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CCleaner Malware Hack: What to Know and How to Protect Yourself

By Matt Peckham

Why Social Media Users Should Never Lower Their Guard

By Tim Bajarin

Apple's Chinese App Store Attacked by Malware

By Joanna Plucinska

This Graphic Shows All The Ways Your Car Can Be Hacked

By Tom Huddleston, Jr. / Fortune
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U.S. Has Infected Foreign Computer Networks, Says Report

Iran, Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan are among the nations allegedly infected with the malicious "implants"

By Rishi Iyengar

Chris Hemsworth in 'Blackhat': Thor Takes Up Typing

The Marvel-movie stud plays that rarest of heroes — a hunky hacker! — in Michael Mann's dreamlike crime drama

By Richard Corliss

The FBI Is Warning Other Companies After Sony Hack

The malware overrides data and prevents computers from booting up

By Sam Frizell

Apple Isn't Aware of Any iOS 'Masque Attack' Incidents Yet

Spokesperson downplays the threat posed by malware that can mimic an app

By Dan Kedmey

Facebook and Twitter Users: Don't Fall for MH17 'Actual Footage' Scams

Be very careful which MH17 news stories you click on, especially on Facebook and Twitter, where scammers are exploiting the tragedy to spam you.

By Matt Peckham

FBI Arrests 'Creepware' Hackers

The snooping software allowed hackers to gain control of others' computers, and was famously used to take nude pictures of a former Miss Teen USA through her webcam

By Dan Kedmey

Global Raids Underway Against ‘Blackshades’ Hackers

After months of investigation, law enforcement officials in the U.S., Europe and Asia are cracking down on a hacking network employing a computer program known as “Blackshades,” which can be used as malware to control the computers of unwitting people

By Massimo Calabresi

Android Gets a Malware Scanner for Google Play Store Apps

A new Android security tool from Google will periodically check for threats, but not the ones you've been hearing about lately.

By Jared Newman

Beware: Missing Malaysian Flight Malware Is a Thing

Facebook and Twitter links promising video of the missing plane are bogus

By Maya Rhodan
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