A new report warns that the number of US investors in powerful commercial spyware rose sharply in 2024 and names new countries linked to the dangerous technology. In 2024, 20 new US-based spyware ...

Rachel Maddow alerts viewers to reports of a government contract with a spyware company that was banned during the Biden administration that is being reactivated by Donald Trump's ICE. The company, ...

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 ...

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.

In other immigration news, Bloomberg is reporting ICE is about to get access to a controversial spyware program built by the Israeli-based company Paragon. A $2 million contract was signed last year, ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

After a stunning streak that saw Nvidia blow Wall Street’s projections out of the water quarter after quarter, the chipmaker on Wednesday reported revenue for the July quarter that was essentially in ...

Apple has patched a serious security flaw on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Patch fixes a flaw that could allow an attacker to install spyware. The flaw has been exploited in the wild against targeted ...

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 ...

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 ...