The Coalition Against Stalkerware hopes to be a resource for abuse victims and a pathway for security companies and advocacy organizations to work together.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 21, 2019
The company says there is no evidence of a security breach, but researchers suspect that account information was stolen using lists of previously hacked emails and passwords.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 20, 2019
Several services were shut down on Monday, but the governor says that it was a pre-emptive measure and that the ransomware did not infect all government servers.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 19, 2019
Authorities have arrested seven men across the U.S. who were part of the money laundering fraud scheme.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 15, 2019
Between 2014 and 2016, a hacker was able to access the personal information of about 1 million InfoTrax Systems customers. Now, the FTC is taking action.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 14, 2019
As cyber attacks become more complex, companies are taking a proactive approach to get ahead of hackers.
- By Gilad David Maayan
- Nov 13, 2019
A group of researchers found 11 flaws, several of which would expose a device’s location and when a user calls or sends texts.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 13, 2019
Researchers found that the Wi-Fi passwords were sent over the network in plain HTTP rather than being encrypted.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 11, 2019
The legislation is part of a growing industry-wide and government effort to attract more workers to the cybersecurity field.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 07, 2019
The DMV, already besieged by other issues, says that 3,200 license holders had their data improperly exposed to federal agencies, including immigration authorities.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 07, 2019
By pointing a laser or even a flashlight into the microphone of a Google Home, Siri or Alexa system, the researchers were able to control the devices and the systems connected to them.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 06, 2019
More counties want to expand mobile and online voting, but cybersecurity experts say there are still too many vulnerabilities to roll out mobile voting systems.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 06, 2019
The inquiry from the Department of Commerce is looking into TikTok’s acquistion of Musical.ly in 2017.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 04, 2019
All of the drones used by the department were either manufactured in China or use parts that were made in the country, sparking concerns about potential hacking threats.
- By Haley Samsel
- Nov 01, 2019
Large employers like Google, Facebook, Johnson & Johnson and Apple have committed to closing the gap of cybersecurity jobs.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 31, 2019
The horror stories of scammers targeting landline phone numbers and the elderly continue to pile up. Here are the steps that phone companies and governments could take to stop the madness.
- By Tyler Reguly
- Oct 31, 2019
Retina-X’s apps posed several security risks to users thanks to lax data protections and loopholes that allowed mobile devices to be monitored without the user’s knowledge.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 30, 2019
The reserve will be comprised of volunteer cybersecurity experts who will work with the state national guard to help local governments.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 30, 2019
Chuck Schumer and Tom Cotton sent a letter to the director of national intelligence expressing concerns about ByteDance, which owns the video app TikTok.
- By Haley Samsel
- Oct 28, 2019
There are several data loss prevention solutions available in the market. Here’s how to tailor those software solutions to your company.
- By Gilad David Maayan
- Oct 28, 2019