An anonymous reader quotes a report from Motherboard: Lobbying records in New York state show that Apple, Verizon, and the tech industry’s largest trade organizations are opposing a bill that would make it easier for consumers and independent companies to…

Companies such as Siemens and Bayer are planning to release patches for medical devices hit by the ransomware WannaCry over the past several days.

The Senate’s use of the end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal is a good first step in protecting U.S. democratic institutions, but much more needs to be protected.

WordPress fixed six vulnerabilities with version 4.7.5 and announced a bug bounty program with HackerOne this week.

Google announces big changes for Android security including new features, a rebranding of old services and an updated UI, all streamlined under a new service called Google Play Protect.

The PATCH Act proposes the formation of a review board that would formalize and make transparent the processes by which the government determines whether it will use or disclose a zero-day vulnerability.

How can you work out what’s true and what’s not in the torrent of stories on Facebook when the platform itself can’t reliably flag up a fake story?

If your data was exposed in one of two recent breaches, there’s a good chance your details have been used by an army of bots to support the proposals to end net neutrality

Your daily round-up of some of the other stories in the news

BrianFagioli quotes a report from BetaNews: Amazon’s tablets have needed a refresh for a while now, and today it happened. The company announced two newly updated models — the Fire 7 ($49) and the Fire HD 8 ($79). They both…