Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:21:47 +0000

A few months ago, the company disclosed that apps were siphoning data from up to 9.5 million of its users. It only found out thanks to a bug bounty submission.

Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:42:57 +0000

Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2020 12:00:00 +0000

A company you’ve never heard of is spending millions of dollars to let you know it can make your online life easier.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 14:01:05 +0000

A Silk Road guilty plea, a UN hack, and more of the week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 01:00:00 +0000

The defendants have allegedly connected hundreds of millions of fraudulent robocalls to US residents.

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 14:00:00 +0000

Facial recognition, iCloud encryption, and the rest of this week’s top security news.

Credit to Author: Sean Gallagher, Ars Technica| Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Since the advent of the clock—even during the peak years of the Cold War—the minute hand has never advanced past the 11:58 mark.

Credit to Author: Cecilia D’Anastasio| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 18:18:04 +0000

Two years ago, Patreon promised to crack down on piracy site Yiff.Party. Now it says its hands are tied.