CYBERCRIME

Encryption is the process of encoding communication so that only a message's recipient can view it.

Planned Parenthood said that it was being targeted by "extremists" trying to discredit the organization's work.

"Some parts of the Internet lack rules. This isn’t one of them," an updated rules section on Medium.com reads.

Certain websites, including Google Drive, automatically establish SSL encryption to protect confidential user information.

If the country can’t protect its spies, what right does it have to send them abroad?

Lax security left the Treasury's computer system for tracking overseas threats to America's financial system vulnerable to hackers, according to a government audit prepared in late 2014 and obtained by Reuters, an exclusive report says.

Though search engines can delete results, they cannot remove content hosted elsewhere.

The breach could jeopardize the personal lives of nearly 37 million people who use the Ashley Madison website.

Hackers send Department of Defense cleverly disguised emails intended to infiltrate the Pentagon with malware, the Daily Beast reports.

Darkode was founded in 2007 by a hacker looking for a place to sell a tool for stealing banking passwords.

The Office of Personnel Management is currently working with other agencies to set up a system to inform the 21.5 million victims of the cyberattack.

Tor has been under assault from cybersecurity researchers, the NSA and others trying to manipulate online anonymity.

In a search for more potential leaks of government-protected data, the nation's chief information officer set about a 30-day sprint.

A 2014 law has been halted permanently after First Amendment rights activists said it was too broad.

China's draft cybersecurity law increases pressure on Internet companies to report suspect content — and to register users with their real names.

Authorities say convicted child pornographer Lucas Chansler extorted teenage girls in 26 states to send him explicit photos and engage in sexual behavior.

If tech companies give agencies like the FBI and NSA backdoor access to private data, they would create security risks, cybersecurity experts warned.

China's sweeping new national security law could bring more Internet controls, affect foreign businesses in China, and add to pressure on Hong Kong to pass similar regulations.

The person behind the latest attack has reportedly targeted many Canadian municipal and police websites before.

Experts say the government's cyberdefenses are woefully outdated.

U.S. officials are suspicious of a "major renovation" planned by the iconic New York hotel’s new Chinese owners.