Mobile banking apps in developing nations have weak security
The developing world is increasingly using mobile banking apps to move money, but new research shows those apps are often poorly coded and pose security risks.
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New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna
A group of Israeli researchers have improved on a way to steal data from air-gapped computers, thought to be safer from attack due to their isolation from the Internet.
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Sounds can knock drones out of the sky
Knocking a drone out of the sky is sometimes possible using an invisible weapon -- sound.
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Retired US airport body scanners fail to spot guns, knives
A type of body scanner in wide use across U.S. airports through last year fails to spot well-concealed weapons including guns and knives, computer security researchers contend.
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Many Chrome browser extensions do sneaky things
An analysis by security researchers of 48,000 extensions for Google's Chrome browser uncovered many that are used for fraud and data theft, actions that are mostly undetectable to regular users.