SAN FRANCISCO - In 2015, as drones started swarming the skies, the small unmanned aircraft transformed from novelty gadget to regulatory headache. Drones, most often camera-equipped quadcopters whose four computer-controlled rotors keep them aloft, are hot items as consumers snap them up and businesses put them to use. While the Federal Aviation Administration bans businesses
PARIS, France - ISIS, the Islamic militant group that claimed responsibility for the deadly Paris attacks, appears unfazed by threats of cyberattacks from hacking collective Anonymous. In a message circulated via encrypted messaging app Telegram, an account allegedly linked to ISIS called Anonymous "idiots" and offered tips to avoid being hacked by the group. The
SEATTLE - You can now add an extra level of security to your Amazon account. Amazon is offering a new security option called two-factor authentication, The Verge noticed on Wednesday. The Seattle-based online retail giant made no official announcement and did not immediately respond to CNET's request for confirmation and comment. But the option can
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ca. - Worried about the personal information Google is sharing about you online? A new page gives you the ability to better control that information. Rolled out earlier this week, the new "About me" page shows your social media pages, personal details such as your birthday and a link to access your Google
SAN FRANCISCO - 2015's hacks, exploits and breaches are the stuff of horror movies. Regardless of whether hackers targeted your computer or your online accounts, each attack has made our collective skin crawl. With tactics straight out of fright flicks, hackers imitated us and spilled our personal details. Not even our phones were safe; Android
HILLVIEW, Kentucky - It was a case that gripped the nation. Or at least Kentucky. Last July William Merideth said he saw a drone flying over his old Kentucky home. He believed it was spying on his 16-year-old daughter who was sunbathing in the garden. So he took out his shotgun and blasted the drone
WASHINGTON DC - Seven US companies have been attacked by government-associated Chinese hackers in the three weeks since the US and China announced a pact that banned government spying on companies, a US security firm said Monday. The hacks by "actors we have affiliated with the Chinese government" targeted five technology companies and two pharmaceutical
SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe confirmed it has discovered a new vulnerability in Flash Player that affects every version running on the Windows, Macintosh and Linux operating systems. Adobe said that it will issue an out-of-cycle security update this week to address the software plug-in's vulnerability, which it warned could crash and potentially allow an
SAN FRANCISCO - Companies without cyber insurance could easily end up paying hundreds of millions if hacked. Just as you safeguard your home with insurance, companies get insurance to cover any problems with customer and corporate data. With hacking on the rise, that protection is getting harder to obtain and pay for. A torrent of
SAN FRANCISCO - A new species of malware that shows fullscreen ads is flourishing on Apple devices in China and Taiwan. The development follows reports last month that apps loaded with malware had to be purged from the company's App Store. The malicious software, dubbed YiSpecter, is reportedly able to "install and launch arbitrary iOS
