SECURITY

An Android malware known as CopyCat has infected 14 million devices and rooted 8 million by targeting old vulnerabilities.

A Connecticut man plead guilty to stealing more than $350,000 worth of Bitcoins through phishing scams targeting dark web users.

The data of millions of wrestling fans — including their addresses and ethnicity— was left on an unprotected server.

Security researchers disclosed a new attack that would allow a third party to instantly decrypt communications made on an encrypted satellite phone.

Tim Estes, CEO of Digital Reasoning, explains the evolution of machine learning surveillance techniques.

A piece of legislation passed by both houses of state legislature in Illinois would fine companies for tracking the location of consumers without consent.

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky said he is willing to give the U.S. government access to his company's source code to prove there are no ties between his company and the Russian government.

A majority of the top 100 financial institutions in the U.S. failed online security testing and privacy analysis audits conducted by the Online Trust Alliance.

Recent cyberattacks like Petya and WannaCry have caught businesses off guard, highlighting the need for investment in cybersecurity defenses.

The wiretapping was revealed in the U.S. Courts' annual wiretap report published earlier this week.

Half of all organizations hit by ransomware are hit more than once, a new study has found—but systems can recover from attacks by keeping backups.

Ukrainian officials claim to have seized equipment used by agents of Russia to carry out cyberattacks against Ukraine and other countries.

The Petya ransomware attack that hit tens of thousands of computers around the world may not have been ransomware at all, but rather an attack that aimed to destroy files and computer systems of governments and businesses.

The Shadow Brokers, the anonymous hacking group known for stealing exploits from the NSA, has released its first exploits as part of a monthly subscription service.

Music social network 8tracks was hacked and 18 million user accounts and passwords were compromised.

Four people were arrested in the United Kingdom for their role in a tech support scam, the result of a two-year investigation by Microsoft and British authorities.

FedEx subsidiary TNT Express operations were "significantly affected" by the Petya ransomware attack, forcing the company to halt trading of its stock.

The Petya ransomware attack that began spreading Tuesday has hit more than 12,500 machines in 65 countries.

A ransomware attack known as Petya has hit computer systems around the world. Here's how to protect yourself from the attack.

Encrypted messaging app Telegram faces a ban in Russia after refusing to comply with the country's data protection laws.

A new ransomware attack — a variant of malicious software known as Petya — has hit computer systems in what appears to be a global cyberattack similar to WannaCry.