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Hacking security cameras through a smart light switch — and other interesting features of smart homes.

This ransomware uses managed service providers’ infrastructure or the Oracle Weblogic vulnerability to infect and encrypt victims’ systems.

Cybercriminals may use your resources for cryptocurrency mining. How you can prevent it.

Scammers are using Google Calendar, Photos, Drive, and other services to distribute spam. Here’s how it works.

We explain what file types cybercriminals most often use to hide malware, and how to avoid getting infected.

Tempted to stream Game of Thrones free? Be very cautious: You might pay for it with your passwords and credit card details.

Airbnb scamming becomes automated and streamlined.

This phishing campaign is so convincing that even savvy YouTubers may be duped into giving crooks control of their accounts.

Cybercriminals take control of corporate mail accounts to send filter-dodging spam.

Tempted to find the movie Avengers: Endgame online? Be cautious: A lot of websites promise to deliver but collect your passwords and credit card details instead.

Major areas of risk for initial coin offerings that you can and should address before selling a single token.

Fake technical support websites and accounts in social networks pose a real danger. How to spot and avoid them.

What makes startups dependent on data protection for success?

A cybergang that specializes in cyberespionage, with its campaign mostly limited to the Middle East and countries in central Asia.

Do you use plugins on your website? Make sure they are updated regularly.

Hundreds of thousands of tokens and cryptographic keys have been discovered on GitHub. We explain why this is bad and how to avoid a leak.

Why Kaspersky Internet Security for Android and Safe Kids are set to lose some features.

To hijack popular Instagram accounts, scammers are sending phishing e-mails with fake copyright infringement notifications.

A close look at Pirate Matryoshka malware, and why even inveterate pirates should not download cracked software from torrent trackers.

The hidden dangers of out-of-office messages.

Analysis of Sauron’s hacking tools implemented in the devices known as Rings of Power.