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Leaked email shows HBO negotiating with hackers

Hackers released an email from HBO in which the company expressed willingness to pay them $250,000 as part of a negotiation over electronic data swiped from HBO's servers.

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Report: Hackers were snooping inside Equifax as of March

Hackers broke into Equifax's computer systems in March, two months earlier than the company had previously disclosed, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

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Op-Ed: Eight action steps to take when a hacker steals company data

The threat of cyberattack cannot be eliminated. Being ready for when one does occur can save you a great deal of money.

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3 hackers get light sentences after working with the FBI

Three young computer hackers whose "botnet" known as Mirai virtually paralyzed chunks of the internet two years ago have received light sentences after helping the FBI with cybercrime and cybersecurity.

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State-backed hackers target Gmail of US senators, aides

State-backed hackers are still trying to break into the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides — and a lawmaker focused on cybersecurity says the Senate's security office should stop...

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Poll finds partisan divide in concerns for election security

With the midterm elections less than a month away, a strong majority of Americans are concerned the nation's voting systems might be vulnerable to hackers, according to a poll released Wednesday.

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US charges 2 hackers with alleged Chinese intelligence ties

U.S. officials on Thursday said two alleged Chinese hackers carried out an extensive campaign on behalf of Beijing's main intelligence agency to steal trade secrets and other information from...

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Customs says hack exposed traveler, license plate images

Customs and Border Protection said Monday that photos of travelers and license plates collected at a single U.S. border point have been exposed in a malicious cyberattack in what a leading congressman...

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Simple step can thwart top phone hackers

Turning a device off then back on again can thwart hackers from stealing information from smartphones.

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Apple fixes security hole reportedly used to hack an iPhone

Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.

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