

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An interview with the anonymous teenage hacker who built an easy way to hold computers ransom

And so, he's walking away, hoping to sell it for at least 20 bitcoin (which is equal to approximate…

Cale Guthrie Weissman   


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A Russian Botnet Is Attacking The Secret Internet For Criminals - And No One Knows Why

Typically, it is fairly clear what the purpose of malware is, such as banking, clickfraud, ransomwa…

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10 things in tech you need to know today

5. Billionaire VC Chamath Palihapitiya says he would shut down his firm to help Michael Bloomberg w…

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Experts think Russia has leaked NSA cyberweapons online

Security researcher Nicholas Weaver wrote on Tuesday that "because of the sheer volume and quality,…

Rob Price   


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The team that discovered Heartbleed has found another 'high severity' security flaw affecting the internet

The OpenSSL project classifies high severity bugs as "issues affecting common configurations which …

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IBM says hackers can hijack your online dating profiles and pretend to be you

The researchers say hackers can upload malware to devices, track your every movement through GPS, s…

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Everything is back to normal at The Pirate Bay after the staff have made friends again

There was even talk about a second Pirate Bay launching to rival the original site. But that crisis…

James Cook