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.

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

The Polish government accused a Russian government hacking group of hacking into energy facilities taking advantage of default usernames and passwords.

Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of The Com — a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence ...

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A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...

Hackers have a high tolerance for ambiguity. By the nature of their work, these engineers regularly need to navigate unfamiliar environments. But as it turns out, they don’t look at uncertainty as ...

Catalin Dragomir, a Romanian citizen, pleaded guilty to hacking into an Oregon state computer and selling access to it, as ...

Picture this: You're controlling your thermostat from a beach somewhere, turning on lights with your voice, and unlocking your front door from miles away. Sounds like living in the future, right? Yet ...

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 ...