President-elect Joe Biden has launched his most vigorous attack yet against the Trump administration, and President Trump directly, during a Tuesday press conference.
Addressing questions regarding cybersecurity following the recently discovered…

Biden Attacks 'Irrational' Trump Over Grave Risk To U.S. National Security

In his final 2020 column, Davey Winder explores the reliability of emails and why good security hygiene has never been more important.
I’m a journalist, which means I get sent press releases all the time. Some come with personal greetings and notes…

The basics of healthcare security hygiene have never been more important

As I write, both Gmail and YouTube are unavailable. The outage maps at Downdetector would appear to confirm that the problem is primarily affecting Europe at this time. However, users across the globe are starting to report problems, including within…

Why Incognito Mode Is Key To The Google Outage That Hit Millions Today

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is so close to being the perfect smartphone. Shame Apple had to make one big and sucky mistake.
For the last decade or so, I have been an almost totally content Android flagship smartphone user. My particular poison being a love…

Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max Is Almost Perfect—Apart From One Very Sucky Problem

A well-organized threat campaign uses what Microsoft calls a "massive infrastructure" to stealthily distribute malware to web browsers including Chrome, Edge and Firefox.
Users who find themselves caught up in this attack scenario which can add…

Microsoft Warns Of Massive New ‘Drive-By Attack’ Targeting Chrome, Edge, Firefox Users

Here's why you probably shouldn't use these two words and one number in your passwords.
When it comes to everyday account security, choosing passwords wisely is one of the most important things you can do. So why do 'ass', 'Eva' and '2010' appear in…

These 2 Words And 1 Number Appear In 44 Million Dangerous Passwords

If you've bagged a bargain iPhone 12 Black Friday deal, best check these four 'risky' security settings now or you could regret it later.
I've been an Android flagship smartphone user for the best part of a decade. Earlier this week I bought an…

Check These ‘Risky’ iPhone 12 Security Settings Now—Here’s How And Why

Nine months is a very long time in the murky world of cybercrime. Back in March, as the Covid-19 pandemic wrapped itself around the world, the operators of major ransomware platforms pledged not to target healthcare. The criminals behind DoppelPaymer…

An Inconvenient Truth: Ransomware Gangs Are Pivoting To Healthcare As Pandemic Grips US

The days of worrying about your data allowance are largely a thing of the past, courtesy of faster broadband speeds and generous tariffs. But that doesn't mean you should forget about who's using your Wi-Fi. Whether you're a home or small-business…

Secure your Wi-Fi against hackers in 10 steps

Hackers have used LiDAR technology, as seen in the latest iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max, to turn a vacuum cleaner into a spying device.
First, the ordinary light bulb was turned against us by resourceful hackers in the research lab; now it's the turn…

How This Hacked Vacuum Cleaner Can Listen To Your Conversations Using LiDAR

Popular passwords can be insecure and dumb, but these are the 200 dumbest in 2020.
Although I've often made a case for getting rid of passwords altogether, the truth is that's not going to happen any time soon. You may use your face or fingerprint…

World’s Dumbest Passwords Revealed: 200 Reasons To Use A Password Manager

When the FBI warns of Viking raids on your data, you know cybercriminals have got game.
I've enjoyed playing the latest game in the Assassin's Creed series, Valhalla, over the last week, albeit not on a PlayStation 5 I'm sad to say. However,…

Valhalla Just Got Real—FBI Issues Viking Cyber Raids Alert

Homeland Security cybersecurity agency says update Google Chrome as attackers home in on new security flaws.
Within the space of just three short weeks, Google has patched no less than five potentially dangerous vulnerabilities in the Chrome web…

Google Chrome Update Gets Serious: Homeland Security (CISA) Confirms Attacks Underway

Windows 10 can't remember passwords for some users, Microsoft has confirmed. Here's the 5 step workaround.
Windows 10 users have complained about apps, including Outlook, OneDrive, Chrome and Edge, forgetting their passwords since the May 2020…

Microsoft Confirms Serious Windows 10 Password Problem—Here’s The 5 Step Fix

A new batch of security news from award-winning cybersecurity scribe Davey Winder.
The US presidential election is over, or at least it is bar the shouting and court cases. Politics apart, I have been keeping a close eye on the election process both…

Davey Winder’s Security Spotlight – part 6

Chinese ethical hackers demonstrate just how quickly they can hack the biggest of targets.
Although not as well-known as the long-running Pwn2Own hacking competition, the annual Tianfu Cup is in its third year. Both events have now concluded, with…

Hacked In 300 Seconds: iOS 14, Samsung Galaxy S20, Windows 10

The fractured Google Android ecosystem has a lot to answer for, and in 2021 that could include some 220 million websites throwing up security errors.
Like 220 million others, I have websites that use the free Let's Encrypt service to enable secure…

Let’s Encrypt Android Alert—220 Million Websites Could Break In 2021

Ransomware has plagued Windows users for years, but now the cybercriminal crosshairs are aiming at Linux users
Barely a week goes by without news of yet another organization falling victim to the cyber threat of the day, . Although there will always…

New Ransomware Threat Jumps From Windows To Linux—What You Need To Know

Hacking threats often come from unexpected directions; this latest attack method is a case in point.
Security researchers are forever coming up with new and often surprising ways by which your data and systems can be hacked. I recently reported how…

Hackers Can Grab Passwords By Watching Your Shoulders Move On Zoom

A long-dormant Bitcoin wallet was emptied of more than 69,000 BTC on election day, leading to claims that hackers had just got away with a heist worth nearly $1 billion. So whodunit?
At the same time that media attention was squarely focused on the…