Apple's Mistake May Have Led to New iPhone Jailbreak By Paul Wagenseil A new iPhone jailbreak works on the current version of iOS.
Thousands of Chrome Users Won't Change Passwords They Know Are Hacked By Kate Kozuch Password Checkup, a new Chrome plug-in, found 1.5 percent of accounts overall have compromised log-in credentials.
Kaspersky Antivirus Software Exposed Millions to Web Tracking By Paul Wagenseil Kaspersky antivirus software put what appeared to be tracking IDs on all web pages rendered in browsers.
Hijacking Flaws Found in Trend Micro Software: Update Right Now By Paul Wagenseil Trend Micro patches code-injection bugs in its password manager and antivirus suites.
Hy-Vee Payment-Card Data Breach: How It Impacts You By Paul Wagenseil Hy-Vee said many of its gas stations, restaurants and drive-thru coffeeshops have fallen to a payment-card data breach.
Giving Away a Smart Home Device? Don't Do It—Here's Why By Paul Wagenseil Many smart-home devices can't be properly factory reset, leaving behind user data, a researcher says.
These Robocall Blocking Apps May Be Secretly Selling Your Data By Paul Wagenseil Many top robocall-blocking apps pass on your data to third parties, a researcher said.
700,000 Hit by Choice Hotels Data Breach: What to Do Now By Paul Wagenseil Thieves stole customer data from the parent company of Comfort Inn, Clarion, EconoLodge, Quality Inn.
Teen Finds Huge Security Flaws in School Software, Gets Suspended By Paul Wagenseil A Boston-area teenager found serious flaws with his high school's student-tracking software, but got suspended when he tried to report them.
Your Smart Speaker Can Be Hacked to Hurt Your Ears By Hunter Fenollol What do Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google's Voice have in common? Each smart speaker is prone to a cyber attack thanks to vulnerabilities in connectivity options.
Google Chrome's Incognito Mode Has a Big Problem By Kate Kozuch When Google released Chrome 76, it said it fixed a tracking loophole in Incognito mode. It didn't.
US Senator Says Wireless Carriers Helping Trump Build 'Surveillance State' By Paul Wagenseil Sen. Ron Wyden accused U.S. cellular carriers of willingly helping the government spy on its own citizens.
This Hacker Fools License Plate Readers with Fashion By Paul Wagenseil One woman's clothing line is designed to deceive automated license-plate readers.
How Europe's GDPR Privacy Rules Help Identity Thieves By Paul Wagenseil It's easy to pose as someone else and get their personal data from GDPR-compliant companies.
Apple's Face ID Can Be Fooled with Glasses and Tape (Report) By Don Reisinger Apple's Face ID can be fooled if the hacker has a pair of glasses and tape handy.
WhatsApp Hackers Can Manipulate Your Messages: Here's How By Paul Wagenseil WhatsApp Windows application permits alteration of messages before they're sent out.
New Intel Flaw Exposes Secrets on Windows Machines: What to Do By Paul Wagenseil Bitdefender found a new Intel chipset flaw that lets attackers bypass all fixes for Meltdown, Spectre, other speculative-execution flaws.
Apple Stops Listening to Siri Recordings Following Backlash By Don Reisinger Apple suspends humans evaluation of Siri voice transcriptions in response to privacy concerns.
Netflix Is Tracking Some Users' Physical Activity: Here's Why By Kate Kozuch In its latest user test, Netflix is tracking physical activity through some subscribers' Android smartphones.
Always Listening? Apple Contractors Hear Your Private Siri Conversations By Kate Kozuch Apple's Siri is the latest voice assistant with privacy concerns over recorded conversations.
Government Encryption Backdoors Still Impossible and Pointless, Experts Say By Paul Wagenseil The U.S. attorney general and FBI director want tech companies to provide encryption backdoors. But security experts don't think that's realistic.
DHS Creates Pineapple Pizza Site to Show How Russians Divide Americans By Paul Wagenseil DHS sets up WarOnPineapple.com to educate public on how Russia tries to stir up trouble online.
Google Will Ban Chrome Extensions Oct. 15 That Break New Privacy Rules By Marshall Honorof By October, Google wants third-party Chrome extension developers to be crystal clear about what kind of information they want from users.
Facebook Slammed with $5 Billion Fine for Privacy Fails By Kate Kozuch The Federal Trade Commission is making Facebook pay a $5 billion fine for privacy violations, but Facebook has some changes to make too.
U.S. Attorney General Barr: Encrypted Apps a Public Menace By Paul Wagenseil WhatsApp and other consumer-grade encryption threaten public safety because cops can't crack them, U.S. top cop says, adding that It's time for Big Tech to provide a solution.
Facebook Messenger Kids Security Flaw: What Parents Need to Know By Kate Kozuch Facebook found a technical error in the Messenger Kids app that lets strangers join group chats. Here's what parents need to know about the security flaw.
FaceApp Privacy Worries: What You Need to Know By Kate Kozuch FaceApp's controversial policies have people worrying about their photos.
Watch Out for This Amazon Prime Day Scam By Paul Wagenseil Phishing campaign that once targeted Apple users now goes after Amazon shoppers.
More Than 1,000 Android Apps Steal Your Data Without Permission By Paul Wagenseil Apps use sneaky tactics to access location, ID data even after user denies it, study finds.
Trump Administration May Ban Encrypted Messaging Apps By Adam Ismail Government officials want tech companies to put backdoors in encrypted communications apps — and may turn to Congress to make it happen.
