September 18, 2017 Equifax data breach: Security experts weigh consumer impact The massive Equifax data breach, which could affect up to 143 million consumers in the U.S., has thrust data privacy into the spotlight once again.
September 18, 2017 Hackers could train sex robots to kill, cyber security expert warns A cyber security buff has issued a bizarre warning that sex robots could one day rise up and kill their owners if hackers can get inside their heads.
August 17, 2017 Hackers can now take over the MacBook Pro Touch Bar With root access on MacOS thanks to a bug in Safari, two independent hackers have managed to take control of a MacBook Pro's Touch Bar, adding a custom message as a bit of hacker flair.
August 16, 2017 Petya ransomware: What you need to know Petya has affected more than 12,500 machines in Ukraine alone, and spread to another 64 countries, including Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Russia, and the US.
July 10, 2017 How to secure your (easily hackable) smart home As more devices and appliances with Internet capabilities enter the market, protecting those devices from hackers becomes critical.
July 10, 2017 Your Smart TV could be hacked a lot more easily than you might think As first reported by Ars Technica, there's a new hack whose proof of concept suggests that terrestrial radio signals could be used to take control of a large swath of Smart TV sets without having actual physical access to any one of them.
July 5, 2017 Arkansas sheriff's office hit by ransomware pays hackers An Arkansas sheriff's office paid hackers the equivalent of $2,400 to regain access to hijacked computer files.
July 3, 2017 Petya cyberattack: Ukraine software firm may face charges, official says The small Ukrainian tax software company that is accused of being the patient zero of a damaging global cyberepidemic is under investigation and will face charges, the head of Ukraine's CyberPolice suggested Monday.
June 29, 2017 Petya ransomware: Experts tout 'vaccine' to protect computers from crippling cyber attack Security experts say that a digital "vaccine" can protect individual computers from the crippling Petya ransomware.
June 29, 2017 After NSA tool used in Petya cyberattack, congressman urges agency to thwart malware Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu wants the National Security Agency to stop the crippling Petya ransomware from spreading, if it can.
