Devices that run on Android – a platform that supports sideloading – have an estimated 15 to 47 times more infections from malware…
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Regulating Apple’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences
With lawmakers are circling Apple, regulating the company’s App Store likely to have unintended consequences, doing more harm than good…
First native Apple Silicon malware discovered
The first native Apple Silicon malware built to execute on Apple’s new M1 Mac has been discovered by security researcher Patrick Wardle…
Mac ransomware found hiding in pirated Mac apps
A new ‘EvilQuest’ Mac ransomware variant is spreading through pirated Mac apps, according to a new report from Malwarebytes Labs. The new ransomware…
Toxic Hellstew: 146 new vulnerabilities all come preinstalled on Android phones
The vulnerabilities encompass everything from unauthorized audio recording to command execution to the ability to modify system properties and wireless settings…
‘Gilmore Girls’ star Alexis Bledel is the most dangerous celebrity online
Actress Alexis Bledel is the most dangerous celebrity to search for online according to McAfee’s annual report…
NSO Group says it can scrape data from Apple, Google, Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft cloud services
The Israeli company whose spyware hacked WhatsApp has told buyers its technology can surreptitiously scrape all of an individual’s data…
New Mac malware in the wild evades security software, researchers
Newly uncovered Mac malware is not only in the wild, but trying to avoid detection by security researchers, according to one such firm…
New Mac cryptocurrency miner ‘Bird Miner’ runs by emulating Linux
A new Mac cryptocurrency miner Malwarebytes detects as Bird Miner has been found in a cracked installer for…
Mac and mobile malware jump over 60 percent, with sharp increase in adware
Mac and mobile malware increased quarter over quarter by more than 60 percent, with adware in particular seeing a sharp increase…
Powerful spyware app first designed for Android targets iPhone owners
Security researchers have discovered a powerful surveillance app first designed for Android devices…
Microsoft ships antivirus for macOS, renames Windows Defender to ‘Microsoft Defender’
Microsoft is bringing its Windows Defender anti-malware application to macOS…
New ‘MarioNet’ browser attack lets hackers run bad code even after users leave a web page
This new attack, called MarioNet, opens the door for assembling giant botnets from users’ browsers…
Malware has a new way to hide on your Mac
Malware on Apple’s MacBook and iMac lines is more prevalent than some users realize…
How to remove Mac Auto Fixer malware
You might recall that a few months ago I got to spend some time…
Mark Zuckerberg loses $16 billion in record Facebook fall
Facebook Inc Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune took an almost $16 billion hit on Thursday…
Facebook stock plunges as users vanish
Facebook Inc’s stock fell as much as 24 percent after hours on Wednesday over concerns…
NSO Group employee allegedly stole company’s powerful iPhone spyware for personal profit
NSO Group sells some of the most potent, off-the-shelf malware for remotely breaking into smartphones…
New macOS malware targets crypto-currency users
A new piece of macOS malware has been observed being distributed via crypto-currency related…
Silicon Valley execs will convene in San Francisco to discuss privacy
Privacy and government affairs officers from a number of the largest tech companies plan to convene..
LG admits: iPhone loyalists are driving us crazy
If you’re capable of sympathy, can you spare some for Android manufacturers?
The 18 things you may not realize Facebook knows about you: Firm reveals the extent of its spying in a 454-page document to U.S. Congress
The creepy ways Facebook spies on its users have been detailed in a bumper document…
Apple pummels privacy-trampling Facebook
In the early days of Apple, of course, the company’s Evil Empires were IBM and Microsoft…
Facebook confirms sharing users’ personal data with Chinese companies
Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has data sharing partnerships with at least four Chinese companies…
Apple needs to advertise their strong commitment to privacy
The greatest commercial in Apple history — perhaps all history — did not show an Apple product…
Apple borks Facebook’s pervasive personal data-harvesting operation
Apple’s software-focused event on Monday was a momentous moment — for Facebook…
Apple requested ‘zero’ personal data in deals with Facebook – CEO Tim Cook
“We’ve never been in the data business,” Apple CEO Tim Cook told NPR on Monday…
Facebook CEO blasts Apple’s latest privacy protections as ‘cute virtue signaling’
Apple is taking active steps to block Facebook’s data collection practices…
Facebook gave personal data to 60 companies including Apple, Amazon and Samsung
Facebook struck agreements allowing phone and other device makers access to vast amounts of its users’ personal information…
Cryptominer ‘mshelper’ targets macOS: What you need to know
Mac fans spinning unusually fast, computers running hotter than usual and performance taking a hit…
How to remove Mac cryptominer malware ‘mshelper’ that kills your battery and CPU
Cryptojacking is designed to mine cryptocurrency on your computer without your knowledge
Mark Zuckerberg’s worldwide Facebook apology tour hits a snag in the EU
Turns out “sorry” doesn’t seem to work as much for the social network’s chief anymore…
How to check for – and remove – the Mac malware mshelper
If your Mac seems to be running at high fan rates or you’re seeing reduced battery-life…
Amazon’s Alexa, Google’s Assistant, and Apple’s Siri can hear this hidden command, but you can’t
Over the past two years, researchers have begun demonstrating that they can send hidden commands that are undetectable to the human ear to Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant…
Another day, another reason to never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to Android
Android is the world’s most popular mobile platform by a landslide…
Yet another reason I’ll never downgrade from Apple’s iPhone to an Android phone,
For a period of time, I almost always carried an Android phone with me in addition to my main iPhone…
How to remove third-party accounts like Facebook from your Mac
With the release of iOS 11, Apple nixed its built-in integration with Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and Vimeo…
Apple responds to personal data request with 9MB file: The personal data archives from Facebook and Google were 881MB and 243MB respectively
Following Facebook’s acknowledgement that it had let a political ad targeting firm scrape the personal data of millions of users…
Cambridge Analytica shuts down after Facebook user-data scandal
Cambridge Analytica, a data firm that worked for President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign…
Avoid the latest fake Flash Player installer for Mac, it’s nasty malware
Macs are not immune to malware, but they are pretty well-protected…
Apple has pushed a security update to MRT, the macOS malware removal tool
Apple has just pushed an update to the macOS malware removal tool MRT…
Beleaguered Facebook heading down a troubled path
The Facebook-Cambridge Analytica saga is not going away quietly, underscored by Mark Zuckerberg’s…
