A cybersecurity researcher found a flaw in Facebook's WhatsApp's encrypted messaging program creating a backdoor that could allow the company to view message content.
Inspector General Michael Horowitz launched a review of the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton private email server case, including allegations that information was leaked and the timing of revelations was suspect.
Health care organizations in the United States lost far fewer patient records in 2016 due to cyberattacks, compared to the year before, but suffered through almost twice as many data breaches during the year.
A bill is about to be introduced in the House to block government attempts at requiring tech companies from assisting in the building of a registry of Muslims entering the country.
Amidst a number of shocking revelations in relation to the Trump presidency, FireEye has released a report detailing some of the tools and tactics used by Russian hackers who are believed to be part of APT28 - a group of Russian state-back hackers - who are believed to be behind some of the year's headline grabbing hacks including the John Podesta emails, the WADA hack and the breach of the DNC during the election period.
The Chicago-based Presence Health agreed to pay $475,000 to settle a lawsuit that stated the health care organization did not report a 2013 data breach in a timely fashion.
Posing for a selfie flashing a peace sign could be the next big password scandal, if a security researcher in Japan is right. Luckily, there is help at hand.
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