threats

No PIN on your phone? Pickpockets will thank you for that.

In part one of our mobile malware series, we cover infectious Android malware — adware, subscribers, and flooders — and how mobile viruses can damage your smartphone or tablet…

How tools designed to study and protect rare species can turn from gamekeeper to poacher.

Did you see that new fully loaded Android smartphone, the one that looks too good for the price? Well, it may include some unwanted extras.

Chrome browser extension steals users’ bank data.

How to avoid getting phished or otherwise duped on the eve of the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

How scammers are exploiting the GDPR fuss to extract personal data.

Here’s how scammers try to phish for verification codes — and what may happen if you send them one.

Here’s how scammers try to phish for verification codes — and what may happen if you send them one.

Do you follow the news? The news may also be following you. ZooPark spyware targets those partial to politics.

Plan a great vacation — and don’t take a phisher’s bait.

How Twitter’s “not-a-leak” made me realize that remembering passwords no longer works.

New Steam scams trick users into giving up money or account access.

The house always wins? How a smart device took down a casino.

Fake airline giveaways won’t win you a ticket, but they might steal your data.

We explain what digital certificates are, what types exist, and what problems are associated with them.

Tinkering with smart car firmware

Even very popular apps display ads using third-party code, which can transmit personal data unencrypted.

Hidden miners detected in soccer and VPN apps on Google Play — steer clear!

Most computer infections come from visiting porn sites, or so some people say. Are they right?

Even if you are really not an interesting target for an APT actor, you can still be used in a malware delivery chain