Security Gigabyte shipped hundreds of models of motherboards with a hidden firmware backdoor Cause for concern, or no big deal? By Shawn Knight , May 31, 2023, 11:52 AM 21 comments
Security Tax return website eFile.com hacked with malware-spreading scripts Death, taxes and malicious JavaScript files come for everyone By Alfonso Maruccia , April 6, 2023, 8:28 AM
Security Microsoft Stealthy malware that opens a backdoor into Windows web servers discovered Putting some custom FREB code into your regular IIS connections By Alfonso Maruccia , February 17, 2023, 3:11 PM
Security Mobile Telegram founder calls WhatsApp a "surveillance tool" with "planted backdoors" Pavel Durov warns, "stay away from WhatsApp" By Rob Thubron , October 8, 2022, 8:29 AM 20 comments
Security Microsoft Stealthy backdoor is targeting Microsoft Exchange servers around the world SessionManager can be used for espionage, stealing credentials, and more By Adrian Potoroaca , July 1, 2022, 11:21 AM
Security Apple Apple delays plans to scan devices for child exploitation material Many worry it represents a slippery slope By Daniel Sims , September 3, 2021, 1:16 PM 10 comments
Apple Security Apple's plan to scan devices for child abuse imagery sparks heated internal debate Employees worry abuse of the feature will follow and that its reputation on privacy is being damaged By Cal Jeffrey , August 13, 2021, 2:16 PM 21 comments
Apple Security Apple feature designed to protect children by scanning images kicks up controversy This might get sticky where the Fourth Amendment is concerned By Cal Jeffrey , August 10, 2021, 3:28 PM 47 comments
Security Hardware A trio of Republicans propose new bill to end "warrant-proof" encryption A never-ending headache for both Big Tech and consumers By Adrian Potoroaca , June 24, 2020, 6:28 PM 30 comments
Security Apple Officials still want backdoor into cellphones after cracking two iPhones without help After months of effort, the FBI finally cracked the Pensacola shooter's iPhone By Cal Jeffrey , May 18, 2020, 4:07 PM 12 comments
Security Industry Researcher says millions of IoT and surveillance devices that use HiSilicon chips have a trivial backdoor The Chinese giant has another hot potato on its hands By Adrian Potoroaca , February 7, 2020, 7:13 AM
Security Apple Apple dumped plan to fully lockup iCloud backups at FBI's request The government still cannot get into your iPhone, but it can access your iCloud backups By Cal Jeffrey , January 21, 2020, 3:13 PM 8 comments
Apple Security Recent search warrant reportedly shows FBI can access data on locked iPhone 11 Yet it still wants Apple to unlock earlier models By Cal Jeffrey , January 16, 2020, 1:38 PM
Security The Web Meet Godlua, the first known malware that leverages DNS over HTTPS A backdoor written in Lua that uses DoH to obscure its DNS traffic By Eric Hamilton , July 3, 2019, 3:33 PM
Security Hackers exploit Asus cloud storage to install Plead backdoor on PCs Asus says it was made aware of the problem and has addressed it By Cal Jeffrey , May 16, 2019, 3:50 PM
Security Huawei says vulnerabilities discovered by Vodafone were 'weaknesses,' not 'hidden backdoors' Security holes could have allowed Huawei 'unauthorized access to the carrier's fixed-line network' By Cal Jeffrey , April 30, 2019, 1:58 PM 10 comments
Security Widely used access badge system PremiSys has a hardcoded backdoor System is used by public schools, universities, Fortune 500 companies, and the government By Cal Jeffrey , January 14, 2019, 5:05 PM
Security FBI chief rekindles debate over unbreakable encryption Director doesn't buy technical impossibility By Greg Synek , January 9, 2018, 4:41 PM 18 comments
Mobile Security Backdoor discovered in many OnePlus phones grants full control of device Debugging tool accidentally shipped on handsets By William Gayde , November 14, 2017, 8:14 PM
Apple Security Fruitfly malware is still a threat to unprotected Macs Hundreds of users are still infected By Cal Jeffrey , July 24, 2017, 7:00 PM 7 comments
Security European Parliament proposes banning encryption backdoors The amendment would make end-to-end encryption mandatory By Jose Vilches , June 19, 2017, 11:15 AM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Crytek devs going unpaid, Michigan legalizes self-driving cars By Matthew DeCarlo , December 11, 2016, 12:00 PM
Mobile Security Some budget Android phones are secretly sending user data to servers in China User's location data, text messages and call logs at risk By Jose Vilches , November 15, 2016, 3:45 PM 7 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Street Fighter V opens backdoor, N. Korea has 28 websites, state of 4K gaming By Matthew DeCarlo , September 25, 2016, 12:00 PM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Intel cancels smartphone SoCs, inside Pascal, Doom's hardest mode unbeaten By Matthew DeCarlo , May 1, 2016, 10:45 AM