New traffic logging rules will likely impact low-income citizens, privacy advocate warns

Rick Osterloh says he discloses smart speaker use when someone enters his home, and the products should probably do so themselves.

Antivirus and security giant Avast and virtual private networking (VPN) software provider NordVPN each today disclosed months-long network intrusions that -- while otherwise unrelated -- shared a common cause: Forgotten or unknown user accounts that granted remote access to internal systems with little more than a password.

New advisory from the UK's NCSC and the NSA throws fresh light on activity first revealed by Symantec in June.

A host of new features have been added to the malware.

Partnerships with Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD will bring a new layer of device security that alters the boot process to detect firmware compromise.

'Abiss' attackers used an older VPN profile to get into Avast's network and targeted its CCleaner utility.

The travel reservation data, along with personal details, of hundreds of thousands was discovered in a database exposed online for all to see.

Eight Amazon Alexa and Google Home apps were approved for official app stores even though their actual purposes were eavesdropping and phishing.

The Russian-speaking APT stole the Neuron and Nautilus implants and accessed the Iranian APT's C2 infrastructure.