Threats

Several months ago, our experts found a bunch of vulnerabilities in Android apps that allow users to control their cars remotely. What has changed since then?

In this week’s edition of the Transatlantic Podcast we discuss the Equifax breach, HMRC bug problems, hacking a fish tank and more. As always, we deliver the news in 20 minutes or less.

Android users have the largest selection of mobile apps, but that means they are also exposed to the most threats. Avoid mobile malware by following some basic security rules.

Fraudsters make a fortune mining cryptocurrencies — on your computer, at your expense, and without your knowledge.

Transatlantic Cable Podcast episode 2: autonomous pizza delivery, Sarahah’s privacy issues, reprieve for victims of Yahoo!’s data breach and more.

Equifax had a data breach impacting 143 million Americans. What’s next?

A story about a large malicious campaign carried out in Facebook Messenger — and how it worked.

How mobile Trojans exploit WAP billing to steal money, and how to protect yourself.

Modern technology actually helps phone scammers — what you need to know to stay safe.

What should you do if your antivirus detects something it calls “not-a-virus”? What kind of applications are behind this message, and what is all the fuss about?

Android Trojans have been mimicking banking apps, messengers, and social apps for a while. Taxi-booking apps are next on the list.

Black Hat 2017 demonstrated that Microsoft enterprise solutions could be quite useful in attackers’ hands.

Facebook’s Alex Stamos explains why the information security industry has the wrong priorities and what should be done about it.

A hacker connects a mysterious device to a lock, picks its code within a few seconds, and unlocks the door. That’s how it always happens in the movies, but is it the same in real life?

At the Black Hat conference, researchers demonstrated that typing on the keyboard while talking on Skype is not safe.

Assembly robots are made with physical safety in mind, but hacking these machines is still frighteningly easy

Keen Lan outlines how Teslas can be hacked.

Global IT security problems like the recent Petya attack are of clear concern to large corporations — but they affect common people as well.

A new ransomware outbreak is happening right now. Here’s what we know so far and what you can do to protect yourself from the threat.

Snapchat’s new feature raises security concerns.