From record-breaking DDoS attacks to millions infected by malicious extensions, this week delivered some of the most alarming ...

Smart home hacking exists, but it's probably not the threat you think it is. Here are the facts, practices to keep you safe and more.

Think your Wi-Fi is safe? Your coding tools? Or even your favorite financial apps? This week proves again how hackers, ...

Knowing how WiFi networks can be attacked is a big part of properly securing them, and the best way to learn about it is to (legally) run some attacks. [Matt Agius] has been going down the ...

If you think securing your Wi-Fi network with a strong password is enough to keep hackers away, well, think again. A researcher has detailed a new kind of attack, discovered by accident, which would ...

Equifax and Yahoo disclosed major security breaches recently, which are quite scary, especially the former. But security researchers are about to unveil to explain how hackers could hack any existing ...

As Los Angeles and hundreds of other communities push to turn themselves into massive wireless hotspots, unsuspecting Internet users are stumbling onto hacker turf, giving computer thieves nearly ...

In context: A new hacking technique raises concerns about how cyber warfare and espionage continue to evolve. As nation-state actors develop more sophisticated methods, the line between physical and ...

Leaked e-mails from the Italy-based computer and network surveillance company Hacking Team show that the company developed a piece of rugged hardware intended to attack computers and mobile devices ...

LongHope. With a name like that, one would expect the company behind it to espouse purely altruistic virtues, or at least provide some kind of medical care. But no, LongHope of Beijing is the only ...

A new Firefox feature called “Firesheep” can be used to easily hack into a person’s computer over a public Wi-Fi network and gain access to several popular sites, including Facebook, Twitter, and ...

A Perth hacker who copied intimate images and sex videos from women's personal online accounts and set up fake Wi-Fi on Qantas flights is sentenced to more than seven years in prison.