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[http://www.pcmag.com] Reviews News & Opinions Downloads Business Daily Deals Login Register Subscribe Top Categories See all » Trending Tags See all » Follow More Blogs AppScout 'Lord of the Rings: Legends' Begins Its Quest on iOS, Android Forward Thinking Microsoft at Build: 10 Spoken and Unspoken Messages Lenovo's Worst Superfish Sin? Getting Caught Feb 20, 2015 4:30 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Yes, Lenovo poisoned recent PCs with a heavy-handed adware component that could be exploited to compromise your security. But Superfish's activities pale compared to what wholly hardware-based malware could do. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: Lenovo, adware, certificate PCMag Goes Inside the Dark Web Feb 04, 2015 2:19 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking We spend hours every day surfing the Web, but we're just looking at the Surface Web. Underneath, the Dark Web offers anonymity that protects evildoers and dissidents alike. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: anonymous browsing, Anonymous, Silk Road, Tor Network Mobile Threat Monday: Watch 'The Interview,' Get Hacked Jan 05, 2015 4:13 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Sony Pictures got hacked, pulled "The Interview" from release, then released it after all. If you're not careful how you watch the movie, though, you could wind up getting hacked yourself. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: Android, hacking, banking, Trojan, mobile threat monday Survey Shows Many Home Networks Are Insecure Nov 05, 2014 3:54 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Your computers and smartphones have security protection, sure, but most security companies have ignored another vulnerable spot, the home router. A survey by Avast shows that most users know little or nothing about how to protect that router. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: hacking, Wi-Fi, router Hacking Up History Nov 01, 2014 9:30 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Duo Security's hacking timeline reveals some hacks you've never heard of, and some you're all too familiar with. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: history, hacks Crazy Spy Software Makes Computers Spill Secrets Over Radio Oct 30, 2014 12:16 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking The most sensitive computers aren't connected to the Internet or to any other network. This "air gap" protects them from spying. Or does it? New research demonstrates otherwise. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: network, stuxnet, spying Dropbox Says It's Not Hacked, Urges Two-Factor Authentication Oct 14, 2014 8:51 AM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid An unknown individual posted hundreds of usernames and passwords allegedly belonging to Dropbox accounts on text-sharing site Pastebin on Monday. The Pastebin user said the sample was a tiny fraction of a list consisting of as many as 7 million compromised Dropbox accounts. If you use Dropbox to store your files, consider this post a reminder that you should be using two-factor authentication for the cloud service. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: Dropbox, password management Trojan Disguised as Nude Emma Watson Facebook Viral Video Oct 09, 2014 11:35 AM EST Comments By Tony Kim Fake links purporting to contain nude videos of Emma Watson actually have no video but rather a harmful Trojan that could be used to seize control of Facebook accounts and steal personal data. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: Facebook, Trojan Mobile Threat Monday: Bored College Student Sends Millions of Spam Texts Sep 01, 2014 10:00 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang College students could be the next big menace on the cyber malware landscape. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: Android, phishing, SMS Spam What Are Hackers Thinking? Aug 30, 2014 10:00 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Ever wonder why hackers break into computer systems, create malware, and wreak havoc? Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: hacking, hacktivism, cyberattack, black hat Can Your Home be Hacked? Possibly. Aug 23, 2014 9:02 AM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid A security researcher looked at the networked device in his home and wondered if hackers could break in. The answer, as it turned out, was yes, and he is just beginning his investigation. David Jacoby, a security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, didn't really have a lot of high-tech equipment in his home, but what he had was enough. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: TV, network storage, home network, Internet of Things Hackers Were Busy at Black Hat Aug 20, 2014 3:07 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Hackers will hack, even at Black Hat and DefCon. Attack traffic from Las Vegas spiked during that week, and Aruba Networks also noticed some attacks on the official wifi network. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: network, hacker, WiFi, black hat, Def Con Make Passwords Strong And Long Aug 14, 2014 1:07 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Using a random mix of characters in your password won't protect against a brute-force hash-cracking attack. What does work? Making your password long, very long. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: crack, password, hash Hackers Go After Rachel Aug 09, 2014 6:01 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Rachel is the most prolific robocall bot currently operating in the United States according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC is offering $17,000 in prize money to hackers who help the agency find the telemarketers behind Rachel. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: FTC, robocall, hacker, Def Con Hacking the Lights in a Luxury Hotel Aug 09, 2014 3:00 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid During a stay in the St. Regis in Shenzhen, China, Jesus Molina, an independent security consultant and former chair of the Trusted Computing Group, successfully hacked the controls of 200 rooms in the luxury hotel using an iPad. Read More » Categories: Hacking Tags: iPad, hacking, hotel, black hat Older Posts Subscribe // Most Popular Articles 17 Secret Gems Inside Facebook Messenger The Eerie World of Abandoned Arcade Games 5 Reasons to Play Quantum Break Everything Coming to Netflix in April Black Markets and Secret Thumb Drives: How Cubans Get Online Tax Tips for Last-Minute E-Filers » See More // Discover... Hotspots and Secret Drives: How Cubans Get Online 12 Things You Can Replace With a $38 Tablet How Close Are Robots to Making Humans Unnecessary? 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