Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Treasury Department sanctioned five people tied to a major global commercial spyware distribution market, on grounds that they ...

Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...

This weekend I tried out a couple of free downloadable approaches to remove some pesky spyware. Webroot SpySweeper gave me a textbook experience of how not to attract customers, while Microsoft’s ...

The governments of Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Uzbekistan were among several countries accused of being behind the 2019 hacking campaign that targeted more than 1,200 WhatsApp users with NSO Group’s ...

Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...

Tons of readers have written to complain that our column recommending the free spyware removal tool Spybot — Search and Destroy misled them. It’s not free, they said. But it really is free. What ...