You’d think that hackers must purchase their weapons of cyber destruction from a seedy black market. Most hacking tools are readily available on Amazon. Some of these devices require a bit of ...

“Although AI is often touted as a game‑changer for the social‑engineering landscape, in the context of phishing, most threat ...

Hackers are sometimes used as consultants to help companies improve their digital security. Referred to as ethical hackers, they use hacking software to test your systems to see if they’re vulnerable ...

The parlous state of software and IT infrastructure security is also a career opportunity, with malware analysts, security researchers, penetration testers and red teams all in demand. Defenders need ...

Generative AI promises a future where you no longer need to be a skilled writer to draft a story or a trained software engineer to code. But there’s a dark side to this democratization: AI is enabling ...

Two well-known Mac hackers are updating a widely used hacking toolkit, making it easier to take control of a Macintosh computer. Over the past few days, the researchers have been quietly adding new ...

US officials warned Wednesday that unnamed hackers have developed tools designed to “gain full system access” to the sensitive computer systems used to operate energy facilities. The tools could help ...

Cybersecurity provider ESET spots the GoldenJackal hacking group developing custom USB-focused malware to attack computers isolated from the internet. To prevent a breach, governments can sometimes ...