A stalkerware maker with a history of multiple data leaks and breaches now has a critical security vulnerability that allows anyone to take over any user account and steal their victim’s sensitive ...

WhatsApp said on Friday that it fixed a security bug in its iOS and Mac apps that was being used to stealthily hack into the Apple devices of “specific targeted users.” The Meta-owned messaging app ...

A few days ago, Apple fixed a vulnerability on iOS and macOS that “may have been exploited in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals.” Now, new details have emerged, ...

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has reinstated a contract with Israeli spyware company Paragon Solutions, now owned by a US private investment firm. Jack Poulson, an ...

Recent investigations have unveiled alarming security vulnerabilities in children’s smartwatches, revealing the presence of hidden spyware. These findings raise significant concerns about privacy and ...

Sextortion-based hacking, which hijacks a victim's webcam or blackmails them with nudes they're tricked or coerced into sharing, has long represented one of the most disturbing forms of cybercrime.

WhatsApp has patched a security vulnerability in its iOS and macOS messaging clients that was exploited in targeted zero-day attacks. The company says this zero-click flaw (tracked as CVE-2025-55177) ...

Here’s how to avert the WhatsAppocalypse. WhatsApp is warning iPhone users to update the messaging service as soon as possible amid an insidious, precision cyberattack against specific individuals.

I was thrilled to see a piece on billiards in Portland [“Pool Party,” WW, Aug. 13]. Good job identifying one of the many great things about living in Portland. But what a HUGE omission: not a word ...

A Van Nuys man was sentenced Thursday to three years’ probation and ordered to pay a $500 fine for scheming to market and sell malware that gave purchasers control over computers and enabled them to ...

It’s the issue voters cared most about in 2024, and there are signs of trouble. By Jess Bidgood Last year, Donald Trump couldn’t stop talking about the economy. As a presidential candidate, he ...