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August 23, 2019

Sextortion scams are back, security expert warns

Sextortion is seeing an uptick after a lull at the beginning of the year.

August 22, 2019

Turn off your Bluetooth, warn security experts

Your Bluetooth connection is unsafe. Very unsafe. That’s the message from the largest hacker convention.

August 15, 2019

Over 1 million fingerprints leaked at one of world’s biggest biometric firms, researchers say

Researchers at a cybersecurity firm said fingerprint and facial recognition data was exposed at a major biometric company, saying the potential for “fraud is massive.”

August 7, 2019

GOP senators demand answers from Google over the tech giant’s 'smart speaker relationship' with Huawei

Republican Senators Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and Tom Cotton have sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai seeking answers about the Silicon Valley heavyweight’s relationship with controversial Chinese tech giant Huawei.

August 5, 2019

El Paso shooting: 8chan offline after Internet company Cloudflare pulls support for 'cesspool of hate' online forum

Controversial online forum 8chan is offline after Internet services company Cloudflare pulled its support for the site in the wake of the horrific El Paso mass shooting that left 22 people dead and two dozen injured.

July 30, 2019

Amazon's Ring service may have 200 police department partnerships already

Amazon's Ring security service is reportedly working with 200 law enforcement agencies.

July 27, 2019

Ransomware is a 'best seller' on underground hacker forums

Ransomware is a hit with hackers says a news study.

July 25, 2019

John McAfee released after being detained in the Dominican Republic

Millionaire John McAfee has been released after being detained by authorities in the Dominican Republic.

June 28, 2019

Seedy app that 'undressed' women sparks backlash, taken offline

A seedy app that used a type of artificial intelligence to “undress” images of clothed women has been taken offline by its developers.

June 25, 2019

Cryptocurrency boss funneled client money to personal accounts before his death, investigators say

Controversy continues to swirl around Canadian cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX following the sudden death of its founder last year, which left customers unable to access more than $160 million in funds.