Cybersecurity

Cyber tools—deployed to snoop on phone calls, texts, online activity and audio—were allegedly used on civilians, often to grave consequence.

"We're up against smart and well-funded adversaries who change their tactics as we spot abuse," Facebook executives said.

A 50-page report from the GAO suggested digital protections were "insufficient" and warned government officials had a "false sense of confidence."

The potential attack likely affects other manufacturers as well, including McLaren, Karma and Triumph.

Hackers could infiltrate a home's Wi-Fi and steal information from computers, researchers claim, but not everyone is convinced it's an issue.

The issue existed in a feature that let users search existing FOIA records.

Government officials want greater access to secure communications data.

"This incident is further proof that we need to continue to be vigilant in light of potential attacks," Lord said.

During a raid, police reportedly found hacking files and instructions had been saved in a folder named "hacky hack hack."

A cyberespionage group allegedly operating from computers inside China had launched a "wide-ranging" operation targeting U.S. satellite communications and the defense sectors.

Instagram users are flooding the company's Twitter account with requests for help.

New research has unveiled how hackers could compromise vulnerabilities in "smart city" technology systems.

WhatsApp dismissed the report, claiming they were aware of the issue.

Source code is not typically made public, and is the basic component of an app's design.

The group uses booby-trapped websites in an attempt to steal Windows usernames and passwords.

A sham website advertising penetration-testing job roles even listed U.S. hacking victims as "clients."

The culprits—who threaten to release footage to the victims' contacts—have made around $125,000 from the scheme.

A technology expert gives their view of how hacking is depicted in the movies.

Despite significant backlash, Trump tweeted he would be interested in meeting Putin again.

Malware dropped by Smoke Loader targets browser data—Firefox, Chrome and Internet Explorer—to intercept credentials, Talos said.

The sporting brand confirmed contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords had been stolen.

Symantec said the team has been active since at least 2013 and is highly motivated by spying.

The Chinese tech company hit back at suggestions of cyber-spying as "ill-informed and not based on facts."

The Infosecurity conference said using "booth babes" is forbidden, but occasionally "the message doesn't get through."

Can planes be hacked? One cybersecurity researcher, Ruben Santamarta, is about to show you how.

Jihadists are urging their followers to engage in "cyber jihad" for the holy month of Ramadan.

"Your Netflix Membership is on hold," the phishing email warns. Of course, cyber-crooks are just after your details.

The malware—dubbed "Stresspaint" by Radware—targets Facebook cookies stored in the Chrome browser.

If you use ad blocking software on Google Chrome, be sure it's not one of these five applications.

Vevo's YouTube account suffers an alleged breach.