Hackers grow more sinister and brazen in hunt for bigger ransoms
Tactics like leaking sensitive records and double-hacks aren’t completely new, but have become more common and represent an evolution from…
Cybersecurity
Too many passwords to remember? Try using a password manager
According to some unscientific studies, the average person has hundreds of passwords. That's a lot to keep track of. You…
18,000 cybersecurity attacks reported to Hong Kong police in three months
Phishing attacks accounted for nearly 46% of the incidents, police said.
US bans Russia’s Kaspersky antivirus software
US President Joe Biden’s administration on June 20 banned Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky from providing its popular antivirus products in…
Biden bans US sales of Kaspersky software over Russia ties
The Biden administration on June 20 announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab…
Two-factor authentication faces new security threat from OTP bots
A new breed of malicious bots are capable of stealing the one-time passwords (OTPs) from online two-factor authentication systems by…
Man hacks law enforcement database to extort victim and threaten family, US feds say
Two men hacked into a federal law enforcement database with a police officer’s stolen password, and one accessed the portal’s…
Microsoft faces heat from US Congress over cybersecurity
Members of US Congress on Thursday pressed Microsoft to explain a "cascade of avoidable errors" that allowed a Chinese hacking…
Apple to debut passwords app in challenge to 1Password, LastPass
Apple Inc will introduce a new homegrown app next week called Passwords, aiming to make it easier for customers to…