HACKING

The widespread bug surfaced late Monday, when it was disclosed that a pernicious flaw existed in a widely used Web encryption program.

Time has run out for the once-ubiquitous OS after 12 years of service.

The link takes users to a very realistic-looking page that is, ironically, hosted on Google’s servers.

A fake Netflix login page asks for the victim’s credentials and informs them that their account has been suspended for “unusual activity.”

The Chameleon malware can also identify security weaknesses in Wi-Fi networks to quickly spread between homes and businesses.

Guccifer released a detailed list of his latest hacking targets.

A California-based cybersecurity firm said hackers released malicious code on to computers before September’s G-20 summit in Russia.

A recent rise in Man-in-the-Middle hacking attacks shows hackers are not the only ones using this method.

To avoid a possible assassination attempt, Cheney had the wireless capabilities on his pacemaker turned off.

In a blog post, the senior director of litigation at LinkedIn says accusations directed at the network are completely false.

Brazilian hackers accidentally attacked NASA, the space agency, instead of the NSA, the spy agency, last week.

German researchers have developed a simple firmware hack on inexpensive feature phones able to block incoming calls and texts on any 2G network.

DARPA-funded researchers released a car hacking white paper that details ways to take over a Ford Escape or Toyota Prius' steering, acceleration, braking and display.

With televisions and toilets now connected to the Internet, hackers have developed new methods for invading your life.

After finding hidden backdoors in hardware and firmware, intelligence companies around the world are banning Lenovo technology from their networks.

In a recent demonstration, a GPS expert showed how a hacker can easily exploit a weakness to hijack a luxury yacht.

A 2009 figure on the global cost of hacking, cited by intelligence officials and President Obama, was grossly inflated. Did McAfee report a false number to profit from government cybersecurity expansions?

With its experience with cyberattacks, Israel looks to develop its own defensive capacity commercially.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden leaked top secret information on U.S. surveillance operations in June, and now there have been multiple lawsuits regarding NSA activity.

Gottfrid Svartholm, a co-founder of torrent site The Pirate Bay, was convicted of hacking and sentenced to two years in prison.

What to expect from Anonymous' "Operation Petrol" attack.