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Earlier this year, Donncha Ó Cearbhaill, a security researcher investigating spyware attacks, found himself in an unusual position. For once he was targeted by hackers. “Dear…

A US court has sentenced Latvian hacker Deniss Zolotarjovs to more than eight years in prison after being convicted of ransomware attacks. The Justice Department accused…

A serious security vulnerability that affects nearly every version of the Linux operating system has defenders scrambling to patch after security researchers publicly released exploit code…

Mike Vichich grew up in Michigan. His family, he recalls, dedicated their lives to public service. His parents were teachers, his uncle in the FBI, and…

More than half the world’s governments have access to commercial spyware that can break into computers and phones to steal sensitive information, according to British intelligence…

A group of Russian government hackers has hijacked thousands of home and small business routers around the world as part of an ongoing campaign to redirect…

The founder of spyware maker Intellexa said he plans to appeal a conviction handed down by a Greek court on charges that he and three other…

The US Department of Justice has accused the Iranian government of being behind the Handala hacktivist group, which last week claimed responsibility for the devastating cyberattack…

YouTube is expanding its AI-generated similarity detection technology, which identifies deep fakes, to a pilot group of the company’s government officials, political candidates and journalists was…

Russian government hackers are targeting Signal and WhatsApp users, particularly government and military officials, as well as journalists around the world, Dutch intelligence agencies said on…