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Chances are that if you used Myspace or Tumblr, you may be in for something of a headache. You see, it’s been reported that both social networks have had troves

Chances are that each of us has found ourselves in a situation where our phone is dying and we have no charger on hand, but at the same time we

Unlike previous malware trends that have varying purposes, ransomware’s is quite simple: Get Money. With a goal like that spurring on malicious developers, it’s no wonder ransomware’s star is on

The annual Google I/O conference traditionally gathers developers to give them the sense of direction for the upcoming year. This year was no exception: The audience got some insights on

The biggest data breach in history happened when Mossack Fonseca papers fell into the hands of German journalists. The leaked a 2.6 terabyte archive that included 11.5 million documents — it’s three times

In the first months of 2016 a number of European countries have stated that Facebook is behaving irresponsible when it comes to users’ privacy. Facebook disagrees. In the beginning of

Typically we don’t cheer bugs. However, today we’ll make an exception. You see a bug or flaw in the code of Petya ransomware has allowed a developer to create a tool to

WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging services in the world. The service has more than a billion users. Perhaps the biggest reason for the app’s popularity is its

Experience shows that even Internet old-timers fail to protect themselves from targeted hacking. As our everyday life is becoming more and more connected to the Internet and other networks, online

Apple iPhone users usually consider their phones as impregnable fortresses that Apple has built for them: iPhones are often said to be secure and safe, especially when compared to Android

It looks like 2016 should be declared a year of ransomware, as new families and new versions are popping up every now and then like mushrooms after the rain. Ransomware

Doctors and patients across the world, beware: cyberciminals have a new member of the family! Despite its young age, a one-month-old ransomware has already encrypted files in two American hospitals

When I was in middle school a friend of mine got a computer, soon after that he got this cool program called AOL and it instantly made his house the

Since last year, there is no doubt that it’s possible to take control over a connected car remotely. Despite this, we can see zero uncontrolled cars on the streets that obey only

Two-factor authentication with SMS is widely used by banking institutions. Of course, this measure works better than a mere password but it’s not unbreakable. Security specialists found out how it can be

Mobile World Congress is always about smartphones. But if you stop looking for them and take a look from a different angle — you’ll find a lot of other stuff.

At the SAS 2016, Kaspersky Lab’s GReAT team unveiled how dozens of banks lost millions of dollars via APT tools. We know that the blogs were a tad long so to

Nowadays, it seems like every company has a smartwatch. They can do everything from tracking your heart rate to making phone calls and gasp telling time. But did you know that they

In the first part of our story we covered the history of SIM cards. Now let us get down to their security. One of the first vulnerabilities in SIM cards that was

One thing you might not know about hackers is that besides cracking some virtual systems many of them are fond of hacking real world stuff as well. One thing of

Being a parent is hard. Parents have too many things to worry about when it comes to their kids, ranging from childcare and schooling to eating healthy and screen time.