Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0000

The “secured-core PC” feature for Windows looks to head off firmware hacks.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

A Samsung Galaxy 10 fingerprint goof, a Tor impostor, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Matt Laslo| Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2019 12:00:00 +0000

As data hijackers continue to target local governments and hospitals, legislators remain stymied over how best to address the problem.

Credit to Author: Louise Matsakis| Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 20:16:47 +0000

As pro-democracy protests continue in Hong Kong, the tech giant’s troubling relationship with an authoritarian regime has come into focus.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 18:32:17 +0000

Federal investigators focused not on offensive hacking efforts or surveilling communications, but on the transactions using cryptocurrency.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:36:04 +0000

The company is turbocharging its bug bounty to try to stop the next data leak before it happens.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000

FBI overreach, hacker payback, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:00:00 +0000

FCC comment bots, a “bulletproof” hosting takedown, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg| Date: Sat, 28 Sep 2019 13:00:00 +0000

A NotPetya lawsuit, bricked Mac Pros, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2019 18:41:42 +0000

The results of the 2019 Defcon Voting Village are in—and they paint an ugly picture for voting machine security.