Even full disk encryption can't keep you secure if your PC firmware is compromised, so Secured-core PCs will use the CPU to check if UEFI is telling the truth about secure boot.

Firefox is getting ready to turn on its automatic anti-snooping tools to stop web ‘fingerprinting” tricks.

Debug, another Chuckling Squadder, told Motherboard that the kid was weird, “Swatting celebrities for a follow back.”

EU officials have warned that they may not take kindly to a US encryption ban or insertion of crypto backdoor technology.

Splunk has issued a critical warning regarding a showstopping Y2K-style date bug in one of the platform’s configuration files.

Hundreds of users gave permission to these third-party apps to access their social media accounts, but the apps got more handsy than that.

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A crypto-mining malware has infected at least 80k devices and boasts detection evasion tactics.

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The COPRA legislation would provide GDPR-like data protections, and create a new FTC enforcement bureau.

Yet another connected smartwatch for children has been discovered exposing personal and location data of kids - opening the door for various insidious threats.

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An open-source tool gives researchers and jailbreakers a free option for researching vulnerabilities in the operating system - and gives Apple a new headache.

Government groups continue to attack user credentials and distribute disinformation according to a new blog post from Google's Threat Analysis Group.

More than 3,100 Jira instances are still vulnerable to a server-side request forgery vulnerability patched in August.

Malicious mobile apps could be created to scrape and share profile information, email addresses and more.