Hackers broke into a casino’s high-roller database through a fish tank
With connected devices multiplying every year, security flaws are increasing as well. Once hackers get a toehold into your network, they can use it to steal valuable data, as a casino found out with the aquarium thermostat in its lobby.
From pranks to nuclear sabotage, this is the history of malware
The history of malware has evolved alongside our favorite software. What started innocently enough has become a global threat of staggering proportions.
I’m not even mad. That’s amazing! 7 brilliant, unorthodox hacks
Most of the time, hacking means brute force attacks. Not so with these unorthodox hacks for everything from drones to 3D printers.
Sophisticated ‘Triton’ malware shuts down industrial plant in hacker attack
Hackers successfully breached the security at an unnamed industrial facility, but were unable to gain control of the safety controls.
Credit union hacks continue with Equifax and TransUnion malware attacks
Equifax and TransUnion's websites have put customers at risk through a new, malicious link suggesting they update their Flash player.
This autonomous cooler will follow behind you as you walk to the beach
Carrying a heavy cooler to the beach isn't exactly fun. This autonomous cooler will trundle along behind its owner wherever they go.
Hacker reportedly steals iPhone cracking tools used in shooting case
A hacker has allegedly stolen hacking tools used by startup Cellebrite in the FBI investigation of the San Bernardino, California, shooting.
Over 20 states' voter registration systems have been hacked, officials say
On Friday, a Homeland Security Department official revealed that hackers targeted the voter registration systems in over 20 states in the last few months.
Multiple FTP servers owned by the U.S. government were accessed by a teen hacker
A report has surfaced claiming that a teen hacker broke into an FTP server owned by the U.S. government that contains information for many other servers.
Top secret designs could be stolen from 3D printers using an ordinary smartphone
Using a regular smartphone, computer scientists have proved that they can steal data from a 3D printer using just the sensors in a regular smartphone.
Twitter suspends notorious hacker following second Democratic Party hack
Twitter temporarily suspended the infamous hacker (or hackers) known as Guccifer 2 on Saturday after a second dump of Democratic party files made it online.
New remote unlock hack compounds VW’s problems
Researchers have discovered that a relatively simple hack makes it easy to break into most VW vehicles manufactured since 1995.
North Korea may have stolen U.S. fighter jet blueprints in a recent cyberattack
North Korean hackers are said to have stolen "tens of thousands of documents related to the defense industry — including U.S. fighter jet designs."
Hacker allegedly stole $2 million worth of airline tickets through phishing scam
An African has been extradited to the U.S. and charged with stealing $2 million of airline tickets between July 2011 and September 2014.
PornHub security breach turns out to be a well-executed hoax
News broke over the weekend that PornHub had been compromised, with a hacker selling access to the site, but turns out it was all a hoax.
Chinese government paper praises convicted hacker of U.S. defence firm
China's Global Times government-controlled newspaper has praised the actions of alleged hacker Su Bin for sending U.S. military secrets to China.
Billion dollar bank heist foiled by one spelling mistake
Make sure your spelling is up to scratch if you're hacking a national bank: one group of hackers missed out on a billion dollar heist with one mistake.
Hackers could throw off our power grid by manipulating our AC units
In a rather terrifying discovery, researchers have found an alarming vulnerability in our security system, and it lies in the humble air conditioner.
Hacker compromises data of nearly 30,000 FBI and DHS employees with a simple phone call
A hacker has reportedly compromised the personal accounts of nearly 30,000 government employees, all stemming from a simple phone call.
Watch this guy easily lift a Mini Cooper with his homemade robotic exoskeleton
James Hobson is making Iron Man a reality with his very own powered exoskeleton -- he's used the legs portion of it to lift a car.
Celebrity hacker is arrested in Manhattan
Federal prosecutors are charging celebrity hacker Alonzo Knowles of felony criminal copyright infringement and identity theft.
Yikes — did a teenager really hack the CIA director’s email?
If the claims of one under-20-year-old prove to be true, CIA director John Brennan will have been the subject of a rather alarming security meltdown.
Self-proclaimed ‘hacker’ is caught after using Gmail at home
Texas teenager and "hacker" Zachary Lee Morgenstern pleaded guilty last week after swatting and, before that, making threats to a Minnesota high school.
Someone’s always watching: Hacker sends woman photos of her evening from her own webcam
A hacker sent a series of photos of a woman's evening with her boyfriend to her Facebook account, seemingly taken from the couple's built-in laptop webcam.
Hackers can take over nuclear power plants thanks to Industrial Ethernet Switches
Industrial Ethernet Switches, which are responsible for maintaining the internal networks of nuclear plants, are vulnerable to hackers and cyberattacks.
Lizard Squad member charged with 50,000 crimes, yet dodges jail
A member of the hacking group Lizard Squad was given a suspended sentence after being convicted of more than 50,000 hacking charges.
Passenger planes can be hacked using on-board Wi-Fi, security researcher says
A security researcher says that passenger aircraft can be hacked into using the wireless Internet connections and entertainment systems on those planes.