November 5, 2015 Massive FBI facial recognition database poses threat to privacy, group says A massive face recognition database being built by the FBI – which could contain up to 52 million images by 2015 – is a “real threat to privacy for all Americans,” a digital civil liberties group says.
November 5, 2015 What you need to know about the Heartbleed bug Millions of passwords, credit card numbers and other personal information may be at risk as a result of a major breakdown in Internet security revealed earlier this week.
November 5, 2015 UK: Nations 'hiring hackers to attack enemies' A British intelligence report said Wednesday that other nations are hiring hackers to launch attacks against their enemies, a trend it described as particularly worrying.
November 5, 2015 Bogus Java patch drops malware on your PC For anyone rushing to patch their Java software after the discovery of last week's critical flaw, a word of caution: There's a malware injector going around pretending to be a Java update.
November 5, 2015 Oracle releases emergency Java fix after US gov't warning about security flaws Oracle Corp. issued a patch for a flaw in its Java software that caught the attention of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security -- but security experts warn that computer users aren't out of the woods yet.
November 5, 2015 Click, print, shoot: Guns made on 3D printers It sounds incredible, but a group is working to download a gun's design and build it on a 3-D printer.
November 5, 2015 The 2012 political tug of war for the Internet A civil liberties group wants to add a cyberplank to this year’s political debate: Freedom of the Internet. They call the potential for a regulated Internet terrifying -- among the biggest issues the country faces. Unfortunately, the presidential candidates don’t appear to agree.
November 5, 2015 Dial up these apps in case of emergency Severe weather and disasters strike with little or no warning. Protecting yourself and your family means expecting the unexpected and planning ahead.
November 4, 2015 Tech Q&A: Camera hackers, blocking phone contacts, erasing data and more Kim Komando answers your questions on hackers who spy using your security cameras, blocking your ex on from your phone contacts, erasing your data for good, and more.
November 4, 2015 Home Depot says hackers got access via vendor, also stole 53 million customer email addresses The Home Depot Inc. said Thursday that hackers stole 53 million email addresses in addition to payment card data.
