Spyware is a type of malware that monitors you, steals sensitive information from your PC, and sends it to third parties without your knowledge.

Microsoft Corp. announced yesterday that it is giving away software designed to help protect Windows users from spyware, one of the fastest-growing of Internet annoyances. The release marked a new ...

Follow this expert advice to keep the malicious software known as spyware far from your trusted devices. “Spyware is like that angel or devil you see on someone’s shoulder in a movie,” says Phil ...

You've outfitted your computer with anti-virus software and bought a spam filter for unwanted email. Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the Internet again, another cyber-pest is baring its ...

The recent WannaCry ransomware attack infected about 300,000 computers in 150 countries, and cost computer users thousands of dollars in ransom money and billions in lost productivity. Italian ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Drug Enforcement Administration are under fire for purchasing spy software from the same company that supplied a computer surveillance program to the FDA.

America Online on Tuesday announced the addition of anti-spyware software as part of future upgrades to its flagship online service. As previously reported, AOL will introduce its anti-spyware ...

Late in July, an e-mail that hit employee in-boxes at a British credit card and finance company carried a secret payload--"spyware" capable of recording confidential corporate data and sending it over ...

Like the most dangerous and devious phishing attacks, this one is based on a Web site. Users enticed here face a fake portrayal of Microsoft's Windows Security Center. The bogus site displays such ...

A company called Gamma International has suffered a serious security breach, resulting in hackers posting its confidential data on the web for anyone to download. You might think–there’s nothing so ...