Chadder: John McAfee slaps name on "private" messaging app
John McAfee thinks the world could use one more messaging app.
Jared Newman | 06 May | Read more
John McAfee thinks the world could use one more messaging app.
Jared Newman | 06 May | Read more
AOL is asking users to reset their passwords as it investigates a recent flurry of spam e-mails.
Jared Newman | 29 Apr | Read more
Digital comic book junkies will need to reset their ComiXology passwords following a security breach.
Jared Newman | 06 Mar | Read more
The inherent risk of controlling all your home appliances over the Internet is that a hacker could potentially wreak havoc with your thermostat and coffee maker, so it's simultaneously unnerving and comforting that Belkin has patched up several vulnerabilities in its WeMo home automation system that could have allowed for such a scenario.
Jared Newman | 19 Feb | Read more
Google has been pushing hard to incorporate speech recognition features into Web apps. But a Chrome exploit that can secretly transcribe your conversations unless you're paying attention probably wasn't what the company had in mind.
Jared Newman | 22 Jan | Read more
"123456" is finally getting some time in the spotlight as the world's worst password, after spending years in the shadow of "password."
Jared Newman | 20 Jan | Read more
Yahoo is amping up its encryption efforts to keep its data out of view from the government's prying eyes. The move comes after allegations that the National Security Agency has been spying on Yahoo and other tech companies without their knowledge.
Jared Newman | 18 Nov | Read more
The hacking of Adobe that compromised tens of millions of accounts is no joke, but at least we can enjoy a little dark humor over users' predictably awful passwords.
Jared Newman | 05 Nov | Read more
This month's security breach at Adobe is turning out to be much more widespread than the company first let on. At least 38 million users have been affected by the early October incident.
Jared Newman | 29 Oct | Read more
It's been a while since Eric Schmidt made any bizarre public statements, but he's back at it again with recent claims about Android security.
Jared Newman | 08 Oct | Read more
Microsoft is trying to head off any concerns that the Xbox One's powerful Kinect camera might become a mass surveillance device or a source or privacy headaches.
Jared Newman | 04 Oct | Read more
Although Apple has tried to allay security concerns around the iPhone 5S Touch ID fingerprint scanner (shown above), U.S. Sen. Al Franken is not satisfied.
Jared Newman | 20 Sep | Read more
Plugging into strange ports can get you into trouble. So why not carry around a layer of protection?
Jared Newman | 13 Sep | Read more
Tech companies continue their push to reveal more details about how often the U.S. government collects user information for national security purposes.
Jared Newman | 09 Sep | Read more
Passwords with dozens of characters are supposed to be a natural defense against hackers, because they're that much harder to crack compared to short passwords. But not anymore.
Jared Newman | 27 Aug | Read more