Critical security flaws targeting Windows and Office users allow hackers to take complete control of a victim's computer by clicking a malicious link or opening a file. Patch now.

Here is a look at President’s Day business headlines with Jane King, who has the latest on cyberattacks and the complications caused by artificial intelligence. Hackers changing up cybercrime tactics ...

Earlier this year, two hackers broke into a computer and soon realized the significance of what this machine was. As it turned out, they had landed on the computer of a hacker who allegedly works for ...

Computer hackers believed to be operating from China have gained access to sensitive data belonging to some 5,000 investigators from Italy's security service, the newspaper La Repubblica reported on ...

Interview with Douglas Day, member of the Hacker Advisory Board at HackerOne and a full-time professional hacker.

The farcical story began on February 12, when a 40-year-old man from Ridderkerk contacted the police in relation to a ...

Cybersecurity architect and adjunct professor at NC State University Jeff Crume joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of hacking. What was the first computer virus?

Researchers at FIU’s College of Engineering and Computing have developed an encryption algorithm to defend videos from attackers with access to the world's most powerful computers. The encryption ...

Tech expert ThioJoe shares quick Windows tricks to instantly spot if hackers are targeting your system.

People like Alex Johnson, a security system manager at Minneapolis-based Ascent Solutions, earn theirs by acting as the first line of defense between those online criminals and Minnesota organizations ...

A good degree in computer science, plus specialist certifications, should put you in the right position to become an ethical hacker. Unlike the popular image of hackers, ethical hackers don’t tend to ...