Detect if computer compromised with key indicators, tools, and cybersecurity tips to secure your system fast. Pixabay, pixelcreatures Rising cyber threats make early detection of signs of hacking ...

A worrying new Android threat has just been discovered that can give hackers full access to phones and raid bank accounts.

Compromises often involve infections at the device level, so they need to be cleaned thoroughly. Use well-known antivirus software such as Malwarebytes, Norton, Bitdefender, or Kaspersky to run full ...

“Billions of people trust Chrome to keep them safe,” Google says, adding that "the primary new threat facing all agentic ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Modern antivirus tools have made PC infections rare, but they can still occur.Most viruses are designed to go unnoticed, quietly working in the background. Some of the quickest ...

A wave of recent breaches and malware discoveries shows how easily trusted software and private data can be exploited.

Google will shut down its dark web report feature in early 2026, citing limited usefulness. Here’s what it means and the ...

Google is shutting down its dark web report tool, which was released in 2023 to alert users when their information was found available on the darknet. However, while the report sent alerts, Google ...

OPINION: Gen Z's adoption of apps like OpenAI's Sora hides the danger in biometric data becoming the new entry fee for meme ...

Cybercriminals are using manipulated ChatGPT and Grok chat links, pushed via sponsored search results, to trick users into ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

Google's support page has confirmed the closure, of which some users were initially notified via email. Scans for new dark web data breaches will stop on Jan. 15, 2026, and by Feb.16, 2026, the report ...