SECURITY

The FBI arrested a Chinese national who is accused of distributing malware used in the OPM hack.

Attackers have taken to using misspelled versions of familiar brands to trick users into giving up their credentials and other information on Facebook.

The latest batch of files released by Wikileaks purported to be from the CIA shows how the agency spied on other intelligence agencies.

Russian FSB agents were reportedly arrested for helping the CIA by providing information about the location of a Russian hacker.

Colleges and universities can offer access to student data on a whim — and there's very little students can do about it.

An 18-year-old dark web marketplace vendor was arrested for selling a service offering fake bomb threats and may have been behind threats against schools and Jewish community centers.

The National Infrastructure Advisory Council warned the White House critical infrastructure in the United States could be the target of a cyber-attack equivalent to 9/11.

The U.S. Department of Justice has narrowed its request in a warrant that demands information on visitors to an anti-Trump website.

Speaker maker Sonos will no longer allow users to opt out of data collection and may brick devices of those users who don't agree to the new privacy policy.

More than 500 apps that have amassed a total of more than 100 million downloads have been removed from the Google Play Store for being vulnerable to a spyware exploit.

The iOS version of AccuWeather was discovered to share its user's location information without their permission.

Businesses can increasingly consider open source an option for businesses, though there are a number of factors they should take into consideration.

Researchers at Mimecast warn users of an email threat that allows attackers to insert malicious URLs after the email is received by the victim.

The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency is planning to retaliate against attackers by re-engineering malware and sending it back at malicious actors.

Social media terms of service are too hard for the youngest users to read, leaving them vulnerable to agreeing to terms that they don't understand.

Security researchers discovered an unprotected database that contained personal information for nearly two million voters in Chicago.

A high school in Excelsior Springs, Mo., will use fingerprint scanners to track students' activity throughout the school day.

A design flaw found in a standard used by every car manufacturer could be exploited by attackers to shut down systems within a vehicle, including automatic braking systems and airbags.

A new Android adware called GhostClicker has been discovered in at least 340 apps available through the Google Play Store.

Google has removed an extension for the Chrome browser called Interface Online that was discovered to be stealing bank credentials.

A backdoor called ShadowPad was discovered in remote server software, allowing hackers to gain access to financial institutions, telecommunications, utilities and manufacturing companies.