Spear phishing, the act of sending targeted emails to get you to share financial information or passwords, can be exceptionally sophisticated. “The old-style ones had spelling and punctuation errors, ...

'Anonymous' group threatened NYSE last week. Oct. 10, 2011 — -- Anonymous, the loosely-organized group of computer hackers that has taken credit for many of the world's most visible protests, has ...

The end of support for Windows 10 means it's now a prime target for malware. But that doesn't mean you have to upgrade to stay safe. Here's how to avoid an attack.

This is an updated version of a story first published on April 14, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. The FBI and private security companies are in constant combat with ransomware gangs: ...

People like Alex Johnson, a security system manager at Minneapolis-based Ascent Solutions, earn theirs by acting as the first line of defense between those online criminals and Minnesota organizations ...

The ShinyHunters hacking group claims it breached the systems of cybersecurity firm Resecurity and stole internal data, while ...

One of the first modern coworking spaces, C-Base in Berlin, was launched 30 years ago by a group of computer engineers as a ...

A new sample of the ToneShell backdoor, typically seen in Chinese cyberespionage campaigns, has been delivered through a kernel-mode loader in attacks against government organizations.

(TNS) — The Sausalito City Council was prompted to call off its latest meeting after what the city manager called a "blunt force" hacking attempt on the computer system. The agenda items that were ...

This station earns commissions on purchases made through the link(s) on this page. Scary fact: Hackers don’t need to know your password—they just need you to click the wrong link. Yup, that might be ...

Williams & Connolly, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, told clients that its computer systems had been infiltrated and that hackers may have gained access to some client emails. By Michael ...

Two alleged computer hackers were indicted in the District of Massachusetts on charges of damaging multiple websites across the United States as retaliation for United States military action in ...