Security

Flowchart showing ransomware negotiation stages with attacker, negotiator, and victim roles

When Your Ransomware Negotiator Works for the O...

Shocking arrest of a well‑known ransomware negotiator has exposed a hidden conflict of interest that threatens every organization’s incident response plan. The case demonstrates how a single individual can straddle...

When Your Ransomware Negotiator Works for the O...

Shocking arrest of a well‑known ransomware negotiator has exposed a hidden conflict of interest that threatens every organization’s incident response plan. The case demonstrates how a single individual can straddle...

Dan Bernstein at his desk reviewing the Snuffle encryption code on a laptop screen

Privacy's Defenders: No Privacy Without Encryption

Encryption is the silent guardian of every email, direct message, and online transaction you trust. Without it, the internet would be a public ledger where anyone could read your data....

Privacy's Defenders: No Privacy Without Encryption

Encryption is the silent guardian of every email, direct message, and online transaction you trust. Without it, the internet would be a public ledger where anyone could read your data....

Diagram showing a malicious ad injecting spyware into a smartphone's operating system

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Inf...

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have uncovered a zero‑click spyware campaign that infects smartphones through seemingly innocuous online ads, a development that threatens any user who browses the web on...

‘Nightmare Scenario’: Zero-Click Spyware Is Inf...

Researchers at The Citizen Lab have uncovered a zero‑click spyware campaign that infects smartphones through seemingly innocuous online ads, a development that threatens any user who browses the web on...

Diagram showing a malicious online ad exploiting a zero‑click vulnerability in a browser rendering engine

Governments are hacking people with ‘zero-click...

Governments are leveraging malicious online ads to deliver “zero‑click” spyware that infects devices without any user interaction, a tactic confirmed by a digital‑rights investigation that linked dozens of compromised Al Jazeera...

Governments are hacking people with ‘zero-click...

Governments are leveraging malicious online ads to deliver “zero‑click” spyware that infects devices without any user interaction, a tactic confirmed by a digital‑rights investigation that linked dozens of compromised Al Jazeera...

Illustration of a malicious online advertisement code snippet injected into a web page

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online...

Citizen Lab has uncovered that governments are weaponising online advertising to install zero‑click spyware on target devices, with evidence pointing to dozens of compromised machines at Al Jazeera. The technique bypasses...

Citizen Lab says governments are abusing online...

Citizen Lab has uncovered that governments are weaponising online advertising to install zero‑click spyware on target devices, with evidence pointing to dozens of compromised machines at Al Jazeera. The technique bypasses...

Screenshot of Flock's website showing acoustic monitoring description

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gun...

Flock CEO publicly insists the company’s microphones are tuned solely to gunshots, yet the firm’s own website suggests a broader listening capability, sparking a clash between marketing narrative and technical...

Flock CEO says its microphones detect ‘just gun...

Flock CEO publicly insists the company’s microphones are tuned solely to gunshots, yet the firm’s own website suggests a broader listening capability, sparking a clash between marketing narrative and technical...