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Scientifically proven: video games may really boost your intellectual abilities.

The story of how a biochip was implanted into my hand and why I needed it.

It turned out that Lenovo’s laptops had been shipped with an adware called Superfish. It possibly allows eavesdropping on encrypted connections.

Do you like working in open plan office? Many say no. That can be remedied by new ideas introduced by office space designers.

Kaspersky Lab researchers uncovered Desert Falcons, the first exclusively Arabic APT group, presenting their findings at the Security Analyst Summit in Cancun.

There is a flood of appliances which could be connected – and some are connected – without a second thought as to whether or not it’s necessary or secure.

Let’s talk about the dangers of cross-border payments with plastic cards and security flaws in payment systems architecture.

A malware that cannot be wiped from the victim’s hard drive does exist. However, it’s so rare and expensive, that you probably won’t ever encounter it.

The Carbanak APT group managed to steal a total of $1 bln from dozens of banks worldwide

Buried in Samsung’s terms of service is the admission that spoken words are picked up and passed along to third parties by voice recognition.

WhatsApp has finally released a Web version of its popular mobile messaging service. We take a look at it from the security perspective.

“All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening.” As always, there are exceptions.

The Internet continues to find its way into the private lives of its users. Here, we brief you on the most common methods of online tracking.

Banks continue to lose a lot of money because of carders and seek ways to ensure their customers are safe. Let’s take a look at the latest methods of bank card protection and how they may evolve.

Whether you’re buying or selling a secondhand Apple device, you can be fooled by criminals. We have gathered tips on how to minimize your chances of being taken by such frauds.

As is, a QR code can quickly take you to a site or another resource but not necessarily to the one you really want to visit. Thus Kaspersky Lab offers a free and safe QR scanner!

In part one of our series, we discussed tech used by bank card ‘seekers’. Today, we’ll cover how criminals carry out the most dangerous skimming processes.

New version of CTB-Locker, a ransomware that uses Tor and Bitcoin to evade detection and takedowns, should be avoided at all costs.

The top privacy data leaks in 2014 include: data breaches at Target and Home Depot, hacks of JP Morgan and Barclays banks, and leaks at Orange and Dropbox.

Researcher discovers that Progressive Snapshot tools lack any real security controls and could be exploited by attackers to hack cars.

Comparing the worst passwords of 2014 with the infamous top 50 passwords from the Gawker Media breach in 2010.