David Beckham refused to be blackmailed over hacked emails
Soccer star David Beckham resisted an extortion attempt made by a hacker who had obtained unflattering emails he sent.
Cisco Prime Home is vulnerable to attack, and your ISP needs to update it
Cisco Prime Home system has a serious vulnerability that could allow attackers to remotely control our devices such as modems and routers.
W-2 tax forms for 2016 can be bought and sold on the dark web at $20 or less
Security researcher Brian Krebs discovered that W-2 tax forms for 2016 are currently up for purchase on the dark web.
No mini-bar for you: Luxury hotel pays up after virus locks guests out of rooms
A luxury hotel in Austria was hit by ransomware that locked down its electronic key system and its reservation accounts.
Hackers hit Sundance Film Festival
Hackers disrupted the Sundance Film Festival box office on Saturday, but the shows went on.
Your browser might be filling in hidden fields and giving away your secrets
There's apparently a browser vulnerability that can enter information on phishing sites without your knowledge.
After an FDA probe, St. Jude rolls out an update fixing the Merlin@home issue
After reports claiming hackers can break into Merlin@home monitors and reprogram St. Jude implants, the FDA conducted an investigation.
Hackers target Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht’s legal fees fundraising campaign
Over the New Year’s period, hackers breached various accounts belonging to Free Ross, the fundraising campaign for the Silk Road founder.
Cybercriminals hold more than 10,000 website databases for ransom
Hacker groups have taken the exposed databases of more than 10,000 websites hostage and are demanding ransoms for their return.
Hackers are now using WhatsApp to target unsuspecting users
If you're a WhatsApp user, you should be a little more careful. Hackers are now using the messaging platform to send viruses through Word documents.
How much is the hacked Yahoo database worth? Try $300,000
It's been a rough last half of 2016 for Yahoo. The latest database hack of a billion users been sold on line for $300,000 to three groups.
Update: Ever had a Yahoo account? Take these steps now to protect yourself
If you have ever had a Yahoo account, even if you don't use it anymore, you'll want to protect yourself from hackers. We tell you exactly what to do.
Ashley Madison agrees to $17.5 million fine, will pay $1.6 million for now
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed to a $17.5 million settlement with Ashley Madison's site operators, following the August 2015 data breach.
Seattle asking local hackers for new ways to inform the public of severe winter weater
The City of Seattle is hosting an event calling on area hackers to come up with new snow information tools.
Cloudflare is fighting off a DDoS attack that started the day before Thanksgiving
Cloudflare has noted an increase in distributed denial of service (DDoS) traffic that began on November 23, the day before the Thanksgiving weekend began.
SF Muni public transit system hacked, resulting in free rides
Hackers break into the the city of San Francisco's transit system, forcing fare gates to open on Saturday.
Forget covering up cameras, now your headphones can be used to spy on you
Forget simply covering up your laptop's camera: You might want to unplug your headphones when not in use, too, according to researchers.
Cyber criminals are using illicit virtual currency to fund criminal activity
According to security company Trend Micro, hacker groups are being funded by the illegal mining of virtual gaming currency which is then sold to gamers.
Buyer beware: Hackers target Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping weekend
Black Friday is typically associated with ramming through storefront doors to grab the best deals first. But hackers will be ready for the online shoppers.
Hackers are targeting ATMs and stealing wads of cash
A cybersecurity firm has identified dozens of allegedly remote attacks on ATMs in Europe and Asia, dubbing the hacking group Cobalt.
Hackers could decode passwords by analyzing the shadows of your fingers
A collaboration between researchers at three universities reveals how a malicious Wi-Fi hot spot could trace your fingers to reveal your online passwords.
Virtual currency, real crime: FBI alleges theft of millions of dollars in FIFA coins
In-game currency can be sold for real dollars, meaning that titles like FIFA Ultimate Team Football can attract real criminals, and the FBI is on the case.
It only took 30 seconds for white hat hackers to crack a Google Pixel
Looks like the Google Pixel may not have been as secure as Google claimed -- a group of white hat hackers were able to easily gain access to the device.
Government in Indiana pays up after ransomware stifles operations
As the county government in Madison County, Indiana, discovered, ransomware is a very serious type of attack with real and often unavoidable consequences,
WeMo vulnerability reminds us that IoT security needs to be taken seriously
A hot topic in the Internet of Things marketplace in the past year has been the security of these new home ecosystems, for good reason.
Hacking group says list features servers infiltrated by National Security Agency
The still relatively unknown hacker group Shadow Brokers have posted a list of supposed servers in 49 countries that have been targeted by the NSA.
A serious Linux privilege-escalation bug has been in the wild for nine years
There's a Linux vulnerability in the wild that's apparently been residing in virtually every Linux version for nine years and is actively being exploited.
Researchers: Intel CPUs are inherently flawed and open to a specific attack
A recent paper published by researchers at the State University of New York at Binghamton alleges that certain processors are flawed and open to attack.