In the film Blackhat, actor Chris Hemsworth plays an imprisoned computer hacker who can secure his own release if he helps the FBI stop the code he once helped create. But unlike Hollywood films, some ...

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Apple Security researchers at Cisco discovered a vulnerability in a popular messaging client that allowed hackers to use malicious emoji and mess with the files on a computer. The Register reports ...

Once upon a time, hackers were hackers and crackers were crackers, and everyone who counted knew the difference. The earliest hackers were members of an electric train club at the Massachusetts ...

(Reuters) - A Swiss computer hacker who has claimed credit for helping steal or distribute proprietary data from Nissan Motor Co, Intel Corp and most recently security camera startup Verkada was ...

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The best, brightest and most entrepreneurial computer hackers undertake a perilous journey. They set out to demonstrate technical prowess, which eventually brings legal problems; ultimately, they try ...

A Scottish hacker accused of carrying out the ‘biggest military computer hack of all time’ on the US government has revealed what he found. Gary McKinnon, 60, rummaged through 97 US army and ...

An Edmonton man is facing fraud and extortion charges after several businesses had their computer networks hacked and data stolen, resulting in losses of $1.5 million. An Edmonton business reported to ...

Dustin Heywood, also known by his online handle EvilMog, began hacking into computer networks as a teenager in the mid-1990s. Now the 36-year-old is using his hacking skills for good as a penetration ...

From the science of gym workouts to Indigenous arts and hacker culture, a crop of new courses are being offered this year at the University of Toronto Mississauga. “If you’ve ever wondered why your ...