The hack, which brought ongoing widespread disruption to the company's operations, is thought to be the first major ...

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 ...

Last week, we looked at the origin of the word “hacker” and how most people have come to equate it with “computer criminal.” Even with that knowledge, though, they still don’t know what these bad-guy ...

The Ukrainian police arrested a 35-year-old hacker who breached 5,000 accounts at an international hosting company and used them to mine cryptocurrency, resulting in $4.5 million in damages. "The ...

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, ...

Florida International University (FIU) researchers have developed a quantum-safe encryption system designed to protect digital content from the next generation of cyberattacks.