In the wake of four young people being arrested over suspected involvement in the recent Marks & Spencer, Co-op and Harrods ransomware attacks, it is easy to rush to censure those responsible for the ...

A powerful AI kept from public access because of its ability to hack computers with impunity is making headlines around the ...

The French prime minister's announcement last week that he will hire computer hackers and community managers to confront the online jihadist threat, has led to privacy groups branding his comments as ...

Computer hacker and former college student Matthew Lane — who was a teenager when he carried out a massive cyberattack on education technology company PowerSchool — was sentenced in federal court on ...

UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis Public Schools and the city of St. Paul have all fallen victim to hackers who make a living through theft and extortion. People like Alex Johnson, a security system ...

In the computer security context, a hacker is someone who seeks and exploits weaknesses in a computer system or computer network. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, such as profit, ...

Popular anime streaming platform Crunchyroll is investigating a breach after hackers claimed to have stolen personal information for approximately 6.8 million people. "We are aware of recent claims ...