Threats

Take a stroll through your apps and you’re bound to encounter some unfamiliar names. Where do those unaccounted-for apps on your PC come from, and are they safe?

How a sculpture from Japan is scaring WhatsApp users around the world, and how to protect children from such spooks on the Internet.

In this part, we consider mobile malware capable of causing real damage to smartphone and tablet users.

When I fell victim to sleight of hand and a little bit of fraud, Find My iPhone didn’t save me. Here’s why.

The recently leaked source code actually isn’t Carbanak — it’s another advanced financial malware family. And the leak will likely have a huge ripple effect.

No PIN on your phone? Pickpockets will thank you for that.

As we predicted at the end of 2017, malicious cryptomining is booming in 2018, up by 44%.

Targeted attacks are dangerous, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about threats that are more common.

In part one of our mobile malware series, we cover infectious Android malware — adware, subscribers, and flooders — and how mobile viruses can damage your smartphone or tablet…

How tools designed to study and protect rare species can turn from gamekeeper to poacher.

Did you see that new fully loaded Android smartphone, the one that looks too good for the price? Well, it may include some unwanted extras.

Chrome browser extension steals users’ bank data.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.

How to avoid getting phished or otherwise duped on the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

How scammers are exploiting the GDPR fuss to extract personal data.

Here’s how scammers try to phish for verification codes — and what may happen if you send them one.

Originally targeting users from Japan, Korea, and China, Roaming Mantis is quickly spreading worldwide, infecting smartphones through hacked wi-fi routers.

Do you follow the news? The news may also be following you. ZooPark spyware targets those partial to politics.

Plan a great vacation — and don’t take a phisher’s bait.

This new version of SynAck ransomware uses sophisticated evasion techniques.

Fake airline giveaways won’t win you a ticket, but they might steal your data.