
A CryptoLocker for Android?
A new piece of ransomware is targeting Android users and may be related to the infamous CryptoLocker malware.
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A new piece of ransomware is targeting Android users and may be related to the infamous CryptoLocker malware.
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There’s been something of an uneasy consensus among experts that Apple’s iOS platform is the most secure option among mobile operating systems almost exclusively because of the closed-off nature of
A group of Internet activists and privacy advocates penned an open letter to Microsoft earlier this year urging the company to shed light on just how confidential the conversations are
The threats facing mobile devices are among the fastest growing and most serious dangers to the digital world. We gathered your questions on the subject and passed them on to