The Web Security Sophisticated phishing attack used Google Docs to gain access to your contacts Be wary of unexpected Google Docs By Cal Jeffrey, May 3, 2017, 11:00 PM 7 comments
Google Industry Google and Facebook revealed as victims in $100 million phishing scheme Even big companies can be tricked by scam emails By Rob Thubron, April 28, 2017, 1:00 PM
Google Security Google boosts Safe Browsing program by tagging repeat offenders By Jose Vilches, November 9, 2016, 11:00 AM
Security Celebgate hacker sentenced to 18 months in federal prison By Rob Thubron, October 28, 2016, 8:30 AM 15 comments
Security Seagate sued by its own employees after company falls for phishing scam By Rob Thubron, September 13, 2016, 8:30 AM 13 comments
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Driverless minibus in Dubai, building a PC for VR, 1 in 2 users click anything By Matthew DeCarlo, September 4, 2016, 12:00 PM
Security Tech Culture 'Spam King' Sanford Wallace gets 2.5 years behind bars for Facebook phishing scam By Shawn Knight, June 15, 2016, 3:15 PM
Security Analysis reveals that almost all phishing attempts now involve ransomware By Shawn Knight, June 2, 2016, 6:00 PM
Security Electronics Identity theft is on the rise, five simple ways to protect yourself By Paul Sisolak, May 9, 2016, 11:30 AM
Google The Web Google improves Gmail security features that warn of malicious links and state-sponsored attacks By Rob Thubron, March 25, 2016, 6:15 AM
Security Apple Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to 2014 celebrity nude leaks, faces 18 months in prison By Rob Thubron, March 16, 2016, 3:00 PM 25 comments
Security LastPass does more to protect against phishing attacks By Shawn Knight, January 18, 2016, 4:45 PM
Security Time Warner Cable says data belonging to 320,000 customers may have been compromised By Shawn Knight, January 7, 2016, 3:15 PM
Security Microsoft Microsoft's SmartScreen expands to protect against drive-by attacks online By Devin Kate Pope, December 17, 2015, 6:30 PM
Google Security Google is building a system to alert Gmail users of messages that arrive via unencrypted connections By Shawn Knight, November 13, 2015, 2:00 PM 7 comments
The Web Security 'Spam King' pleads guilty to sending 27 million unsolicited Facebook messages By Rob Thubron, August 26, 2015, 9:15 AM
Microsoft Security Microsoft rolls out emergency fix for critical flaw affecting all versions of Internet Explorer By Shawn Knight, August 19, 2015, 1:30 PM
Security The Web E-mail spam rate drops below 50 percent for the first time in more than a decade By Shawn Knight, July 17, 2015, 1:15 PM
Security The Web Google's 'Safe Browsing' alerts to increase as detection technology improves By Rob Thubron, July 17, 2015, 11:00 AM
The Web Google Google bolsters Gmail spam detection with artificial neural networks By Shawn Knight, July 10, 2015, 4:15 PM
Security Software Password Alert is a new Chrome extension designed to defend against phishing By Shawn Knight, April 29, 2015, 3:30 PM
Security Mobile Google's malware-blocking toolkit now available to developers By Shawn Knight, March 25, 2015, 3:00 PM
Security The Web ICANN gets hacked after employees hand out private data in phishing scam By Justin Kahn, December 18, 2014, 4:45 PM
Apple Security Apple aware of iCloud attack, says servers were not compromised By Himanshu Arora, October 22, 2014, 11:30 AM
