Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled

Enlarge / Cybercriminals or anonymous hackers use malware on mobile phones to hack personal and business passwords online. Getty Images Overall, Android devices have earned a decidedly mixed reputation for security. While the OS itself and Google’s Pixels have stood ...

Malware turns home routers into proxies for Chinese state-sponsored hackers

Researchers on Tuesday unveiled a major discovery—malicious firmware that can wrangle a wide range of residential and small office routers into a network that stealthily relays traffic to command and control servers maintained by Chinese state-sponsored hackers. A firmware implant, ...

Leak of MSI UEFI signing keys stokes fears of “doomsday” supply chain attack

Aurich Lawson A ransomware intrusion on hardware manufacturer Micro-Star International, better known as MSI, is stoking concerns of devastating supply chain attacks that could inject malicious updates that have been signed with company signing keys that are trusted by a ...

Passkeys may not be for you, but they are safe and easy—here’s why

Aurich Lawson | Getty Images My recent feature on passkeys attracted significant interest, and a number of the 1,100+ comments raised questions about how the passkey system actually works and if it can be trusted. In response, I’ve put together ...

Feds seize 13 more DDoS-for-hire platforms in ongoing international crackdown

Enlarge / A domain seizure notice from the Justice Department, showing the national seals of several other governments. The US Justice Department has sized the domains of 13 DDoS-for-hire services as part of an ongoing initiative for combatting the Internet ...