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Google Warns of New Spyware Targeting iOS and Android Users
The malware has been used to target people in Italy, Kazakhstan, and Syria, researchers at Google and Lookout have found.
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4 years, 3 months ago
Here’s Why You’re Still Stuck in Robocall Hell
Despite major progress fighting spam and scams, the roots of the problem go far deeper than your phone company’s defenses.
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4 years, 3 months ago
Brave Now Lets You Customize Search Results—for Better or Worse
The privacy-focused company's new Goggles tool allows users to weed out the noise—whatever that might mean.
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4 years, 3 months ago
The January 6 Hearing Was a Warning
The House committee's televised hearings interrogate the Capitol attack with damning new evidence. Whether it's enough to prevent another attack is u…
4 years, 3 months ago
Shanghai’s Censors Can’t Hide Stories of the Dead
Many people reportedly died after struggling to access medical care during a brutal lockdown. The families want to make sure these deaths are counted…
4 years, 3 months ago
Russia Is Taking Over Ukraine’s Internet
In occupied Ukraine, people’s internet is being routed to Russia—and subjected to its powerful censorship and surveillance machine.
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4 years, 4 months ago
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
New details connect police in India to a plot to plant evidence on victims' computers that led to their arrest.
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4 years, 4 months ago
How a Saxophonist Tricked the KBG by Encrypting Secrets in Music
Using a custom encryption scheme based on musical notation, US musicians smuggled information into and out of the USSR.
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4 years, 4 months ago
Conti's Attack Against Costa Rica Sparks a New Ransomware Era
A pair of ransomware attacks crippled parts of the country—and rewrote the rules of cybercrime.
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4 years, 4 months ago
A Long-Awaited Defense Against Data Leaks May Have Just Arrived
MongoDB claims its new “Queryable Encryption” lets users search their databases while sensitive data stays encrypted. Oh, and its cryptography is ope…
4 years, 4 months ago