A vulnerability in cryptsetup, a utility used to set up encrypted filesystems on Linux distributions, could allow an attacker to retrieve a root rescue shell on some systems.

The Carbanak cybercrime gang has shifted strategy and targets the hospitality and restaurant industries with new techniques and malware.

Ricardo Hill was accused of running a bitcoin exchange that laundered ransomware scam money, including that flowing from the JPMorgan breach.

From the forgotten Chrome bug biting back and your password Vs 100 guesses by a hacker to the FBI’s warrant to infect TorMail users.

It’s “crazy” to think that Facebook news stories influence people, he said. The internet’s response: Facebook ads do, but its news doesn’t?

Researchers claim that with a modified Wi-Fi access point they can use the radio interference of your fingers to guess your password.

412 million user accounts compromised to reveal weak password security

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Verge: Last week, Facebook faced criticism that the platform’s habit for surfacing fake news contributed to the election of Donald Trump — a claim Mark Zuckerberg denied. This week, Google faces a…

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Whereas Apple’s new 13-inch MacBook Pros feature integrated Iris Pro graphics, the 15-inch MacBook Pros feature dedicated AMD graphics, resulting in significant performance improvements over previous MacBook Pro models. Ars Technica’s Andrew Cunningham found the Radeon Pro 455 graphics chip…