Our phones have become an extension of our bodies, storing everything from our most personal memories to our banking information to which restaurants we love. They’re essential, personal— and highly steal-able. They’re also at risk of cyberattacks, whi…
Tell me if you’ve ever found yourself in this cycle: You sit down to your computer, ready to tackle the day, and that little notification pops up trying to get you to update your software. Mindful of the time that you so foolishly clicked that button, …
Question: What happens when you combine a World Chess Champion, a major streaming platform, and an obscure 1983 novel about an orphan?
Question: What happens when you combine a World Chess Champion, a major streaming platform, and an obscure 1983 novel about an orphan?
How did we get to this level of disinformation? How did we, the citizens of the United States of America, become so intensely divided?
This year’s holiday break is shaping up to be even more stressful than usual. With entire families stuck at home, limited ways to safely see family, and malls, movie theaters, ice skating rinks, closed, parents are already wondering: How are we going t…
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent orders this week to nine internet giants, demanding they share details of their data collection processes, including the method and manner in which they collect, use, store, and disclose information about in…
The Shadowserver Foundation might be the most important cybersecurity defenders that you may have never heard of before. The non-profit organization was started in 2004 with the goal of bringing to light emerging threats to the internet.
Browser extensions are usually useful, sometimes fun — and occasionally dangerous.
Microsoft has found that various browsers are being targeted with ad-injection malware called Adrozek. At the attack’s peak in August, the malware was observed on more than 30,000 devices every day, according to the researchers.