Worried that your computer might have adware or spyware? Free resources are available online for checking a computer running Microsoft Windows. Experts recommend using at least two products because ...

Ross Anderson, professor of computer security at Cambridge University in England, talks to Jackie Lyden about a vast computer spy system that has infiltrated and stolen documents from government and ...

You've outfitted your computer with anti-virus software and bought a spam filter for unwanted email. Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the Internet again, another cyber-pest is baring its ...

Even more embarrassing than a student discovering your GPS tracking device on his car, as the FBI found out last year, is having to ask him to give the expensive piece of equipment back. So security ...

Follow this expert advice to keep the malicious software known as spyware far from your trusted devices. “Spyware is like that angel or devil you see on someone’s shoulder in a movie,” says Phil ...

The Industrial Spy data extortion marketplace has now launched its own ransomware operation, where they now also encrypt victim's devices. Last month, we reported on a new data extortion marketplace ...

The creator of software designed to surreptitiously observe individuals’ online activities has been indicted for allegedly violating U.S. federal computer privacy laws, local and federal authorities ...

Researchers from Tohoku University, CASA at Ruhr University Bochum, and NTT Social Informatics Laboratories have made a significant breakthrough in computer security with the development of a powerful ...

Threat actors have launched a new marketplace called Industrial Spy that sells stolen data from breached companies, as well as offering free stolen data to its members. While stolen data marketplaces ...

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