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Intentionally or not, Microsoft has emerged as a kind of internet cop by devoting considerable resources to thwarting Russian hackers.

A newly identified spyware framework can be used to build extensive surveillance capabilities into Android applications, Bitdefender security researchers warn.

A researcher discovered that a vulnerability in the badge reading app used at the recent Black Hat security conference exposed the registration details of all attendees.

Facebook said Tuesday it stopped stealth misinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia, shutting down accounts as part of its battle against fake news ahead of elections in the United States and elsewhere.

Adobe late on Tuesday released updates for the Windows and macOS versions of Photoshop CC to address two critical remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Endpoint security firm CrowdStrike on Tuesday announced that new search capabilities have been added to the company’s Hybrid Analysis service.

Organizations are accelerating the adoption of agile development strategies as they respond to the demands of new digital marketplace requirements.

Semmle, a company whose software engineering analytics platform is already used by several major companies, on Tuesday announced its global launch, along with a $21 million Series B funding round.

The Russian hacking unit that tried to interfere in the US presidential election has been targeting conservative US think tanks, Microsoft said.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The FBI launched investigations after two Southern California Democratic U.S. House candidates were targeted by computer hackers, though it's unclear whether politics had anything to do with the attacks.

Skype users on the latest version of the messaging application can now take full advantage of end-to-end encryption in their conversations, Microsoft says.

Each month, Google sends thousands of warnings to users who might have been targeted in government-backed attacks, even if the attempts have been blocked.

The security of electronic voting and the direct-recording election (DRE) voting machines used has been questioned for years. The upcoming U.S. midterm elections in November, coupled with the attempted Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, have made this a current and major concern for many in the security industry and beyond. Now it has gone to court.

Microsoft on Monday announced that it took control of several domains associated with a notorious Russia-linked threat actor. The names of the domains suggest the hackers may have been using them in campaigns related to the upcoming midterm elections in the United States.

Researchers working for two industrial cybersecurity firms have discovered several critical and high severity vulnerabilities in Emerson DeltaV DCS Workstations. The vendor has released patches that should resolve the flaws.

North Koren hackers are exploiting a recently patched vulnerability in Microsoft's VBScript engine vulnerability 

Hackers from the Anonymous collective claimed responsibility for bringing down government websites in Spain on Monday in a protest against Madrid's efforts to block Catalonia's separatist drive.

A recently addressed local file disclosure vulnerability in the SOLEO IP Relay service impacted nearly all major Internet service providers (ISPs) in Canada, a security researcher has discovered.

A recently observed spam campaign powered by the infamous

Code of DexGuard, software designed to secure Android applications and software development kits (SDKs), was removed from GitHub last week, after being illegally posted on the platform.