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Ransomware has become a scourge on the Internet -- but two information security companies, along with a pair of law enforcement agencies, this week launched an initiative to do something about it ...

BlackBerry on Tuesday made a play for security-conscious Android users with the announcement of its new DTEK50 ...

Polish authorities last week arrested the alleged owner of pirate website KickassTorrents, or KAT, 30-year-old Artem Vauln of Kharkiv, Ukraine ...

Fleeting memories will be a thing of the past with a new Snapchat feature currently rolling out ...

Ransomware infections are on the rise, and healthcare organizations are ripe targets, which may be why the federal government addressed the subject last week ...

Twitter on Tuesday announced it has opened up the application process for verified account status, which previously was reserved for celebrities and other high-profile users. Any user may now file an online application to have an account verified. ...

Pokemon Go, the augmented reality game that has become an overnight sensation, experienced sluggish performance over the weekend, possibly from a hacker attack on its login servers ...

A patent for an infrared system that could be used to shut off iPhone cameras and microphones at live performances is one of dozens awarded to Apple last month ...

Nest on Wednesday introduced an outdoor surveillance camera to complement its indoor Nest Cam ...

Polaroid Swing, a new iOS app for creating animated photos, on Tuesday debuted at the App Store. The app has ties both to instant photography pioneer Polaroid and Twitter founder Biz Stone ...

The U.S. government's campaign to counter the Islamic State's social media presence is bearing fruit, the Associated Press reported Saturday. More anti-ISIS content than pro-ISIS content is appearing on the Net by a ratio of six to one ...

The number of mobile ransomware victims across the globe has increased fourfold compared to a year ago, suggests a Kaspersky Lab report released last week ...

Although an FBI investigation concluded that Hillary Clinton's use of a separate email system during her tenure as Secretary of State may have violated federal law, Director James B. Comey on Tuesday recommended against pursuing any criminal prosecution ...

Devialet, the French company that has built a reputation in the audio market for high-end wireless speakers, on Tuesday announced its newest addition: the US$3,000 Phantom Gold ...

Twitter fans who want to dress up pix they post to the service can do it with #Stickers, a new feature announced Monday. ...

Since mobile computing put an end to the good old days when IT departments had absolute control over software deployed in the enterprise, there's been a rise in employees' use of third-party applications -- a rise that poses security risks to corporate environments ...

Almost lost among the deluge of new features in the upcoming version of iOS Apple touted last week was the company's announcement about privacy. ...

Sony on Monday announced its new game lineup for the year at the Electronic Entertainment Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center ...

Apple on Monday kicked off its Worldwide Developers Conference with the biggest-ever release of its iOS mobile operating system ...

If crime doesn't pay, Russian ransomware bosses wouldn't know it ...