Brett Johnson used to steal identities for a living. Now working with the FBI, he says deepfakes, scam farms, and synthetic ...

After one of the biggest telecom hacks in US history, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) moved to enforce strict ...

A former dark-web fraudster who once stole millions of dollars through identity theft now says the biggest online threats no ...

High-powered miniature cameras were once the stuff of spy movies. Today, they’re popular features on devices that millions of people bring into banks and offices every day. Smartphone cameras now ...

2:39 p.m. Aug. 15, 2024: A previous version of this article identified Teresa Murray as the consumer watchdog director for the U.S. Public Information Research Group. She works for the U.S. Public ...

Encryption can protect your data from crooks, but if you don't have a recovery key stored securely, it can also keep you out ...

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For the most part, computer nerds are a solid bunch. They make it possible for the rest of us to do our homework and illegally download music; plus, they tend to be pretty nice people. But a new ...

Earlence Fernandes is a computer science professor at UC San Diego. He’s also a cycling geek. He stands next to his bike at UCSD’s computer science building and tells how he commutes to work on his ...