Sheriff Austin Garrett said Friday that hackers who compromised the office's computer system's and knocked them off the air for over two weeks were asking $300,000 in ransom. The sheriff said, instead ...

Kevin Mitnick was once labeled the world’s most wanted hacker. Back in 1992, he tangled with a mystery hacker named Eric, setting off a duel that led to a chain of events that spun out of control.

Hackers may have already proven that Face ID isn’t quite as secure as secure as Apple claims. Using a simple 3D printed mask, Vietnamese security firm Bkav, has posted a video showing an iPhone X ...

It's not often that a piece of FBI advice triggers a Snopes fact check. But the agency's urgent message this month to Americans, often summarized as "stop texting," surprised many consumers. The ...

After Sony Pictures Entertainment’s computer network was breached in late November, it appeared the hackers wanted to blackmail the company. “We’ve got great damage by Sony Pictures,” read an email ...

The incident, in which one or more hackers managed to access several confidential police files, marks a first on many levels. Here is an overview of the main questions that have emerged. The full ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. For the past eight years, the Bugcrowd hacking platform has ...