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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 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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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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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…
Jim Edwards
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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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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…
Alex Heath
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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…
Dave Johnson
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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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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…
Devon Delfino
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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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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 …
Alastair Stevenson
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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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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…
Rob Price
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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…
Joshua Barrie
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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
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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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Why Adobe Flash won't die, even though we all want it to
A Microsoft spokesperson was more direct, telling Business Insider the firm plans to continue suppo…
Alastair Stevenson
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Google has a team of 100 people working on a project so secretive most of them can only reveal their first names
Advertising fraud is a serious problem. The Internet Advertising Bureau predicts ad fraud could cos…
Lara O'Reilly
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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…