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ISIS Mocks Anonymous’ War Declaration

ISIS has rebuffed the declaration of cyberwar Anonymous issued on Sunday ...

FBI Paid Carnegie Mellon $1M to Crack User IDs, Claims Tor

TheTor Project last week claimed theFBI paidCarnegie Mellon University $1 million to crack the anonymity of Tor users ...

Users Balk at Mobile App Permission Requests

ThePew Research Center on Tuesday released a report on permissions and mobile applications found in the Google Play store ...

Decryption Tool Foils Linux Server Ransomware Attacks

Bitdefender on Monday released a free decryption tool designed to wrest data from the grip of a rare type of ransomware that's been plaguing Linux servers ...

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Deep Learning App Targets Malware

Here's the problem with most programs aimed at killing malicious software: They need someone to tell them something's malicious ...

For Tech-Savvy Teens and Tweens, TV and Music Still Rule

Although teens and tweens have more choices than ever when it comes to media activities, watching television and listening to music are their top preferences, according to a report Common Sense Media released this week ...

Instagram Shows Off Collections in New Curated Video Channel

Instagram last week began offering packaged videos tied to topical events, starting with a stream of video content to celebrate Halloween ...

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Mobile Malware’s Growth Slows, Nastiness Grows

The good news about mobile malware in 2015 is that growth has slowed down. The bad news is that the malware entering the market is more virulent than ever ...

Apple TV Reviews: Kinda Buggy, Kinda Great

The latest version of Apple's streaming media set-top box, expected to hit U.S. retail stores on Friday, has gathered a bundle of mixed early reviews ...

Qualcomm Unveils Muscle Camera for Surveillance Systems

Qualcomm on Tuesday announced a muscle video camera for surveillance systems ...

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Google Pushes Transparency for SSL Certificates

The padlock on a browser's address bar is supposed to give Net travelers some security in insecure virtual space, but that's not always the case. Some dangerous flaws lurk behind the padlock ...

Researcher’s Demo Sheds Doubt on Fitbit Security

Hackers hypothetically could turn Fitbit health bands into PC-infecting malware carriers, Fortinet security researcher Axelle Apvrille demonstrated Wednesday in a presentation at the Hack.lu conference in Luxembourg. ...

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Global Attacks on Mobile Networks Jeopardize Privacy, Profits

Bad actors are exploiting an obscure technology found in telecommunications networks around the world to track mobile users and engage in fraud, and they could be costing carriers millions of dollars in lost revenues ...

Tesla Stock Plummets After Consumer Reports Do-Over

Tesla Motors' stock price on Tuesday dropped more than 11 percent followingConsumer Reports' withdrawal of its favorable recommendation for the company's Model S sedan ...

Report: Cybersecurity Pact Fails to Deter Chinese Hackers

The cybersecurity pact the United States and China agreed to last month hasn't stopped Chinese hackers from continuing their efforts to steal intellectual property from U.S. companies, CrowdStrike said Monday ...

Boffins Demo Remote Control of Siri, Google Now

Siri and other smartphone digital assistants may do your bidding -- but they may do a hijacker's as well ...

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EU Court Decision Threatens US Cloud Dominance

Edward Snowden's legacy gained another chapter last week when the European Court of Justice rejected an agreement between the United States and European Union that created a Safe Harbor for U.S. companies handling personal data of overseas citizens ...

Facebook Sets New Lures for Video Viewers

Facebook on Tuesday revealed it's experimenting with making video clips easier for users to find in its mobile and desktop applications ...

Apple News Goes Dark in China

Apple recently disabled its Apple News app for users in China, according to multiple reports triggered by software developer Larry Salibra's alerts last week ...

User Info Safe After LoopPay Attack, Says Samsung

Samsung on Thursday assured users that their information is safe following a computer intrusion of a key company linked to its mobile payment system ...

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