An Android app that allows users to find Wi-Fi hotspots leaked password details of more than 2 million Wi-Fi routers in plain text, according to security researchers. The WiFi Finder app, with more than 100,000 downloads on Google Play, not only helps users to locate Wi-Fi hotspots but also supplies username and passwords for Wi-Fi ...

Apple Inc. is set to upgrade its augmented reality push at its forthcoming Worldwide Developers Conference, according to a report published Monday. 9to5Mac said Apple will deliver developer support for stereo AR headsets alongside a revised ARKit, the company’s only occasionally used platform for developing AR apps. Aimed at third-party developers, the extended support for Apple-enabled AR ...

The price of bitcoin hit a yearly high of $5,332.83 Saturday before dropping on Sunday as investors continue to take a wait-and-see approach as to where the cryptocurrency may head next. Bitcoin first broke through the $5,000 mark this year on April 4 and has managed to trade between $5,000 and $5,300 since April 6, ...

Marcus Hutchins, the British security researcher who was credited with halting the spread of WannaCry ransomware in 2017 before later being arrested for hacking, has now pleaded guilty to two charges as part of a plea deal. Hutchins, known online as “Malwaretech,” shot to fame in May 2017 when he “accidentally” discovered a kill switch that ...

Tesla Inc. has obtained a restraining order against a man who is part of a Tesla short-selling community for alleged stalking and dangerous behavior. The legal filing for the restraining order Friday alleges that Randeep Hothi, who goes by the name of @skabooshka on Twitter, had been stalking Tesla’s factory and harassing its employees. Tesla alleges that ...

The French government launched a new message app for state employees April 18, but within hours the application had been found to have a serious security vulnerability. Tchap, available for both iOS and Android but limited to government employees, was designed by the republic to replace the use of Telegram, with similar features such as end-to-end ...

History may be repeating for Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. as customers claim their accounts have been hacked, with fraudulent orders charged to their credit cards. First reported Wednesday by TechCrunch, the details of what has happened is not clear but may have involved credential stuffing, a type of cyberattack in which previously stolen credentials are used to ...

Lyft Inc.’s year just went from bad to worse, with the ride-hailing company being sued by investors for misrepresenting its market position when it went public March 28. In possibly a harbinger of what to expect of Uber Technologies Inc.’s coming initial public offering, Lyft popped on day one but dropped below its float price on ...

Despite the precipitous drop in cryptocurrency prices in 2018, venture capital has continued to flow into the blockchain market — $850 million so far this year, nearly double the amount invested in all of 2017. The number comes from Pitchbook via Reuters, which noted that this year the investments are mostly, if not exclusively, in pure blockchain plays versus anything ...

Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, today launched its own blockchain in a play to take on the Ethereum blockchain. The Binance Chain, unlike other new blockchains, is starting with a massive bang, with the company announcing that it will be moving its existing Binance Coin or BNB onto the Binance Chain on April 23. First ...