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Researchers had just identified a brute-force way to crack Google Wallet PINs, and now there's another--and much easier--way to access a Wallet account.
The U.K.'s Automobile Association says its tracking technology could help save customers 850 pounds--or more than $1,300--annually.
Cybercriminals tend to e-mail viruses from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., a new Global Security Report reveals.
Apple's digital store is once again said to be the target of digital thieves, who are reportedly wiping out the store credit on user accounts.
In the Web world, distributed denial-of-service attacks can take out entire sites rather quickly. Mitigating the risk should be top of mind when building network architecture.
An attacker would have to get ahold of an Android that has been rooted to use software that would crack the PIN in Google Wallet.
The search giant is offering a series of gift cards worth up to $25 if you allow it to monitor the Web sites you visit and how you use them.
A hacking group calling itself Swagg Security claims to have breached network security and publicly released names, passwords, and other private data from the Apple supplier.
There's a war on the Web for your personal data, and Abine's newly updated Do Not Track Plus browser add-on hands you the Internet equivalent of a neutron bomb.
Richard Mack, a retired sheriff and constitutional conservative, is hoping to use Rep. Lamar Smith's authorship of SOPA and an Internet surveillance bill to pry him out of office.
Electronic Privacy Information Center says the policy update violates of a 2011 privacy agreement between the agency and the company over its launch of Google Buzz.
This handy chart provides a timeline of the computer attacks and hacks that have happened over the past year.
Apple's security measures to keep people from viewing your contacts and instigating FaceTime video chats may not be so secure.
Following a series of threats and alleged negotiations, hackers have released the code for Symantec's remote control software.
Massive e-mail dump reveals media planning in advance of Syrian president's memorable interview with Barbara Walters in December.
The hacktivist group releases a document filled with private information on a group of City Hall and police department personnel. One councilwoman, whom Anonymous thanked for her community support, was spared.
Today is the ninth annual Safer Internet Day, a European initiative designed to "make the Internet a safer and better place."
Ever wonder which movies are illegally downloaded the most? Using data collected by TorrentFreak, this infographic shows the top 10, starting with Avatar.
Symantec says its initial agreement to pay $50,000 to prevent the leak of source code for some of its flagship products was part of a law enforcement probe.
In a new charm offensive, Paramount Pictures says it's "humbled" by last month's protests over the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP--and wants to talk.
Facebook photos still exist on the company's servers even after deletion and can apparently still be accessed, Ars Technica reports.
An Internet outcry forced Rep. Lamar Smith to delay a vote on SOPA. Opponents of Smith's ISP snooping bill are hoping they can repeat the process.
Despite request, Google tells concerned European Union advisers that it will stick to its March 1 date for privacy policy modifications.
In a string of attacks today, members of the digital activist group Anonymous apparently hacked into the Web site of defense lawyers for a U.S. Marine accused of leading a civilian massacre in Iraq, and have reportedly acquired e-mails exchanged by attorneys in the case.
A whopping 70 percent of Facebook users surveyed by SodaHead voted thumbs down on the social network's now mandatory Timeline feature.
