Socket found seven malicious packages on PyPI The packages were abusing Gmail and WebSocket They were removed from the platform Several malicious PyPI packages were recently observed abusing Gmail to ...

Supply chain chaos, old bugs, smarter phishing, and botnets everywhere — here’s what broke the internet this week.

Instagram has officially pulled end-to-end encryption (e2ee) for direct messages. The privacy feature, which prevents messages from being intercepted and read in transit between users, was previously ...

If you choose Save to a file, you're prompted to download a text file that holds your recovery key. You can’t save it to your internal storage drive, since it's the one being encrypted. You’ll need to ...

Publicly released exploit code for an effectively unpatched vulnerability that gives root access to virtually all releases of Linux is setting off alarm bells as defenders scramble to ward off severe ...

The federal tax deadline is April 15 for most taxpayers, but you can file an IRS tax extension, which pushes the filing due date to October 15. However, you still must pay your tax balance by the ...

Google has brought end-to-end encrypted Gmail to Android and iOS for eligible Workspace users, extending secure mobile email without extra apps. Gmail is finally bringing end-to-end encryption to ...

Sending sensitive emails from your phone can feel risky—especially when you’re not sure who might access your data along the way. Whether it’s personal information, business documents, or confidential ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

As data breaches become more common and more sophisticated, your company’s intellectual property has never been more vulnerable to theft and attack. That’s not to mention how a data breach can disrupt ...

Nobody who values the files on their computer should be without at least two regularly updated methods for backing them up. External drives are perfect for this. You can plug them into your computer, ...