Best antivirus deals for Cyber Monday 2019 By Paul Wagenseil Our top antivirus brands are having big sales for Cyber Monday.
StrandHogg flaw lets hackers hijack nearly any Android phone By Paul Wagenseil This Android flaw affects almost all phones and all versions, and there is no fix yet.
A bigger in-display fingerprint sensor is coming to your smartphone By Philip Michaels Qualcomm's 3D Sonic Max Sensor is 17 times larger and can scan two fingerprints at once.
Best Black Friday antivirus software deals 2019 By Paul Wagenseil Our favorite antivirus brands are having big sales for Black Friday.
Best Black Friday password-manager deals 2019 By Paul Wagenseil Most password managers aren't having Black Friday sales, but we found a few that were.
Avoid these Black Friday and Cyber Monday scam websites By Paul Wagenseil More than 350,000 fake websites have been set up to scam holiday shoppers, according to two new reports.
OnePlus customers hit by data breach: Here's what we know By Paul Wagenseil OnePlus notified many customers that some of their personal information had been compromised in a data breach.
Huge cache of 1.2 billion personal records found online: What to do By Paul Wagenseil An unprotected database containing records on 1.2 billion people was found online, but all the data was already publicly available.
T-Mobile hit by likely data breach: Here's what to do By Paul Wagenseil T-Mobile said personal data, but no financial info, of prepaid customers was stolen by crooks.
Ring cameras fail privacy test By Paul Wagenseil Mozilla's annual gadget-privacy report says you can't trust Ring video doorbells to keep your data safe and private.
D-Link Won't Fix Serious Security Flaw on at Least 13 Wi-Fi Routers By Paul Wagenseil It's not worth keeping or buying 13 D-Link routers because the company won't fix a serious software flaw.
Windows 10 fake update is nasty ransomware By Jesus Diaz A new malware campaign is under way, with an alleged Microsoft email trying to make users download a malicious Windows 10 'update'.
Hundreds of millions of Android phone cameras can be hijacked by spyware By Paul Wagenseil Millions of Android phones are at risk of being turned into spying devices by rogue apps, researchers reveal.
Macy's website hit by credit-card thieves: What to do By Paul Wagenseil Macy's said a 'small number' of shoppers were hit by credit-card-stealing malware that affected the retailer's website for a week in October.
Thousands of Disney+ accounts already hacked: What to do By Paul Wagenseil Hackers are already stealing and selling Disney+ accounts, but there are simple steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim.
Sign in with Apple: How it works and how to use it By Paul Wagenseil, Henry T. Casey The new Sign In with Apple service lets you mask your identity using disposable email addresses. Here's how it works.
Opera browser now shows how you're being tracked in real time By Jesus Diaz Opera 65 not only blocks tracking but also allows you to see who is spying on you and how much.
U.S. border agents can't search your laptop or phone without good reason, court rules By Paul Wagenseil A federal court ruled that border guards need to demonstrate reasonable suspicion to search or seize travelers' electronic devices.
Update your Nvidia GPU software now: Here's why By Paul Wagenseil Nvidia pushed out patches to its GPU drivers and GeForce Experience software to fix a dozen security flaws.
Google Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability Can Hijack Your Browser By Don Reisinger Google Chrome users are subject to a new zero-day vulnerability. But there's a fix.
Ex-Twitter staffers charged with spying for Saudi Arabia By Paul Wagenseil Two former Twitter staffers have been charged with spying on Twitter users on behalf of Saudi Arabia.
Google admits it can't fight Android malware by itself By Paul Wagenseil Google announced an alliance with three mobile-security firms to fight Android malware, a tacit admission that the tech giant needs help in that department.
Facebook Admits 100 App Developers Accessed User Data Without Permission By Don Reisinger Facebook said developers were able to retain user data. And now they need to delete it.
August Restarts sales of Video Doorbell After Working Out Problems By Mike Prospero August has resumed sales of its wireless doorbell camera after it fixed a number of problems with the device.
Office for Mac's Top Security Setting Makes It Less Secure By Paul Wagenseil Merging two ancient file formats can sneak malicious macros past Microsoft Office for Mac's toughest security.
Alexa and Google Assistant Speakers Open to Laser Hack Attacks By Paul Wagenseil Amazon Echo, Google Home and other smart speakers can 'hear' commands made by laser beams aimed at the devices' microphones.
Hackers Unlock Any Phone Using Photographed Fingerprints In Just 20 Minutes By Jesus Diaz Tencent X-Lab team can crack any phone open no matter if they use capacitative, optical or ultra-sonic fingerprint sensors.
Bed Bath and Beyond Suffers Possible Data Breach: What to Do By Paul Wagenseil Bed Bath and Beyond reported that some of its online user accounts had been compromised, but didn't give further details.
'Unremovable' Malware Infects 45,000 Android Phones: What You Need to Know By Paul Wagenseil Malware called xHelper is infecting thousands of Android phones, and on some of them, it can't be removed.
App Lets Man Remotely Unlock, Start Enterprise Rental Car Months Later By Paul Wagenseil The FordPass smartphone app still lets a rental-car customer control a vehicle five months after it was returned.
