These days, pretty much every company uses computers to manage at least some part of their business operations. Even “old school” small businesses will use digital tools to track inventory, income, ...

Imagine being able to sit behind a hacker and observe them take control of a computer and play around with it. That’s pretty much what two security researchers did thanks to a large network of ...

Teenage hackers are quietly reshaping cybercrime. They’re not movie-style geniuses, but persistent, socially connected, and often addicted—causing real harm through data breaches and feeding a cycle ...

Hackers are waiting for the moment quantum computing breaks cryptography and enables the mass decryption of years of stolen information. In preparation, they are harvesting even more encrypted data ...

Hospitals have a duty to protect the health of their patients, so they cannot afford to let cyberattacks freeze them in place. Even once the attack is stopped, recovery can be a colossal effort. Often ...

Profiling is controversial -- even among hackers. A project to develop profiles of different types of hackers has some researchers up in arms and others intrigued. The Hackers Profiling Project (HPP), ...

Artificial intelligence tools are helping hackers find and exploit vulnerable systems more quickly, and accelerate everything ...

A study by Crystal Blockchain and Cointelegraph revealed that from 2011 to 2020, the total amount of funds stolen in crypto exchange hacks exceeded $15.6 billion. Over 50 exchanges fell victim to ...

While it’s still true that hackers who are bent on gaining access to internal networks are a menace, IT managers have also discovered that another type of hacker – the ethical hacker – is an ...