Hacking

The breach of two Florida election systems during the 2016 elections are a lesson in how not to handle election interference by foreign governments.

Despite the panic-inspiring headlines, it appears that the claims of a hacking event organizers overstated the feats of their teen pupils in disrupting our election systems.

New polling shows that the majority of Americans now believe Russia interfered in the last presidential election.

Election Systems and Software admitted to installing remote-access software on election management systems sold between 2000 and 2006.

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The breach reportedly includes Social Security numbers, names, birth dates, home addresses, and driver's license numbers.

Disney CEO Bob Iger says his company will not pay the hackers' demanded ransom.

Cyber attacks are ramping up, and we're not ready for it.

The attacks in the two countries appear to be the same type of malware.

A growing number of Whitehat hackers have begun to search for and report bugs to websites like Facebook or Google in exchange for cash.

They can be a big hindrance on hospitals' reputations—and their wallets.

Here’s how ProPublica reporter Julia Angwin upped her defenses against hackers and spies.

How Hollywood might be keeping more women from wanting to work in computer science.

Massive data breaches aren't getting any bigger, researchers say—but that might just mean the IT department is doing its job.

Computer scientists have devised a way to catch faked social media posts as they happen.

The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers might make it easier for hackers to find website owners' private information.

A series of humiliations for the U.S. government represent a brave new world for Americans and their data.

The Sony hacks raised an interesting question: At what point does a cyber attack become an act of war?

No matter the methods, the motivations are the same.

How the cult of self-optimization was born on the factory floor—with a manager's stopwatch in hand.

Research finds that hacking and online theft among teenagers is widespread, but mostly harmless.

For cybercriminals, everything hangs on a nickname.

New computer technology could prevent hijacking, drunk driving, and high-speed chases.

It’s not always about politics and chaos.