- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- June 28th, 2020
This Is the Eye-Candy Windows 10 Lock Screen That’ll Never Happen
Concept imagines a pretty cool lock screen design refresh
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- April 4th, 2019
KDE Plasma 5.16 Desktop Promises Much-Improved Login, Logout, and Lock Screens
The beta version will be available on the 16th of May
- Open Source Software
- By Marius Nestor
- May 10th, 2018
GNOME 3.30 Desktop Environment to Offer New Lock and Login Screen Experiences
They will look a lot more colorful and lively
- Microsoft
- By Bogdan Popa
- December 20th, 2017
Microsoft Launches “Favorite Lock Screen” App for Android
Another lock screen released by Microsoft for Android phones
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 28th, 2016
Android Ransomware Just Became a Little Bit More Sophisticated
Android.Lockscreen uses pseudo-random PIN codes to lock users out of their devices and request large sums of money
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2016
Fantom Ransomware Mimics Windows Update Screen
Ransomware found being delivered as Windows critical update
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- April 7th, 2016
How to Enable Cortana on Windows 10 Build 14316 Lock Screen
Microsoft finally makes Cortana available on the lock screen
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- January 27th, 2016
Greedy Ransomware Demands $5,000 While Sneakily Locking Your Computer
Ransomware disables keyboard keys so you can't dismiss it
- Linux
- By Marius Nestor
- November 18th, 2015
GNOME Developers Fix Famous Cat-Related Lock Screen Bypass Issue in GDM
The bug is also affecting the LightDM login manager
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 21st, 2015
Firefox FindMyDevice Service Lets Hackers Wipe or Lock Phones, Change PINs UPDATE
A variation on an older Samsung Find My Mobile attack
- iWorld
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 1st, 2015
Lock Screen Security Issue Fixed by Apple in iOS 9.0.2
The latest iOS is no longer exploitable from the lock screen
- iPhone
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- September 21st, 2015
iOS 9 Lock Screen Bypass Gives Access to All Photos and Contacts
Access data protected on iPhones, iPads and iPods with Siri enabled on the lock screen and logged in iMessage accounts
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 16th, 2015
Android 5.x Lockscreens Can Be Bypassed Using Long Random Passwords
Crashing the camera app removes the lockscreen and redirects attackers to the smartphone's home screen
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 10th, 2015
Android Ransomware Changes Lock Screen PIN with a Random Number
Another adult-themed Android ransomware hits the streets
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- August 13th, 2015
Microsoft Quietly Releases Windows Spotlight for Windows 10 Home
Bring your lock screen to life with this new feature
- Software Blog
- By Mircea Dragomir
- May 26th, 2015
Get Your Modern Lock Screen for Windows 10
It's time to change the way you unlock your computer
- Windows
- By Bogdan Popa
- February 10th, 2015
Microsoft to Introduce New Lock Screen Features in Windows 10
Gabe Aul confirms that new options are in the works