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Flaws in the WhatsApp desktop program for Windows and Mac could let a hacker hijack a Mac or PC, so update it now.

The new business-focussed app in development by Google combines some of its most used apps into one.

Apple and Google have pulled chat platform ToTok from their app stores following reports that the service is a government spy tool used by the United Arab Emirates.

A flaw in WhatsApp could send the app into an endless crash loop, but there's a fix available.

The Spidey Bot Windows malware injects itself into Discord's code and steals your username, email address, IP address, phone number and Discord user token.

X-rays, MRI and CT scan images of 24 million patients worldwide can be viewed by anyone with internet access.

Eight states are investigating Facebook, and a similar probe will soon be launched into Google. Here's what you need to know.

The U.S. attorney general and FBI director want tech companies to provide encryption backdoors. But security experts don't think that's realistic.

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.

Instagram announced tests that hide likes and views on posts today on Twitter. Though it sounds like bad news for influencers, researchers suggest it could be good for our youth.

Mistakes happen. Luckily this one has a fix.

The latest addition to Instagram’s Stories feature brings more of the social-networking app’s capabilities closer together. Here’s how it works.

Government officials want tech companies to put backdoors in encrypted communications apps — and may turn to Congress to make it happen.

Under a new policy, tweets from politicians that break Twitter’s content guidelines will be harder to see.

Yolo is back, but not as a simple catchphrase. Now, it's a Snapchat-adjacent app with some potential privacy concerns.

Much like Snapchat's Stories, WhatsApp now lets you post decorated images and videos as status updates. Here's how.

Data-crawling software could be installed on devices via a WhatsApp phone call, based on a recently discovered vulnerability.

Facebook said unencrypted passwords of hundreds of millions of Facebook, Facebook Lite, Instagram users were visible to company employees.

Two sets of Facebook user data held by third parties were exposed online, indicating how badly Facebook has lost control of your data.

The guys who made Instagram talked about its early days, selling to Facebook, Instagram's authenticity problem, stories and more.

To clean up the past year's fiascos, Mark Zuckerberg has a list of actions Facebook plans to make its platform more secure in the future.

Facebook makes your mobile number public by default. Here's how to protect your phone number from snoops.

TurboTax locked many users out of their accounts last week after crooks broke into the accounts using stolen passwords.

Facebook paid users $20 a month to use an app that got full access to their phones, including screenshots of their Amazon purchase activity.

Today's technology can aid domestic abusers in terrorizing and controlling their victims -- but it can also help the victims break free.

Slide presented at recent event suggests Apple, like Google and Microsoft, may adopt next-gen RCS standard to replace SMS text messaging.

Even with maximum privacy settings, Facebook still let companies access users' information, and that of their Facebook friends.

To make sure Facebook’s app works fine, there’s a huge amount of engineering involved behind the scenes.

Google Plus accidentally let third-party apps view private information, such as dates of birth, and will shut down four months earlier.

Here's how you can share a Story to only your closest friends.