Hackers
Hackers
Tesla and Elon Musk's Twitter Feeds Hacked
The rogue message had one person's phone ringing and ringing.
Security
Company Executives Poorly Placed to Handle Rising Cyber Risk
A new survey says less than half of company boards have the necessary skills to manage the rising threat of cyber attacks.
Security
Windows Security Flaw Could Let Hackers Steal Login Info From Hundreds of Millions of PCs
If a hacker can get a Windows user to click on a bad link in an email or on a website, it can essentially hijack communications and steal sensitive information.
Security
Social Coding Site GitHub Hit by Days-Long Cyber Attack
China is reportedly the source of the attack.
Security
How Much Do Data Breaches Cost Big Companies? Shockingly Little.
From Sony to Target, big companies that were hacked felt barely a dent to their bottom line, an analysis reveals.
Security
U.S. Urges Companies to Do More to Fight Cyber Crime
Cyber crime is probably the biggest risk facing companies across the world, officials say.
Security
Avoiding the 'Inevitable' Breach: 4 Ways Retailers Should Amp Up Security
There's ample advice out there telling chief information officers how to build a breach recovery plan, but the key steps to avoiding such an event are not as clear.
Legal Issues
Target to Pay $10 Million to Settle Data Breach Lawsuit
Individual victims can receive up to $10,000 in damages.
Security
CIA Sought to Hack Apple iPhones for Nearly a Decade
Top-secret documents suggest U.S. government researchers created a version of Apple's application development tool to create surveillance backdoors into programs distributed on the App Store.
Security
Microsoft Warns Windows PCs Also Vulnerable to 'Freak' Attacks
Hundreds of millions of Windows PC users are vulnerable to attacks exploiting the recently uncovered security vulnerability, Microsoft says.
Apple Pay
Apple Pay Hit by Wave of Fraudulent Transactions
The transactions stemmed from breaches at retail giants including Home Depot and Target.
Security
The $8.65 Billion Shift to New Credit Cards Won't Fix Security Issues
But retailers will be paying the price.
Hackers
5 Billion Android Apps Open to Hacking
Attackers are exploiting flaws in Google's popular operating system.
Cyber Attacks
7 Ways to Stay Ahead of Hackers and Keep Your Company's Data Safe
Every company needs to invest in cybersecurity but your first line of defense is being aware.
Hackathons
Google to Hand Out 'Infinity Million' Dollars to Hackers Who Break Into Google Chrome
The search giant retires its annual hackathon, replaces it with an around-the-clock program that allows hackers to submit (and get paid for) finding bugs anytime, from anywhere.
