Hacking back aims to retaliate against cyberattackers by launching a counterattack to disrupt their systems, recover stolen ...

In the latest report by a Western cybersecurity company to finger Chinese state hackers, Mandiant earlier this week accused the People’s Liberation Army Unit 61398 of having orchestrated years of ...

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Price lists, Black Friday discounts, and hacking as a service are all part of the increasingly sophisticated underground economy of cyber crime Parents freaked out when hackers stole millions of ...

According to the FBI, hackers used social engineering tactics - including a new type of phishing attack - to gain access to Salesforce accounts. Here's how.

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The federal government is sticking to its position of not negotiating with cyber criminals, despite hackers releasing ...