ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of

The primary piece of malware installed in that campaign is a credential-stealer tracked as Shamos. Other payloads included a ...

Another year, another report exposing our weakness for easy-to-guess passwords

A new 2025 report reveals we still haven’t learned as easy-to-guess passwords like “123456” and “password” continue to ...

Nuclear codes, voicemail hacks and businesses going bust. These are some of the biggest password blunders

A 2014 security report resurfaced this week showing that the password for the server managing the CCTV network at the Louvre was simply “LOUVRE.” Here are some examples of technological mishaps and ...

QNAP fixes seven NAS zero-day flaws exploited at Pwn2Own

QNAP has fixed seven zero-day vulnerabilities that security researchers exploited to hack QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) ...
How-To Geek on MSN

How to avoid the most common threats that compromise Windows

It’s easy to believe the threats are all "advanced," but for everyday Windows users, the majority of compromises still come ...

5 AI-developed malware families analyzed by Google fail to work and are easily detected

Google on Wednesday revealed five recent malware samples that were built using generative AI. The end results of each one ...

Russian hackers abuse Hyper-V to hide malware in Linux VMs

The Russian hacker group Curly COMrades is abusing Microsoft Hyper-V in Windows to bypass endpoint detection and response ...
United States Army

Learning How to Try Harder: How Capture the Flag Competitions Teach Essential Cyber Skills

A common complaint among those who teach computer science, programming, and cybersecurity is that the moment they establish a curriculum, it is ...
Autoblog

Thieves Are Stealing Toyotas in Minutes Using a Simple Headlight Hack

Car thieves are targeting Toyotas worldwide thanks to a simple oversight that the brand hasn’t fixed yet. Thieves use CAN Invader devices to bypass Toyota and Lexus car security within minutes.

'We're protecting UK from paralysing attack - and our salaries can be limitless'

Ethical hacker John Madelin speaks about the job, from limitless salaries to the threat of a paralysing attack on the UK, in the Money blog's Monday careers feature.
The Verge

Sam Altman’s next startup eyes using sound waves to read your brain

Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer interface startup, suggesting a much less invasive approach than Elon Musk’s Neuralink. Altman taps a leading researcher for his brain-computer ...