Cyber Security

The Senate has narrowly approved President Donald Trump’s lame-duck nominee to become a member of the Federal Communications Commission, setting up the agency for a stretch of partisan gridlock likely to stymie President-elect Joe Biden’s policies.

Con artists have recently been using the names of big-name companies, including Apple and Amazon, to trick consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

As the coronavirus vaccine becomes available this winter and into the spring, hackers will be sure to use news of the vaccine to their advantage, according to consumer credit reporting company Experian.

As the world awaits approval of one, or perhaps multiple vaccines for COVID-19, cybersecurity researchers at IBM say they have uncovered a global campaign to collect information on distributing the vaccine to developing countries.

A since-fixed iPhone vulnerability allowed hackers to control any iPhone within WiFi range, a Google researcher found.

A disgruntled former employee whose battle with Tesla and its founder, Elon Musk, played out in news outlets and on social media, has agreed to a settlement.

The U.S. saw a 427% increase in delivery and shipping-related scams amid Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to data from cybersecurity firm Check Point Research.

Cyberattacks against health bodies, vaccine scientists and drugmakers have soared during the COVID-19 pandemic.

With consumer online spending surging this holiday season, criminals are after a piece of the pie.  

President Trump has come under fire for claims that the most widely-used voting software, Dominion, has deleted millions of  Trump votes, amid ongoing allegations that voter fraud has secured Biden the presidency. 

Microsoft on Friday said it detected Russian and North Korean hackers trying to steal intelligence from pharmaceutical companies and vaccine researchers.

Scammers impersonating the Internal Revenue Service are perfecting the art of fraud, according to a new report.