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The operation is said to have compromised sensitive data about dozens of publicly held companies.

More companies should follow the lead of a financial industry consortium that shares information to avoid security risks.

What's supposedly better for your lungs may not be healthy for your hard drive.

He says that China and 'probably one or two' other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities, aviation networks and financial companies.

The vulnerability could allow attackers to remotely execute code and take over a user's computer by tricking them into visiting a bad URL.

The new reader is available for pre-sale, as the U.S. prepares to say goodbye to magnetic-stripe cards.

Cybersecurity researchers say the bug enables hackers to access their devices by persuading users to install malicious applications.

The hack may have compromised more than 800,000 employees' personal data, including Social Security numbers.

A variety of businesses, from retail to service industries, are organizing internal events using the creative talents of their own employees to solve, or hack, problems.

That's in addition to customer data for 56 million payment cards previously disclosed by the retailer.

Two financial regulatory groups have announced that their jointly produced software program, Soltra Edge, will become available on Dec. 2.

Email addresses from pilot participants were stolen, the company said, though the forthcoming mobile app -- which lets users purchase goods by scanning a QR code -- was not affected.

Three information security chiefs share their companies' secrets to staying safe.

FBI officials warn business owners and the financial sector to stay vigilant.

Changes come as American business and government agencies face more intrusions and the threat of sensitive technology ending up in the wrong hands.

The hackers are said to have intercepted data and potentially gained access to passwords, iMessages, photos and contacts.

If our privacy is so important to us, why aren't we more skeptical of the services we give our information to?

Google researchers have uncovered a security bug in widely used web encryption technology that they say could allow hackers to take over several types of accounts.

A member of an anonymous information-sharing website claims to have hacked close to 7 million accounts.

Cyber sabotage has quickly become the 21st century's preferred form of international trade theft.

Experts are concerned that new industry technology could be susceptible to sinister cybercriminal activity.