Warning signs your computer has been hacked and how to protect yourself

Your device could be hacked, allowing hackers to access your personal information and do serious damage, but you may not know ...
New Scientist

Open AI’s hacking agent went rogue. Should we be worried?

An OpenAI safety test went sideways when a model escaped its confines, gained internet access and hacked into another company ...
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Chinese hacker arrested for hacking into computers of US companies and universities while allegedly working for Chinese technology company

Xu Zewei of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was extradited to the United States and appeared recently in US District Court in Houston on a nine-count indictment related to his involvement in ...
Digital Journal

WikiLeaks reveals CIA malware for hacking Linux computers

Generally, mainstream malware attacks tend to focus on consumer-oriented operating systems like Windows. It’s rare that Linux is specifically targeted which makes this discovery concerning. Linux ...
Digital Journal

Researchers hack computers by firing blasts of hot air

The test was performed at Ben-Gurion University and resulted in an air-gapped computer being hacked. Air-gapping is a method of protecting information on computer systems by cutting off all access to ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

Hack your first computer at Imagine RIT

One of the best defenses against a cyber attack is to know your enemy. At the Imagine RIT: Innovation and Creativity Festival on May 2, festivalgoers can begin protecting themselves by learning how a ...
Bleeping Computer

Pwn2Own Day 2: Hackers exploit 22 zero-days for $267,500

Security researchers collected $267,500 in cash after exploiting 22 unique zero-day vulnerabilities during the second day of the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 hacking competition. Today's highlight was Ken ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers Are After the Gaps in Your Vulnerability Program: Here's Their Playbook

A forum thread titled “Hacking for Profit. Working method” offers a rare glance into how underground communities pass information about vulnerability exploitation and hacking techniques in a form of ...
The New York Times

Chinese Hackers Said to Target U.S. Law Firms

Williams & Connolly, one of the nation’s most prominent law firms, told clients that its computer systems had been infiltrated and that hackers may have gained access to some client emails. By Michael ...
techtimes

Essential Computer Security Tips: How to Use Antivirus Protection to Prevent Hacking and Viruses

Protect your computer with effective antivirus protection and smart computer security strategies to prevent hacking, malware, and viruses for safer online experiences. Pixabay, TheDigitalArtist ...
TechCrunch

Hackers are abusing unpatched Windows security flaws to hack into organizations

Hackers have broken into at least one organization using Windows vulnerabilities published online by a disgruntled security researcher over the last two weeks, according to a cybersecurity firm. On ...
TechCrunch

Microsoft says hackers are exploiting critical zero-day bugs to target Windows and Office users

Microsoft has rolled out fixes for security vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, which the company says are being actively abused by hackers to break into people’s computers. The exploits are ...