Security - Page 160

September 3, 2016

New 'rules' make passwords easy to remember and more secure

I’m no longer using passwords that look something like this: W#7s@Pq!.

August 31, 2016

Dropbox data breach: 68 million user account details leaked

Four years after a data breach at cloud storage service Dropbox, details of more than 68 million user accounts have reportedly been leaked.

August 30, 2016

Opera resets sync account passwords after breach

Some 1.7 million people are affected.

August 19, 2016

Stop carriers from tracking your mobile browsing

Verizon's supercookie tracking has been a privacy worry for years, but that's about to change.

August 16, 2016

Linux flaw puts 1.4 billion Android devices at risk of spying attack, experts warn

A Linux flaw that lets attackers hijack internet traffic also affects nearly 80 percent of Android devices, security researchers warn.

August 16, 2016

London is setting up a police force to deal exclusively with online trolls

The London Mayor's office recently announced the creation of a new specialized police force charged with investigating digital hate crimes, which include abusive content on Twitter and Facebook.

August 15, 2016

Hacker Guccifer 2.0 back on Twitter after leaking Democrats' contact info

A shadowy hacker who uses the name ‘Guccifer 2.0’ was briefly suspended from Twitter this weekend following the latest dump of information stolen in cyberattacks on Democratic organizations.

August 11, 2016

'QuadRooter' flaw impacts 900 million Android devices: Should you be worried?

A high security alert for Android devices was issued this week. But do you really need to be worried?

August 10, 2016

Judge dismisses suit claiming Twitter liable for killing of Americans by ISIS

A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Twitter of supporting the Islamic State (ISIS) group.

August 9, 2016

Sophisticated 'ProjectSauron' malware hid, undetected, for years

Security researchers have identified a complex malware dubbed “ProjectSauron” that hid, undetected, within a number of organizations for five years.