Digital security

The security hole isn’t expected to be plugged until the forthcoming Patch Tuesday bundle of security fixes

Just in time for Halloween, we look at the haunting reality of data breaches and highlight five tales that spooked not only the cyber-world

The patch for the critical flaw that allows malware to spread across machines without any user interaction was released months ago

In-game chats were flooded with messages from somebody who tried to coerce players into subscribing to a dubious YouTube channel

In addition to patching the actively exploited bug, the update also brings fixes for another four security loopholes

What are some of the key security risks to be aware of when using USB flash drives and how can you mitigate the threats?

The flaws, neither of which is being actively exploited, were fixed mere days after the monthly Patch Tuesday rollout

Bad actors have accessed US elections support systems, although there's no evidence to suggest that election data has been compromised, say FBI and CISA

Five ethical hackers have earned almost US$300,000 in bug bounty rewards – so far