AT&T discloses another massive data breach containing phone records of "nearly all" its customers
The attack occured in April making it back-to-back with the breach in March that exposed 73 million records
Spotify is adding two-factor authentication to everyone
A security update gradually rolling out to music streaming fans
Microsoft Outlook users should update the client ASAP
Hackers can exploit Office vulnerability for remote access, fixed in latest update
Germany to remove Huawei 5G equipment over fears of "sabotage and espionage"
The purge will happen over the next 5 years
These Linksys routers are likely transmitting cleartext passwords
Owners should change their SSID and password without using the Linksys app
Apple notifies iPhone users in 98 countries of mercenary spyware attack
The problem appears to be getting worse
Microsoft fixes zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer abused by cyber-criminals for over a year
IE's dead husk keeps on making life (and security) harder for Windows users
Google's Advanced Protection Program for higher-risk users adds support for passkeys
Users can now activate APP without owning physical security keys
FTC study reveals widespread use of dark patterns by subscription websites and apps
"Are you really, really sure you want to unsubscribe?"
Airbnb continues to have a serious hidden camera problem
Banning all indoor cameras has done little to nothing to prevent hosts from illegally recording guests
Google to provide a four-year support period for Linux kernel releases used in Android phones
Mountain View is keeping Android Linux in shape
Selfie-based authentication is on the rise, alarming security experts
It's convenient, but the data can be misused
Home routing and encryption technologies are making lawful interception harder, Europol warns
Criminals are exploiting the home routing loophole
Microsoft bans China-based employees from using Android devices for work, mandates switch to iPhones
Part of Microsoft's global security push
US universities miss the mark with outdated P2P file sharing warnings about Napster and Limewire
For today's students, those turn-of-the-century systems are ancient history
A record 10 billion passwords were just posted to a popular hacking forum
Hackers can do a lot of damage with this database
Microsoft patents a system that encrypts documents so you can read them in public without being visually hacked
There are other ways to prevent visual hacking, but they all have limitations
OpenAI's internal discussion board about AI development was compromised by hackers
The company didn't care to inform any outside authority about the incident last year
Australia's new "top secret" cloud platform will be built on AWS
Amazon will seemingly provide secrecy, reliability, and interoperability with US agencies
Amazon shuts down its Astro business robot with an eye on expanding the household version
There was likely not enough demand to justify the costs
Ransomware gang freely hands over decryption key after Indonesia attack, requests public donations as thanks
Don't be ungrateful!
WTF?! The cybercriminal group that infected Indonesia's Temporary National Data Center (PDNS) with a strain of malware has freely released the decryption key to the government and apologized. The hackers think that this act of generosity shouldn't go unrewarded, though, and are asking for public donations that can be deposited into a crypto account.
Twilio confirms millions of phone numbers were accessed from Authy 2FA app
Update your Authy app right now
New Intel CPU vulnerability discovered, no new mitigations planned for "Indirector"
Exploit is similar to Spectre but targets a different Intel security system
Almost half of all web traffic is bots, and they are mostly malicious in nature
AI algorithms are making everything worse for companies, content creators, and users
