For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed Thursday it had been hacked, saying it was taking action to contain the fallout. “The Congressional Budget Office has identified the security incident, ...

Customer service support company 5CA has released a statement contradicting claims by Discord that it was the victim of a hack last month. On October 3, Discord disclosed a data breach that the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Discord, the hugely popular messaging platform with more than ...

Few other companies are as present in everyday life as Amazon. This makes it all the more shocking when suddenly the login no longer works, strange orders appear or the account is even blocked. In ...

When casting began in 2020 for the award-winning HBO Max series “Hacks,” its three creators — Paul W. Downs, Lucia Aniello and Jen Statsky — saw hundreds of actors for the role of Ava Daniels, a ...

Hackers could bypass network security by exploiting popular video-chat platforms. At Black Hat, a security expert says Zoom and Teams are most vulnerable; only one has released a patch. When the IBM ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

A data breach exposed photos and ID cards of women who signed up for a fast-growing app for women to share details of men they might date. By Isabella Kwai A fast-growing app for women was hacked ...

The TSA might have decided it no longer cares about your feet, but we do. When you’ll be stuck in a freezing airplane in sandals, it’s tempting to grab any random pair of socks for the airport and ...

WASHINGTON/LONDON, July 21 (Reuters) - A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab server software compromised about 100 organizations as of the weekend, two of ...

Elmo’s X account was hacked on Sunday, causing the beloved “Sesame Street” character to appear to post expletive-filled antisemitic rants and anti-Trump statements. The posts have since been deleted, ...