China is denying involvement in any hacking activities after the United States indicted four members of the Chinese military for allegedly breaking into the computer networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of people

Four members of the Chinese military have been charged with breaking into the networks of the Equifax credit reporting agency and stealing the personal information of tens of millions of Americans, the Justice Department said Monday, blaming Beijing for one of the largest hacks in history. The 2017 breach affected roughly 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names,...

A “white hat” hacker group on Monday claimed responsibility for hijacking the social media accounts for the NFL and multiple football teams. OurMine, a Saudi Arabian hacking account that promotes its own cyber security services, said it hacked a number of the league’s accounts on its Twitter page, NBC News reported. The first team to be exposed to the hackers...

A Tennessee family said someone hacked a Ring security camera set up in their children’s bedroom and taunted their 8-year-old daughter.

The LeMay family, of Memphis, told NBC News they installed the device to keep an eye on their daughters. A few days later, the family said a stranger had gained access to the device.

Capital One Financial announced late Monday it had learned of a data breach that it says involves the personal information of more than 100 million customers as federal authorities arrested a suspected hacker in the case.

A new report from an online security firm with operations in San Francisco finds bad ‘bots’ – automated computer programs working for hackers and other criminals – are growing in number and sophistication.

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee released some of the Facebook ads purchased by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The U.S. House Intelligence Committee released some of the Facebook ads purchased by Russians during the 2016 presidential campaign.

The Senate Intelligence Committee rejected former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn’s request for immunity in exchange for cooperation on the Senate investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and Russia. Flynn had extended the same offer to the House Intelligence Committee, as well as the Justice Department.

Thousands of documents were published Tuesday by WikiLeaks allegeding widespread hacking by the CIA. The documents describe various hacking tools the agency uses to break into users’ computers, mobiles and even smart TVs.

The FBI and U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a bulletin Thursday warning that connected vehicle technologies in modern cars are “increasingly vulnerable” to hacking....
In July 2015, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV recalled 1.4 million U.S. vehicles to install software after a magazine report raised concerns about hacking, the first action of its kind for the auto industry. Also last...

The Twitter accounts for Tesla and its founder Elon Musk were hacked Saturday.

One of the people claiming responsibility for hacking Xbox Live and the PlayStation Networks on Christmas Day has spoken out and has shown his face.

Security flaws in a system used by cellphone carriers around the world could open the door to wide-ranging surveillance of mobile phone traffic, according to a German researcher who discovered the problem.

As the billboards advertising Sony Pictures “The Interview” were pulled down in Hollywood on Thursday, concerns about cyber terrorism shot up in Silicon Valley. Scott Budman reports.