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'Dark web' targeted in crime crackdown by Government

Criminalsareemboldenedbytheanonymityofthedarkweb,whichhasbecomeaplatformforhorrificabuse,theHomeSecretarywillsaytoday.Newfundingtocrackdownonthe"dangerous"darkw

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New web security standard promises safer, faster browsing

It'ssafetosaythatwebsecuritycoulduseatune-upgiventhedelugeofmalwareattacksanddatabreaches.Thankfully,it'sabouttogetone.TheInternetEngineeringTaskForcehasapprove

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Mattress maker Casper faces lawsuit for tracking web visitors

Unlessyou'reusingstrictprivacycontrolsinyourbrowser,yougenerallyexpectthatonlinestoreswilltrackatleastabitofyouractivity,ifjusttosendyoutargetedadswhenyoubrowse

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Yahoo 'hacker-for-hire' pleads guilty

ACanadianmanhaspleadedguiltytochargesrelatedtoa2014hackattackatYahoo,whichaffected500millionuseraccounts.DescribedbyUSlawofficialsasa"hacker-for-hire",KarimBara

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Smart code helps your phone browse the web twice as quickly

Manyattemptsatimprovingthespeedofmobilewebbrowsinginvolvesomeobvioussacrifices:Google'sAcceleratedMobilePagesalterhowyouviewthepages,whileproxiesintroducetheris

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Adobe pulling the plug on Flash, ending an era

Adobe'sFlash,aonce-ubiquitoustechnologyusedtopowermostofthemediacontentfoundonline,willberetiredattheendof2020,thesoftwarecompanyannouncedonTuesday.Adobe,alongw

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U.S. weapons are the main source of illegal arms on the dark web

Thepotentialroleofthedarkwebinfacilitatingtradeinfirearms,ammunitionandexplosiveshasgainedincreasedpublicattentionfollowingrecentterroristattacksinEurope.Howeve

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World's largest ‘dark web market’ shut down

TheUSJusticeDepartmentsaidonThursdayithadshutdownthedarkwebmarketplaceAlphaBay,workingwithinternationalpartnerstoknockofflinethesiteaccusedofallowingaglobaltrad

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AlphaBay shutdown backgrounder: How dark web market works?

Theworld'slargestandthirdlargestdarkwebmarkets,AlphaBayandHansawereshutdownduetointernationallawenforcementinvestigation,theU.S.JusticeDepartmentandEuropolsaido

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"Sharing economy" selected Australia's word of the year

​The term "sharing economy" has been chosen as Australia's word of the year 2015, the Australian National Dictionary Center announced on Wednesday.