Hackers have a high tolerance for ambiguity. By the nature of their work, these engineers regularly need to navigate unfamiliar environments. But as it turns out, they don’t look at uncertainty as ...

A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...

Chinese state-sponsored hackers are suspected of compromising Notepad++ update infrastructure in a hosting-level breach and selectively infecting users with malware.

Infrastructure delivering updates for Notepad++—a widely used text editor for Windows—was compromised for six months by ...

Hackers have become increasingly sophisticated in targeting bank accounts, sometimes stealing money without the account holder realizing it right away. This raises an unsettling concern among many: ...

What are coin mixers, and how are they used in high-profile hacks? Crypto mixers, or tumblers, are basically smart contracts used to hide the origin of crypto transactions. Hackers send their ...

After hackers stole customer data from the Home Depot weeks ago, questions remain as to why retail stores haven't been more successful at protecting their systems from cyber theft. For more on this, ...

Digital license plates, already legal to buy in a growing number of states and to drive with nationwide, offer a few perks over their sheet metal predecessors. You can change their display on the fly ...

Having to come up with a password that matches the symbol requirements for every site can be a hassle, but there’s good reason for it. Of course, the more your ...

Phones today are more secure than ever, making it harder, but not impossible, for hackers to take control. iPhones have strong protections built in, and while Android devices have improved, they still ...

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