In 2013, a teenager named Jann Horn attended a reception in Berlin hosted by Chancellor Angela Merkel... READ MORE›
Microsoft has issued a patch for its Windows operating system, and Apple desktop users with the most recent operating system are protected... READ MORE›
The second, called Spectre, affects chips from Intel, AMD and ARM and lets hackers potentially trick otherwise error-free applications into giving up secret information... READ MORE›
In recent years, toys have become more sophisticated, computerised and connected, but this has led to increasing privacy and security concerns... READ MORE›
Salim Neino, CEO of Kryptos Logic, said Hutchins took over the kill switch on Friday afternoon European time, before it could fully affect the United States... READ MORE›
Doctors were using pen and paper as the National Health Service struggled to get computers back online... READ MORE›
Some of the world's largest institutions and government agencies were affected, including the Russian Interior Ministry, FedEx in the United States and Britain's National Health Service... READ MORE›
As expected, the attackers have released new variants of the malware... READ MORE›
The attack appears to have been unintentionally stopped by a 22-year-old computer security worker in England who began studying it Friday afternoon... READ MORE›
Seeing the enthusiasm and drive of these young people drove home how essential early exposure to computer science is... READ MORE›
It was first reported in England -- hackers gained access to the National Health Service computers, effectively shuttering the entire system... READ MORE›
A? Cybersecurity experts identified the malicious software as a variant of ransomware known as WannaCry... READ MORE›
Petya cyber attack Ransomware virus hits computer servers across globe, Australian office affected... READ MORE›
Russia and Ukraine had a heavy concentration of infections, according to Dutch security company Avast Software BV... READ MORE›
In Germany, the hackers' ransom demands popped up over the weekend on the screens of ticket vending machines of Deutsche Bahn, the national railway... READ MORE›
He actually probably saved lives by accident, Kennedy said, referring to the security researcher who discovered the kill switch... READ MORE›
In New York, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced that his office will probe the massive security breach, which he said affects some 8 million New Yorkers... READ MORE›
Family firm in ukraine says it was not responsible for cyber attack... READ MORE›
The onslaught of ransomware attacks may be the new normal, said Mark Graff, the chief executive of Tellagraff, a cybersecurity company... READ MORE›
Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, including possibly compromising secrets gathered for security clearances, were stolen from OPM computers in the sweeping intrusions... READ MORE›
The hacking also was disclosed to Reuters and is believed to be part of a widespread breach of Democratic political organizations, that news organization reported... READ MORE›
Three of the 10 top-ranked programs don't even offer a single elective cybersecurity course, according to the company's findings... READ MORE›
Unfortunately, the certificate introduced an unintended security vulnerability... READ MORE›
The infiltrators didn't break into the campaign's separate computer system, emails or voicemails... READ MORE›
Speaking at the time, security expert and chief technology officer of Co3 Systems, Bruce Schneier said the leak was 'catastrophic ..... READ MORE›
But that destroys vital information that cyber forensic analysts need to determine whether hackers made off with client data, Bakhru said... READ MORE›
Our people are investigating the attack together with the people from the National Centre for Cyber Security, he said... READ MORE›
Social Security numbers and other sensitive data, including possibly compromising secrets gathered for security clearances, were stolen from OPM computers in the sweeping intrusions... READ MORE›
Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin said his sentence was just punishment for his crimes... READ MORE›
It is not clear whether every company or institution in China affected by the ransomware was using pirated software... READ MORE›
When it comes to computing, Dublin teenager Catrina Carrigan is well ahead of the Irish education system,... READ MORE›
Samani joked that as the only computer security person presenting at a recent sensor conference in Germany, he was the most unpopular guy there... READ MORE›
The WannaCry attack has sparked havoc in computer systems worldwide... READ MORE›
Hackers steal 1bn from world banks in most sophisticated attack ever... READ MORE›
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