Irish electricity transmission system operator EirGrid was targeted by “state sponsored” hackers leaving its network exposed to a “devious attack”.

The backdooring of security software CCleaner now appears to have been more of a targeted spying operation than a mere cybercrime scheme.

The Department of Homeland Security gave election officials in nearly two dozen states additional information on Russian targeting of their election systems last year, ending months of uncertainty among administrators about which states were targeted.

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And can be targeted based on where consumers are and what apps they’ve downloaded.

On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security notified nearly half of the U.S. states that their election systems were targeted by Russia-affiliated hackers in an attempt to influence the 2016…

Election officials in swing states Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania among those who report Russian state-sponsored attackers targeted their systems.

The U.S. National Security Agency conducted targeted surveillance over the past year against 106,000 foreigners suspected of being involved in terrorism and other crimes, using powers granted in a controversial section of law that’s set to expire at the end…

This month, The Pirate Bay successfully propelled the idea of a Javascript-based cryptocurrency miner to a mainstream public. While many sites are now experimenting with the new revenue model, possible abuse has also drawn the attention of ad-blockers and…

A fake persona convinced a cybersecurity pro at Deloitte to open a malicious document on their work laptop.

The tech firm rejects claims by a financial bear raider that it is a get-rich-quick opportunity.

Donald Trump wouldn’t have won the 2016 election if it weren’t for Facebook.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States. The gang, which calls itself Grief, published a handful of what appear to be the…