Category: security

The Sneaky Simple Malware That Hits Millions of Macs

The popular misconception that Macs don’t get viruses has become a lot less popular in recent years, as Apple devices…

The internet was designed to make information free and easy for anyone to access. But as the amount of personal…

Last fall, a prolific photographer who asked not to be named noticed a sharp, unexplained drop-off in earnings on his…

Jeff Bezos was hacked and a new virus is on the attack, but first: a cartoon about social media breakups….

End-to-end encryption is a staple of secure messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal. It ensures that no one—even the app…

Storm clouds are gathering in the world of cybersecurity. Russian hackers likely targeted Burisma, the Ukrainian oil company at the…

Microsoft released a patch for Windows 10 and Server 2016 today after the National Security Agency found and disclosed a…

The oil firm Burisma sits at the center of the Venn diagram of two of the Kremlin’s hacking obsessions: It’s…

Last week, the internet went dark for Yemen and its 28 million citizens. It’s still not fully back today. In…

An Android phone subsidized by the US government for low-income users comes preinstalled with malware that can’t be removed without…