Privacy is many things for many people.For the teenager suffering from a bad breakup, privacy is the ability to stop... more

Two weeks ago, the Lock and Code podcast shared three stories about home products that requested, collected, or exposed sensitive data online.There... more

The month, a consumer rights group out of the UK posed a question to the public that they’d likely never... more

The US presidential election is upon the American public, and with it come fears of “election interference.”But “election interference” is... more

On the internet, you can be shown an online ad because of your age, your address, your purchase history, your... more

Online scammers were seen this August stooping to a new low—abusing local funerals to steal from bereaved family and friends.Cybercrime... more

On August 15, the city of San Francisco launched an entirely new fight against the world of deepfake porn—it sued... more

On August 24, at an airport just outside of Paris, a man named Pavel Durov was detained for questioning by... more

Every age group uses the internet a little bit differently, and it turns out for at least one Gen Z... more

Somewhere out there is a romantic AI chatbot that wants to know everything about you. But in a revealing overlap,... more

In the world of business cybersecurity, the powerful technology known as “Security Information and Event Management” is sometimes thwarted by... more

Full-time software engineer and part-time Twitch streamer Ali Diamond is used to seeing herself on screen, probably because she’s the... more

More than 20 years ago, a law that the United States would eventually use to justify the warrantless collection of... more

🎶 Ready to know what Malwarebytes knows?Ask us your questions and get some answers.What is a passphrase and what makes it—what’s... more

This is a story about how the FBI got everything it wanted.For decades, law enforcement and intelligence agencies across the... more

The irrigation of the internet is coming.For decades, we’ve accessed the internet much like how we, so long ago, accessed... more

You’ve likely felt it: The dull pull downwards of a smartphone scroll. The “five more minutes” just before bed. The... more

Our Lock and Code host, David Ruiz, has a bit of an apology to make:“Sorry for all the depressing episodes.”When... more

A digital form of protest could become the go-to response for the world’s largest porn website as it faces increased... more

Few words apply as broadly to the public—yet mean as little—as “home network security.”For many, a “home network” is an... more

A disappointing meal at a restaurant. An ugly breakup between two partners. A popular TV show that kills off a... more

For decades, fake IDs had roughly three purposes: Buying booze before legally allowed, getting into age-restricted clubs, and, we can... more

If your IT and security teams think malware is bad, wait until they learn about everything else.In 2024, the modern... more

If the internet helped create the era of mass surveillance, then artificial intelligence will bring about an era of mass... more

On Thursday, December 28, at 8:30 pm in the Utah town of Riverdale, the city police began investigating what they... more

Hackers want to know everything about you: Your credit card number, your ID and passport info, and now, your DNA.On... more

It talks, it squawks, it even blocks! The stocking-stuffer on every hobby hacker’s wish list this year is the Flipper... more

Like the grade-school dweeb who reminds their teacher to assign tonight’s homework, or the power-tripping homeowner who threatens every neighbor... more

A worrying trend is cropping up amongst Americans, particularly within Generation Z—they're spying on each other more.Whether reading someone's DMs, rifling through a partner's text... more

In September, the Las Vegas casino and hotel operator MGM Resorts became a trending topic on social media... but for... more

What are you most worried about online? And what are you doing to stay safe? Depending on who you are, those... more

When you think of the modern tools that most invade your privacy, what do you picture?There's the obvious answers, like... more

In 2022, Malwarebytes investigated the blurry, shifting idea of “identity” on the internet, and how online identities are not only shaped... more

Becky Holmes is a big deal online. Hugh Jackman has invited her to dinner. Prince William has told her she has "such a beautiful name."... more

"Freedom" is a big word, and for many parents today, it's a word that includes location tracking. Across America, parents are snapping... more

Earlier this month, a group of hackers was spotted using a set of malicious tools—that originally gained popularity with online video... more

The language of a data breach, no matter what company gets hit, is largely the same. There's the stolen data—be... more

In the United States, when the police want to conduct a search on a suspected criminal, they must first obtain... more

When you think about the word "cyberthreat," what first comes to mind? Is it ransomware? Is it spyware? Maybe it's any... more

In May, a lawyer who was defending their client in a lawsuit against Columbia's biggest airline, Avianca, submitted a legal filing... more

On January 1, 2023, the Internet in Louisiana looked a little different than the Internet in Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas—its... more

Ransomware is becoming bespoke, and that could mean trouble for businesses and law enforcement investigators. It wasn't always like this. For a... more

In January, a mental health nonprofit admitted that it had used Artificial Intelligence to help talk to people in distress. Prompted first... more

This week on Lock and Code, we speak with Bennett Cyphers about one largely unknown company's efforts to package and... more

This week on Lock and Code, we speak with Anna Pobletts about the "death" of passwords, and how passkeys can... more

Becky Holmes knows how to throw a romance scammer off script—simply bring up cannibalism. In January, Holmes shared on Twitter that... more

Government threats to end-to-end encryption—the technology that secures your messages and shared photos and videos—have been around for decades, but... more

In November of last year, the AI research and development lab OpenAI revealed its latest, most advanced language project: A... more

In 2020, a photo of a woman sitting on a toilet—her shorts pulled half-way down her thighs—was shared on Facebook,... more

Last month, the TikTok user TracketPacer posted a video online called “Network Engineering Facts to Impress No One at Zero Parties.” ... more