The Malware Report

New information has surfaced on how Target was breached including the technology and tactics used.

Did you shop at Target between mid-November and mid-December? What should people do to protect themselves in the event their credit or debit card information was stolen?

Malware on Target's point-of-sale system allowed 40 million credit cards, debit cards and pins to be stolen. How did this happen?

What makes the worst passwords and pins for banking, social media, and other online accounts?

New features in Windows 8.1 like direct support for reading finger prints, and Instant Go, a low power mode that still allows for downloading security patches, help make Microsoft's latest OS safer.

While not new, ransomware is becoming more prevalent, attacking computers and denying access to files or entire systems until a fee has been paid.

As Windows XP celebrates its 13th birthday, and nears official retirement; find out why some businesses are still using this legacy platform.

New Harris Poll shows who users think is most responsible for their online safety: Internet service providers, social media sites and regulators, or the individual user.

Sales are not the only thing to be on the lookout for as Black Friday approaches. Find out simple steps to stay safe while shopping online.

Secret NSA surveillance is causing large amounts of people to reduce their online activity, including banking, shopping, and social media.

ESET researchers find that 77 percent of Americans think the NSA Surveilance goes too far.

What are the scariest forms of malware? Which ones are the hardest to detect, hardest to stop, and create the most damage?

New report shows the average cost of cyber crime to businesses has jumped 26 percent in the last year.

Will Apple's new biometric fingerprint reader on the IPhone 5s make it the most secure smartphone on the market?

Adobe's computers were breached leading to some of the source code for Adobe software being stolen, and that's just for starters.