Security News

Hackers took down Apple Safari and Adobe Flash earning $282,500 in prizes on Wednesday, the first day of the annual Pwn2Own hacking challenge in Vancouver.

Investigators continue to focus on attack attribution, but Kaspersky researchers speaking at CanSecWest 2016 caution that attackers are manipulating data used to tie attacks to perpetrators.

New malware called AceDeceiver targets iOS devices in China and enables man-in-the-middle attacks that enable hackers to silently drop apps on infected devices.

Apple's latest court filing in its ongoing legal tussle with the FBI challenges the constitutionality of the government's demands that Apple help unlock Syed Farook's phone.

American Express has begun notifying cardholders that their data may have been compromised in a third-party breach.

VMware patched two cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in its products this week that if exploited, could lead to the compromise of a user’s client workstation.

Malvertisers tricked ad networks to run ads which link to Angler EK on major websites such as Answers.com.

Last week's OpenSSH security update warrants a close look for users who re-enable X11Forwarding in OpenSSH.

A new type of malware that targets Steam accounts has proliferated the gaming service and become a “booming business” for cybercriminals over the last few months.

Former counterterrorism chief Richard A. Clarke told NPR questioned the FBI's motivations in its debate against Apple over unlocking a terrorist's iPhone.