9/13/21Report: Facebook Has a VIP Program That Basically Allows Celebs to Avoid ModerationThe social media giant apparently has a secret program that allows America's rich and famous to flout its rule…
9/13/21Litecoin Price Thrown Into Chaos After Hoax Announcement of Partnership with WalmartA press release circulated on Monday that claimed Walmart is planning to adopt Litecoin. The press release cited a…
9/10/21Twitch Takes Its Trolls to CourtThe persistent scourge of the "hate raider"—a Twitch-specific kind of internet jackass—has led to a new lawsuit from…
9/10/216 Hacker Pioneers Who Turned the Early Internet on Its HeadBack before the dark days of ransomware, hackers still caused a lot of trouble.
9/8/21Cybercriminal Gang Just Leaked 500,000 Fortinet VPN Users' PasswordsThe hackers allegedly scraped the login credentials from unsecured devices, then dumped them on a dark web forum.
9/7/21I'm Lovin' ITMcDonald's accidentally sent sensitive information on its Monopoly VIP contest to some users. Whoops.
9/3/21Texas Heartbeat Act Opens the Door for a Flood of Data Requests Targeting Abortion ProvidersAs the draconian law takes effect, civil liberties activists fear the worst.
9/2/21This Normal-Looking Lightning Cable Actually Steals All of Your DataThe cable looks like it was made by Apple, but is actually produced by a hacking company.
9/2/21Twitter Has Some Big Privacy Changes It Would Like to Test on YouTwitter may soon let you hide likes, remove followers, and unmention yourself.
9/1/21The FTC Has Banned a Stalkerware Firm and Its CEO, Signaling a Crackdown on the IndustrySpyFone, which critics say has helped abusers prey on people, is in trouble.
9/1/21NYC Considers Surveillance Law That Would Fine Drivers With Loud CarsThe bill would use surveillance technology to determine whether your car has violated the city's code for noise…
9/1/21Coinbase Accidentally Scared 125,000 Users Into Thinking Their Accounts Had Been HackedThe cryptocurrency platform accidentally told tens of thousands of users that their two-factor authentication…
8/31/21Why Congressman Paul Gosar Is Tweeting a Green Arrow Pointed at His DickThe right-wing legislator posted a very weird picture on social media this week, and we're trying to get to the…
8/30/21Here's Why Instagram Is Now Demanding to Know Your BirthdayThe prompt may seem weird, but it's for the children, apparently.
8/30/21Billionaire Investor Who Predicted the 2008 Housing Crash Says Crypto Is a 'Worthless' BubbleThe hedge fund manager who famously bet against the housing market during the mid-2000s says that cryptocurrency is…
8/25/21Biden's Cybersecurity Summit Will Gather Very Important People to Solve America's Hacking ProblemCEOs, industry leaders, and government officials are meeting at the White House on Wednesday to discuss one of the…
8/24/21Unsurprisingly, the NSO Group's Malware Is Targeting Activists AgainThe notorious spyware firm says its products are only used to hunt "terrorists."
8/23/21A Misused Microsoft Tool Leaked Troves of Data From 47 OrganizationsMisuse of a widely used tool has led to a gargantuan amount of private data being exposed online.
8/23/21Apple Has Reportedly Been Scanning Your iCloud Mail for Child Abuse Images Since 2019The tech giant has been scouring iCloud mail for signs of child abuse material for years, according to a new report.