The FBI used a Microsoft device identifier, dubbed GDID, to link a teenager to a hack attributed to Scattered Spider, raising ...

The big picture: People have grumbled about Windows telemetry for years, to the point that an entire cottage industry of tools that clean up the OS now exists just to strip the tracking bits out.

Tech pro ThioJoe explains how attackers exploit invisible text inside Windows environments to secretly carry out malicious ...

If you're still using Microsoft's Windows 7, your computer might soon be at risk. Microsoft will stop providing free security updates for the system on Tuesday, meaning computers using it will be more ...

Official support for Windows 10 has ended, and its security certificates are expiring. Your system is at risk, and Microsoft ...

Master three essential Windows 11 registry hacks that eliminate common frustrations. Simple tweaks for the context menu, God ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto showed how hackers could use artificial intelligence to create a program that could target any known flaw in the world’s computers. By Cade Metz Cade Metz has ...

India's cyber security agency, CERT-In, has warned millions of Google Chrome users about critical vulnerabilities in the browser that could expose them to hacking and data theft. The risk becomes ...

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Lua-based malware created years before the notorious Stuxnet worm that aimed to sabotage Iran's nuclear program by destroying uranium enrichment ...

Researchers have finally cracked Fast16, mysterious code capable of silently tampering with calculation and simulation software. It was created in 2005—and likely deployed by the US or an ally. Vitaly ...

A ransomware cyberattack on the NHS has brought the service into meltdown with operations cancelled and GP surgeries closed. Non-emergency procedures have been suspended and ambulances are being ...

Mikko Hyppönen is pacing back and forth on the stage, with his trademark dark blond ponytail resting on an impeccable teal suit. A seasoned speaker, he is trying to make an important point to a room ...