SAN FRANCISCO - Security applications and services company SplashData on Tuesday released its annual list of the worst passwords. The 2015 edition bears a striking resemblance to the 2014 version, but there are some interesting new developments, including a leaning toward Star Wars. As hard as it is to believe, "123456" once again tops the
SAN FRANCISCO - DJI's ready-to-fly Phantom 3 Advanced and Professional camera drones are remarkably simple to operate, which makes them great for people entering the hobby. What's not so great: their prices. To help out your poor credit card, DJI introduced the Phantom 3 Standard, a quadcopter that looks a lot like its line mates,
ANN ARBOR - The heart of the world's autonomous- and connected-car research isn't in Silicon Valley, it's at a University of Michigan research facility. Roadshow CNET.Com's new video series, features Driving Detroit - an in-depth look at this groundbreaking future-mobility cityscape at MCity. Exciting new mobility and transportation startups are appearing every day, and transformed, re-energized
SAN FRANCISCO - Time Warner confirmed Wednesday that email addresses and passwords of up to 320,000 customers may have been stolen. The company said it doesn't know yet how data was compromised, but speculated it was either attacks against other companies that store TWC subscriber information or malware downloaded in phishing attacks on customers. Cyberattacks
SAN FRANCISCO - A Chinese startup called Ehang is using the same technology that Amazon proposes to deliver packages to deliver passengers more than 20 miles - and the machine pilots itself. The EHang 184 AAV is a one-person pod lifted by eight rotors mounted in pairs on four folding arms -- thus the number
SAN FRANCISCO - Investigators have determined that a massive power outage in Ukraine last month was performed by hackers targeting the electricity grid with malware. Security researchers say it is the first known instance of a blackout being credibly linked to the actions of malicious hackers, although hackers have been suspected of being involved in
SAN FRANCISCO - If you're using Microsoft's online email and file-storage services, you'll now get a special heads-up if your accounts are hit by state-sponsored hackers, a warning that you should take additional steps to secure your accounts. The world's biggest software company had already been telling people using Outlook.com email and OneDrive storage if
SAN FRANCISCO - More than 191 million voter records, including personal information and voting activity, have been exposed. It's not clear who owns the server. If you have voted in a US election recently, there's a good chance your personal information is included in a trove of voter data found on a publicly available Web
SAN FRANCISCO - Hello, Barbie. Can we talk? Security researchers are worried about your safety. New data released Friday by security firm Bluebox reveals even more vulnerabilities in Hello Barbie, the $75 Internet-connected doll from Mattel. Researchers found the application and the cloud server that connect the doll to the Internet would allow attackers to
SAN FRANCISCO - Better watch out if you buy an Internet-connected toy this Christmas. Hackers could use it to breach your account. One intruder breached more than 11 million accounts tied to a toy from VTech called Learning Lodge, uncovering the names, birthdays and genders of more than 6.3 million children and scooping up their
