Security

A new type of ransomware based on the Purge films is making the rounds, and it's just as nasty and dangerous as the movies that inspired it.

Five years after a disastrous hack on the PlayStation Network, Sony has finally enabled two-factor authentication for PlayStation accounts. You should...

A patent filed by Apple reveals an intent to record images and video of unauthorized users, as well as capture their fingerprints.

Unauthorized phone upgrades are more common than they might appear, and can even be deadly. Here's how to avoid becoming a victim.

Webcam covers, RFID-blocking wallets, PC 'cleaners' – there are lots of supposedly essential security products you really don't need.

Three-dimensional virtual-reality face reconstructions made from social-media photos can easily fool facial-recognition software.

Researchers uncover tricks to embed messages in dance music and get free beer from restaurants, and Mr. Robot ransomware is worthless.

Where do Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton stand on online privacy, information security, encryption and other technological concerns?

A new Hillary Clinton e-mail scam is easy to avoid and easy to address, but if you fall for it, the shame might be hard to endure.