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Police in Virginia Beach arrested two men they say stole gas and re-sold it at a discount to other people using a gas hack and social media.

Police Say Dudes Hacked Gas Station Pumps to Make Prices Lower

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Hackers have been forging emergency legal requests to get personal information from both Facebook parent company Meta and tech giant Apple.

Oops! Apple and Facebook Gave Personal Data to Hackers Claiming to be Police

By Victor Tangermann

Government-backed North Korean hackers are likely behind a hack aimed at more than 300 people that used a Google Chrome zero-day vulnerability to exploit.

North Korea Launches Wave of Hacks Directed at US Companies

By Lonnie Lee Hood

It's 2022, so naturally, the feds have brought down a Bitcoin-laundering power couple — one half of whom is a crypto wallet CEO who is also an extremely bad rapper.

Feds Arrest Crypto CEO for Bitcoin Laundering, But Her Real Crime Was Against Rap Music

By Noor Al-Sibai

An American white hat hacker managed to disrupt the internet connection of North Korea — while wearing pajamas, eating chips, and watching "Alien."

Hacker Wearing Pajama Pants Brings Down North Korea’s Entire Internet

By Victor Tangermann

Yikes: Complex reports that Jay-Z was warned by the FBI that he was soon to fall victim to an "imminent hack," and urged to delete his emails.

FBI Warned Jay-Z of ‘Imminent’ Email Hack

By Noor Al-Sibai

A 14-year-old high school student and white hat hacker rickrolled their entire school district by hacking into the school's internet-connected devices.

Teen Hacks School Computer System, Rickrolls Entire School District

By Victor Tangermann

Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn't afraid of Anonymous — or, at least, of folks on the internet who claim to be associated with the hacktivist organization.

Elon Musk Mocks “Anonymous” For Threatening Him

By Victor Tangermann

A hacker remotely accessed a computer of Oldsmar, Florida's water treatment system and attempted to increase the amount of sodium hydroxide or lye 100 fold.

Hacker Infiltrates Water Treatment Plant, Attempts to Poison City

By Victor Tangermann

A new Electrek story details the saga of Jason Hughes, a whitehat hacker who says he seized control of the company's entire fleet of electric vehicles.

A Hacker Reportedly Gained Access to Tesla’s Entire Fleet

By Jon Christian

The FBI helped foil a plot by Russian hackers to target Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory with a massive insider ransomware hack.

FBI Reportedly Foils Russian Hack at Tesla Factory

By Jon Christian

On Friday, OurMine's hackers took over the Instagram and Twitter accounts of social media giant Facebook in an apparent effort to drum up business.

Hackers Hijack Facebook’s Twitter, Instagram Accounts

By Kristin Houser

When the FBI raided the home of a man suspected of hacking Nintendo servers, they found a folder directory containing child pornography on his electronics.

Idiot Hacks Nintendo Servers, Gets Caught With Child Pornography

By Kristin Houser

Man Sues Amazon, Claims Ring Camera Hackers Harassed His Kids

Man Sues Amazon, Claims Ring Camera Hackers Harassed His Kids

By Kristin Houser

A new FBI blog post warns that hackers could use your smart TV to spy on you through the camera or by accessing your internet router.

FBI Warns That Your New Smart TV Could Be Used to Spy on You

By Kristin Houser

Hackers were advertising thousands of stolen and hacked Disney+ accounts and credentials online within hours of the streaming service's launch.

Hackers Are Already Selling Stolen Disney+ Accounts

By Kristin Houser

Cybercriminals could hack Siri, Alexa, and other voice-activated AI assistants using beams of light, according to new research.

Artificial Intelligence

Hackers Can Access Your Alexa by Shining a Laser in Your Window

By Kristin Houser

After denying reports of a system malware infection Tuesday, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) admitted that its plants had been hacked.

Someone Hacked India’s Nuclear Power Plants

By Victor Tangermann

Hackers displayed porn on an electronic billboard in Michigan the day before others did the same thing using TV screens in New Zealand.

Internet Of Things

Hackers Keep Playing Porn on Electronic Billboards, Public TVs

By Kristin Houser

A ransomware attack left approximately 400 dentist offices hacked and without access to their computer files, and most are still trying to regain it.

Bizarre Ransomware Attack Targets True Villainy of World: American Dentists

By Kristin Houser

Google security researchers have uncovered an extensive iPhone hacking effort that may have compromised thousands of users weekly for years.

Google Uncovers Massive, Multi-Year iPhone Hacking Effort

By Kristin Houser

Bad weather encounters on highways might become a lot less scary thanks to advancements in self-driving car technology.

Self-Driving Vehicles

Watch a Self-Driving Car Deftly Zoom Through a Heavy Rainstorm

By Victor Tangermann

With just tiny implant, a security researcher was able to rig an Apple charging cable to give himself access to any user's devices.

This Evil Charging Cable Will Infect Your Computer With a Virus

By Kristin Houser

Financial aggregation services are giving hackers everything they need to access and empty wealthy targets' bank accounts.

Science & Energy

Hackers Are Cracking Online Banking Sites to Steal Your Cash

By Dan Robitzski

By hacking cars and forcing them to stall, bad actors could grind a city's traffic to a halt — and the easiest entry point may be the vehicle's radios.

Advanced Transport

Hackers Could Gridlock a City by Stalling Just 20 Percent of Cars

By Kristin Houser

A new report claims a group of Chinese hackers co-opted cyberweapons the NSA used against the nation to attack US allies.

China Stole NSA Cyberweapons and Used Them Against US Allies

By Kristin Houser

A hacker recently took control of over 27,000 drivers' accounts in apps that can monitor — and remotely disable — their car.

Robots and Machines

A Hacker Says He Can Kill Your Car’s Engine While You’re Driving

By Dan Robitzski

Several Lime scooters had to be pulled off the streets of Brisbane after hackers made them play sexually explicit audio recordings.

Advanced Transport

Hackers Are Reprogramming Lime Scooters to Make Sexual Comments

By Dan Robitzski

A recent report shows that amateur Russian hackers infiltrated the finance offices of several U.S. embassies around the world.

Science & Energy

Rogue Russian Hackers Are Attacking US Embassies

By Dan Robitzski

The Mueller Report, heavily redacted, describes a number of high-tech Russian operations designed to undermine and sway the 2016 Presidential election.

The Mueller Report Confirms We’re Living in a Cyberpunk Dystopia

By Dan Robitzski

A new report shows that banks are being hit by more and more attempted cyberattacks, and they may not always be proactive about their security practices.

Science & Energy

Banks Are Under Siege by Sophisticated Hackers

By Dan Robitzski

Many of today's medical implants communicate via Bluetooth, which makes them vulnerable to hacking, but a new system could change that.

This Tech Could Secure Medical Implants Against Hackers

By Kristin Houser

A new Reuters investigation reveals that the UAE used a sophisticated hacking tool to easily access iPhone messages, pictures, and passwords.

Secret UAE Spy Team Used “Cyber Super-Weapon” to Hack Any iPhone

By Dan Robitzski

According to a cryptocurrency security firm only two prominent hacker groups were responsible for stealing "around $1 billion" in cryptocurrency.

Two Hacker Groups Pilfered $1 Billion Worth of Cryptocurrency

By Victor Tangermann

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

Artificial Intelligence

Mild-Mannered Botnet Hunts Down Malware so It Can Fix It

By Jon Christian

A team of researchers from Brown University took control of a University of Washington robot to prove that hacking robots is far too easy.

It’s Really Easy for Hackers to Take Control of Robots

By Kristin Houser

The FBI is currently investigating a cyberattack on the campaign of David Min, a Democratic running for the House of Representatives.

Candidates in Smaller Elections Simply Can’t Defend Themselves Against Cyberattacks

By Kristin Houser

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough

Pre-Teen Hackers Prove It: The U.S. Election System Simply Isn’t Secure Enough

By Kristin Houser

Researcher presents ways hackers could manipulate today's SATCOM to affect the aviation, maritime, and military industries.

Hackers Find Earth’s Satellite Communication Systems Aren’t All That Secure

By Kristin Houser

Open-source tool Social Mapper can help white hat hackers keep up with the black hats, but also has the potential to create more of the latter.

Facial Recognition Tool That Tracks People Across Social Media Now Available to Hackers

By Kristin Houser

The U.S. Has a New Plan to Deter Would-Be Hackers

Science & Energy

The U.S. Has a New Plan to Deter Would-Be Hackers

By Kristin Houser

The Department of Homeland Security revealed in a briefing that Russians hacked U.S. utility companies

Yes, Russians Hacked U.S. Electric Companies, Homeland Security Confirms

By Kristin Houser

We Knew Russian Hackers Infiltrated Americans’ Inboxes. Now We Know How.

We Knew Russian Hackers Infiltrated Americans’ Inboxes. Now We Know How.

By Kristin Houser

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

The Digest: Hackers Are Stealing Sensitive Documents From The U.S. Military And Selling Them

By Victor Tangermann

Electronic Warfare “Disables” U.S. Aircraft In Syria

Robots and Machines

Electronic Warfare “Disables” U.S. Aircraft In Syria

By Victor Tangermann

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency

Criminals Stole Billions And Laundered it in Cryptocurrency

By Claudia Geib

Data From British Porn Viewers Might Be In The Hands of One Company

Data From British Porn Viewers Might Be In The Hands of One Company

By Kristin Houser

Hackers Are Holding The City of Atlanta Hostage

Hackers Are Holding The City of Atlanta Hostage

By Claudia Geib

We’ve Seen What Bots Do to Democracy. Are We Adapting Fast Enough?

We’ve Seen What Bots Do to Democracy. Are We Adapting Fast Enough?

By Claudia Geib

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The Olympics Show That Attendees At Any Global Event Risk Being Hacked

By Chelsea Gohd

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Cyber Warfare Is Growing. We Need Rules to Protect Ourselves.

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet

Secret iOS Source Code Has Leaked Onto the Internet

By Patrick Caughill

Extremely Durable Computer Chips Bring Cybersecurity to Harsh Environments

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Uber Reveals Long-Kept Hacking That Jeopardized Data From 57 Million People

Smart Cities May Be The Death of Privacy As We Know It

Smart Cities May Be The Death of Privacy As We Know It

By Claudia Geib

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies

Cyber Spies Were Able to Hack the Power Grid Controls of U.S. Energy Companies

Researchers Hacked Into DNA and Encoded it With Malware

Science & Energy

Researchers Hacked Into DNA and Encoded it With Malware

Your Computer Isn’t to Blame When You Get Hacked. You Are.

Science & Energy

Your Computer Isn’t to Blame When You Get Hacked. You Are.

One Hacker Just Took Down a Fifth of the Dark Web

One Hacker Just Took Down a Fifth of the Dark Web

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Chinese Hackers Busted the Google Pixel in Under 60 Seconds

By Jess Vilvestre

Cyber Attack Forces Hospitals to Cancel Hundreds of Surgeries

Cyber Attack Forces Hospitals to Cancel Hundreds of Surgeries

By Jess Vilvestre

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Internet Of Things

This Is How Quickly the IoT Can Be Hacked

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Robots and Machines

Acoustic Thievery: Researchers Find a Way to “Hack” 3-D Printers Using Sound