Encrypted messaging app Wire adds usernames so you can limit what you share with contacts

 Wire, the Skype co-founder Janus Friis-backed end-to-end encrypted mobile messaging app, has added a username option…

Android Adups Backdoor Became Active 5 Months, Affected 43 Phone Vendors

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Security Firms Almost Brought Down Massive Mirai Botnet

Following a failed takedown attempt, changes made to the Mirai malware variant responsible for building one…

The government body that oversees the security of voting systems was itself hacked

 The U.S. Election Assistance Commission, which is responsible for testing and certifying voting systems, among other…

$300 Device Can Steal Mac FileVault2 Passwords

Swedish hardware hacker Ulf Frisk has published today instructions on how to build and use a…

Tordow Android Trojan Roots Devices, Steals Photos, Contacts, Chrome Database

Comodo security researchers have spotted version 2.0 of a deadly Android trojan named Tordow, which first…

New BandarChor Ransomware Variant Spreads via Malvertising on Adult Sites

Malicious ads displayed on several adult websites and a store selling quadrocopters (drones) are infecting visitors…

Starting 23 January 2017, Evernote Staff Will Be Able to Read Unencrypted Notes

Evernote updated its Privacy Policy yesterday and added provisions that allow company employees to access unencrypted…