Drones: Another Target for Hackers
As if it's not bad enough that within a few years thousands of drones will be flying in U.S. airspace, now research shows terrorists may be able to turn them into weapons.
Christina DesMarais | 02 Jul | Read more
As if it's not bad enough that within a few years thousands of drones will be flying in U.S. airspace, now research shows terrorists may be able to turn them into weapons.
Christina DesMarais | 02 Jul | Read more
Facebook users upset about the email addresses they listed on the social networking site being suddenly changed have something else to fret about: Altered address books and missing emails.
Christina DesMarais | 01 Jul | Read more
Facebook gave itself an image problem it doesn't need by declaring it's "pretty disappointing" only a small minority of its users voted on its proposed privacy policy changes. The low turnout could have been its intent all along since it didn't do a very good job alerting people to the vote.
Christina DesMarais | 09 Jun | Read more
Online scammers' latest ploy is a scheme that lures Internet users to install ransomware on their computers, which then makes them think they violated federal law by viewing child porn and must pay a fine.
Christina DesMarais | 03 Jun | Read more
Like Whack-a-Mole, new forms of digital spam pop up faster than security software can knock them down--and the problem is just <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/216165/spam_clock_tallies_junk_on_the_internet.html">getting worse</a>. In fact, according to search engine newcomer <a href="http://blekko.com/">Blekko</a>, 1 million new spam pages are created every hour.
Christina DesMarais | 07 Feb | Read more
Hackers reportedly plan to fight back against Internet censorship by putting their own communications satellites into orbit and developing a grid of ground stations to track and communicate with them.
Christina DesMarais | 01 Jan | Read more
Hacker collective Anonymous is at it again, and this time it is targeting websites that allow users to share child porn.
Christina DesMarais | 23 Oct | Read more
A gadget has been created to help motorists communicate their angst toward other drivers without using the ubiquitous hand gesture. But you might want to watch what you say because you never know who is in the other car.
Christina DesMarais | 23 Oct | Read more
Hackers apparently can be just as careless as their victims.
Christina DesMarais | 16 Oct | Read more
Stories about lost wages aren't the only scary things being talked about in Sin City this week. The best security researchers and hackers from around the world have gathered in Las Vegas, and news about their work has been creeping out like a toxic flood.
Christina DesMarais | 07 Aug | Read more