Among the many specialities in information security, ethical hacking is one of the most captivating. Learning how attackers ...

In a host of books and articles as a political scientist, he attacked received ideas on the battle of the sexes, the usefulness of high school math and other subjects. By Robert D. McFadden Andrew ...

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — A major data breach involving the student data platform PowerSchool exposed the personal information of 60 million children and 10 million teachers nationwide last year.

What if breaking into computer systems, tricking people into handing over passwords, and even sneaking into buildings was part of your normal daily routine? That is the reality for penetration testers ...

A suspected North Korean hacker has hijacked and modified a popular open source software development tool to deliver malware that could put millions of developers at risk of being compromised. On ...

Iran-linked hackers have broken into FBI Director Kash Patel's personal email inbox, publishing photographs of the director and other documents to the internet, the hackers and the bureau said on ...

WASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - A hacker says they have broken into a U.S. platform for searching law enforcement hotline messages and compromised more ‌than 8 million confidential tips. In a ...

Cybersecurity groups are sounding the alarm about DarkSword, the latest hacker tool that targets iPhone users. Credit: Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images UPDATE: Mar. 19, 2026, 4:46 p.m. EDT ...

Denver-based registered investment advisory firm Mercer Global Advisors is one of the latest wealth management firms targeted by profit-seeking hackers. “ShinyHunters” might sound reminiscent of the ...

Below, Joe Tidy shares five key insights from his new book, Ctrl + Alt + Chaos: How Teenage Hackers Hijack the Internet. Tidy is the BBC’s first cyber correspondent and a leading voice on cybercrime.

Many companies and government agencies offer bug bounties for ethical hackers, sometimes offering many thousands of dollars for details about computer vulnerabilities. The hacker wanted Claude to ...

Here's yet another troubling story about this "golden" era of AI. A hacker has exploited Anthropic's Claude chatbot to carry out attacks against Mexican government agencies, according to a report by ...