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Hackers Are Poking at a MacOS Gatekeeper Flaw Apple Left Unfixed
The clock's ticking to fix a Gatekeeper bug that would let hackers slip malware onto your computer undetected...
'Sign In With Apple' Protects You in Ways Google and Facebook Don't
Apple's new single-sign-on scheme has benefits that its competitors seem unlikely to match...
Microsoft's BlueKeep Bug Isn't Getting Patched Fast Enough
At this rate, it will take years to fix a critical vulnerability that remains in over 900,000 Windows machines. A worm will arrive much sooner...
The False Promise of “Lawful Access” to Private Data
Opinion: As online extremism migrates to real-world violence, some suggest letting law enforcement intercept encrypted messages. But that’s a dangerous proposition...
Android Users: Check This Facebook Location Privacy Setting ASAP
Android users can now stop Facebook from tracking their location when they aren't using the Facebook app...
The Elite Intel Team Still Fighting Meltdown and Spectre
One year after a pair of devastating processor vulnerabilities were first disclosed, Intel's still dealing with the fallout...
At a New York Privacy Pop-Up, Facebook Sells Itself
The one-day pop-up kiosk is meant to show that Facebook takes users’ privacy concerns seriously. It also was an opportunity to gather more data...
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about...
WhatsApp Hack Targeted Officials in More Than 20 Countries
NSO Group exploits, Counter-Strike money laundering, and a Pentagon scam are among the week’s top security news...
DejaBlue: New BlueKeep-Style Bugs Mean You Need to Update Windows Now
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Remote Desktop Protocol continue to plague the web...
Another MacOS Bug Lets Hackers Invisibly Click Security Prompts
Yet again, a bug in Apple's safeguards against "synthetic clicks" allows hackers to slip past Mojave's security restrictions on apps...
7 Scenarios for How the Mueller Probe Might End
Reports say that the special counsel will be "wrapping up" his investigation soon. Here's what that might actually mean...
How Mail Bombs Get Intercepted—And What Happens Next
Devices that might be explosives targeting Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, CNN, and more all are caught before reaching their final destinations. Here's how...
The Army Bans TikTok
A million-dollar email scam, a Chinese hacking campaign, and more of the week's top security news...
DNC Hackers Resurface, Zuckerberg Talks Free Speech, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
All the Ways Google Tracks You—And How to Stop It
Google knows more about you than you might think. Here's how to keep it from knowing your location, web browsing, and more...
The Challenge of America's First Online Census
Going digital could make the 2020 census more inclusive and efficient, but experts fear the Census Bureau is also opening itself up to new risks...
Twitter Abuse Toward Women Is Rampant, Amnesty Report Says
Frustrated by Twitter's silence on abuse, Amnesty International crowdsources its own data and finds that the platform is especially toxic for black women...
Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp Accuses Georgia Democrats of Hacking
Georgia's secretary of state is also its GOP gubernatorial candidate. And he just claimed that Democrats committed "cyber crimes."...
What You Should Know About Voilà, the Latest Viral Selfie App
Before you use it to cartoonify your face, consider the risks to your data...
Why the iPhone 11 Tracks Your Location Even When You Tell It Not To
Russian disinformation, a VC hack, vulnerable VPNs, and more are in the week’s top security news...
A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect
Karen Navarra was a quiet woman in her sixties who lived alone. She was found beaten to death. The neighbors didn't see anything. But her Fitbit did...
What the Jetflicks and iStreamItAll Takedowns Mean for Piracy
In a sweeping indictment, the feds came down hard on two unauthorized streaming services that allegedly crossed a very important line...
John Ratcliffe Is a Dangerous Pick for Director of National Intelligence
The director of national intelligence's main job is to speak truth to power. Trump's nominee, John Ratcliffe, seems destined to do the opposite...
The Marines’ New Drone-Killer Aces Its First Test in Iran
Last week’s US strike of an Iranian drone is the first reported successful use of the Marines’ new energy weapon...
To Fight Deepfakes, Researchers Built a Smarter Camera
One way to tell if an image has been faked? Bake the tamper-proofing into the camera itself...
The Iran Hacks Cybersecurity Experts Feared May Be Here
An uptick in potentially Iran-related hacking since the nuclear deal collapsed spells trouble for the US and allies...
Google+ Exposed Data of 52.5 Million Users and Will Shut Down in April
A month after Google had already decided to shut down Google+, a new bug made its problems much, much worse...
A Dunkin' Donuts Hack, a Fake FedEx Site, and More Security News This Week
Scam centers, exposed massage company data, and more of the week's top security news...
Cyberpunk 2077 Maker Was Hit With Ransomware—and Won't Pay Up
CD Projekt Red's list of woes gets longer, as hackers claim to have stolen the source code for their most popular games...
Dating Apps Exposed 845 GB of Explicit Photos, Chats, and More
3somes, Gay Daddy Bear, and Herpes Dating are among the nine services that leaked the data of hundreds of thousands of users...
New York's Revenge Porn Law Is a Flawed Step Forward
All but four states in the US now have a revenge porn law on the books. But advocates say precious few get it right...
The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget
Opinion: The inability to forget doesn’t only impact personal privacy—it could also lead to real problems for our global security...
Google Is Finally Making Chrome Extensions More Secure
Third-party developers don't always build extensions with security best practices in mind. Now Google is taking steps to better protect user data...
Democrat Mail Bomb Scares Are a Perfect Misinformation Storm
News of apparent mail bombs targeting prominent Democrats and CNN give way to a deluge of false reports, partisan finger-pointing, and bad-faith conspiracy theories online...
What a Bloody San Francisco Street Brawl Tells Us About the Age of Citizen Surveillance
When a homeless man attacked a former city official, footage of the onslaught became a rallying cry. Then came another video, and another—and the story turned inside out...
Dark Web Drug Busts Lead to 150 Arrests
Operation Dark HunTor spanned eight countries—and put the focus on sellers more than marketplaces...
Congress Grills the Spy Chief, Google’s Quantum 'Victory,' and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less...
Why 'Zero Day' Android Hacking Now Costs More Than iOS Attacks
Brokers of so-called zero day exploits are paying out more for Android than iOS—which would have been unthinkable until recently...
$700 Million Equifax Fine Is Still Too Little, Too Late
For failing to safeguard Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, and more, Equifax will pay up—but not enough, experts say...
Cloudflare’s Five-Year Project to Protect Nonprofits Online
The company's Project Galileo has helped organizations fend off DDoS and other attacks for the last five years...
Election Security Is Still Hurting at Every Level
With the 2020 election fast approaching, too many problems from 2016 persist...
A 'Fortnite' Vulnerability Exposed Accounts to Takeover
Epic Games has since patched the attack, which would have allowed attackers to view account info, listen in on in-game conversations, and more...
I Bought Used Voting Machines on eBay for $100 Apiece. What I Found Was Alarming
Opinion: The fact that voter information is left on devices, unencrypted, that are then sold on the open market is malpractice...
As Ransomware Demands Boom, Insurance Keeps Paying Out
While major carriers like AXA have backed away from covering ransoms, don't expect the industry at large to break the vicious cycle...
A Ransomware Group Hit DC Police—Then Pivoted to Extortion
Warrantless searches, tracking troops, and more of the week’s top security news...
Utah's ‘Porn Filter’ Law Passes the State Legislature
Plus: An iOS 14 jailbreak is out, Solarwinds details emerge, and more of the week's top security news...
The Most Dangerous People on the Internet This Decade
In the early aughts the internet was less dangerous than it was disruptive. That's changed...
How Apple Pay Buttons Can Make Websites Less Safe
Apple Pay itself is safe. But the way websites implement it can cause serious problems...
An Android Vulnerability Went Unfixed for Over Five Years
Older Android devices—of which there are over 100 million still in use—will remain exposed...