March 29, 2016 Lessons the FBI should learn from the San Bernardino iPhone debacle The FBI has for the time being given up on its quest to force Apple to write a separate "GovtOS" to help law enforcement officials bypass the iPhone's security protocols.
March 29, 2016 Facebook Safety Check glitch sent out misdirected notifications following Pakistan blast Facebook has apologized for a glitch in its Safety Check service that sent out misdirected notifications after the Easter Sunday bombing that killed 70 people in Lahore, Pakistan.
March 29, 2016 Computer virus hits MedStar Health, prompts FBI investigation MedStar Health has been hit with a virus that has forced it to shut down significant parts of its IT operation.
March 28, 2016 Apple wants to delay the New York iPhone case until after the DOJ's next move While the world waits for the FBI's response in cracking the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, Apple has shifted its attention to the New York iPhone case, where the All Writs Act was also invoked to force the company to help unlock the device.
March 26, 2016 US official says '16-year-old computer nerd' behind high-profile hacks Remember the hacker who broke into CIA Director John Brennan's personal email as well as the accounts of other high-ranking US security officials?
March 25, 2016 'Creepy' search engine taps into private webcams Ever wonder how hackable your private webcams are?
March 25, 2016 Social media abuse endemic in schools, UK study says More than half of the teachers surveyed by the U.K.’s largest teachers’ union said they know of pupils who have used social media to share sexual messages, pictures or videos.
March 25, 2016 Verizon says big business customers had data stolen Hackers have stolen contact information of Verizon business customers in the latest breach of a big company or organization.
March 25, 2016 Iranian hackers indicted for attacks on US infrastructure They targeted multiple bank websites as well as the controls for a dam in New York state.
March 24, 2016 App aims to arm you against terrorist threats What terrorist threats are out there? Do you know where they are? What can you do to stay safe? A new app aims to arm you with those answers and potentially save your life.
