Got a toy that can spy? Here's how to know and what to do
The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home.
The toys your kids unwrap this Christmas could invite hackers into your home.
Security
Dec 21, 2017
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Many people don't worry about the security of their personal information until it's too late. And protecting data is even more important for military personnel, whose lives could be in danger if some types of information ...
Nanophysics
Dec 13, 2017
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Troy Hunt has collected a trove of 4.8 billion stolen identity records pulled from the darkest corners of the internet—but he isn't a hacker.
Security
Dec 5, 2017
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When Uber paid a $100,000 ransom so that hackers who broke into its data warehouse would destroy the personal information they stole, it allowed the ride-sharing company to keep a massive breach of 57 million user and driver ...
Security
Nov 23, 2017
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With every new hack of computer networks comes questions about how it happened and what kind of security can prevent the next one.
Security
Nov 6, 2017
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A cybersecurity adviser to President Donald Trump is pushing to phase out the use of Social Security numbers as a form of identification.
Security
Oct 4, 2017
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US officials are studying ways to end the use of social security numbers for identification following a series of data breaches compromising the data for millions of Americans, a Trump administration official said Tuesday.
Security
Oct 3, 2017
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is now saying that at least two people had their personal information stolen in the breach that happened last year.
Security
Oct 2, 2017
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Equifax has replaced two senior executives entrusted with watching over its computers, after the credit reporting agency revealed it suffered a major hack that led to one of the worst-ever breaches of personal data.
Security
Sep 16, 2017
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The Federal Trade Commission has become the latest authority to announce an investigation into the massive security breach at credit agency Equifax.
Security
Sep 14, 2017
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