Hackers are pretty scary. Amoral, hooded figures with magical computer skills that can break into anything within minutes. At least that is what most of us think of when we hear the term "hacker." It ...

Cybersecurity architect and adjunct professor at NC State University Jeff Crume joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of hacking. What was the first computer virus?

By breaking into carriers’ online systems, cyber-powered criminals are making off with truckloads of electronics, beverages ...

How do hackers get access to your computer? Hackers have many tricks up their sleeves. Viruses and malicious software, aka malware, make the most of security gaps, but something called social ...

The French prime minister's announcement last week that he will hire computer hackers and community managers to confront the online jihadist threat, has led to privacy groups branding his comments as ...

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike has fired an insider caught selling screenshots of their computer to cybercriminals.

A company called Twenty, formed by former military hackers and cybersecurity professionals, has signed contracts with US ...

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike denied it had been hacked following claims from a hacker group, which leaked screenshots from ...