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The program focuses on potential abuse methods across Google's product-specific channels like Google+, Youtube, Gmail and Blogger.

Misconfigured DIY smart-home hubs for home automation could allow attackers to track owners’ movements, see if smart doors and windows are opened or closed, and even open garage doors.

Advanced behavior malware threats are targeting telecom services - at a higher level than the global average, researchers found.

The method could be used to deduce the age, sex, likes or the location history of a user – essentially, the attacker can play “20 questions” to profile the victim.

The tricky Cortana flaw, CVE-2018-8253, was addressed by Microsoft during Patch Tuesday.

In testing, an Internet of Things (IoT) botnet of large, power-consuming appliances was used to carry out coordinated attacks on the energy grid.

Researchers say the "PhishPoint" tactic has already impacted 10 percent of Office 365 users globally.

In addition to traditional phishing, fraudulent cryptocurrency offers pose a rising trend.

Bugcrowd's CTO and founder Casey Ellis talked to Threatpost about the recently launched HP printer bug bounty program.

Microsoft rolled out 60 patches for its Patch Tuesday release, impacting 19 critical flaws and 39 important flaws.

In a probable quest to build a botnet, someone is hacking Instagram accounts, deleting handles, avatars and personal details, and linking them to a new email address.

'Foreshadow" and other vulnerabilities in Intel processors can be exploited to steal sensitive information stored inside personal computers or personal clouds.

This is similar to taking a room key for a building and turning it into a skeleton key that works on every door in the building.

A recent report found that Google services - with functions like checking maps, the weather, and search - are tracking users even when they deny permission.

The attack targets IKE’s handshake implementation used for IPsec-based VPN connections, opening the door for MiTM attacks or for bad actors to access data carried in VPN sessions.

Adobe's August Patch Tuesday release impacts Flash Player, and Acrobat DC and Reader.

Armis' CTO discusses the top IoT security issues in the marketplace today - and whether device manufacturers will start to prioritize security.

Respondents in a survey from Venafi said they believe voting machines, encrypted communications from polling stations and databases that store voter registration data are all vulnerable.

The Threatpost team debriefs on the top news and topics from last week's Black Hat and DEF CON conferences.

Samples of the malware have been found in an array of countries, including Brazil and Vietnam.