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Even Craig Federighi, Apple’s Head of Software, Thinks Malware on Mac Is Unacceptable

"Today, we have a level of malware on the Mac that we don't find acceptable,” he said. “If you took Mac security techniques and applied them to the iOS ecosystem, with all those devices, all that value, it would get run over to a degree dramatically worse than is already happening on the Mac.”
By Sammy Nickalls
Over the past weekend, a woman from China was arrested and found to be carrying four cellphones and a thumb drive infected with malware at Mar-a-Lago.

Possible Mar-a-Lago Software Attack Reveals the Ominous, Erratic Nature of Malware

In today’s data breach-filled internet landscape, the growing list of online malware sources can seem terrifying.
By Gabriela Barkho
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

This New Android Bug Can Track and Record You—Here’s How to Keep Your Device Secure

A new android backdoor can steal your information and audio and video record your every move
By Alec M. Beresin
This picture taken on November 3, 2016 shows on a screen viruses list at the High Security Laboratory of the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation in Rennes.

What the Underground Market for Ransomware Looks Like

By Roderic Broadhurst
Some of this year's best longform content focused on the tech world.

The Best Longform Journalism of 2016

By John Bonazzo, Sage Lazzaro and Brady Dale
Is Wikipedia right about the Daily Mail?

How Wikipedia and Stuxnet Can Help Humans Prepare for the Future

By John Bonazzo
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 07: A man checks his mobile phone on the day that Twitter announced its initial public offering and debut on the New York Stock Exchange on November 7, 2013 in London, England. Twitter went public on the NYSE opening at USD 26 per share, valuing the company's worth at an estimated USD 18 billion. (Photo by Bethany Clarke/Getty Images)

Fears of the Web’s Dark Side—Strangely—Are Not Growing

By Brady Dale
A new type of malware infects your computer and holds files ransom

How to Beat Ransomware

By Arthur Baxter
malware_MARINE.COM. (Photo: The Malware Museum, The Internet Archive)

This Online Museum Lets You Download Computer Virus Art From the ’80s and ’90s

By Alanna Martinez
Right now, the State Department is taking inquiries by phone only. (Photo: Getty Images)

State Department Can’t Use Email as They Clean Out Russian Malware

By Jack Smith IV

Survey Says Your Boss Is Probably Looking at Porn Right Now

By Molly Mulshine

Protect Your Phone From Digital STDs With This USB Condom

By Molly Mulshine

Google Glass Malware Might Soon Infect Your Eyeballs

By Jordan Valinsky

Booting Up: Now Bloomberg LP Has Its Own Venture Capital Fund, Too

By Kelly Faircloth

Football Fan Pages Serve Up Bank Account-Draining Malware

By Molly Mulshine
A small group of investors still sees the potential of bitcoin, despite all the bad press. (Photo: ThreatTrack)

Russian Malware Might Be Using Your Computer to Mine Bitcoins

By Jordan Valinsky
Scumbags. (Photo: Sophos)

Scumbag Scammers Using the Boston Bombing to Spread Malware

By Kelly Faircloth
(Photo: 24fix.co.uk)

Like a Sociopathic Ex, Porn Sites Claim They Did Not Give You Digital STDs

By Jessica Roy
Malware selfie. (Photo: Hahsgram)

Malware Is Your Punishment For Using Bing

By Jordan Valinsky

Malware Has Speed Cameras in Moscow All Effed Up

By Kelly Faircloth
RED OCTOBER

Kaspersky Lab Unearths Cyber-Spying Operation, Christens It ‘Red October’

By Kelly Faircloth
(Photo: Emsi Soft)

Sorry, Forever Alones: Those Bikini Pics in Your Inbox Probably Contain Malware

By Jessica Roy

That’s Not the World Ending, That’s Malware

By Kelly Faircloth

Researchers Find New Mac Keylogging Trojan on Site About Dalai Lama

By Steve Huff
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