PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A recent Haverford College graduate pleaded guilty on Tuesday afternoon for his role in a politically-motivated computer hack. Authorities say Justin Hiemstra tried to illegally ...

Hackers attacked the U.S. Senate website “just for kicks” shortly after the CIA director warned that the United States faces a ”cyber Pearl Harbor” if security is breached, which did not happen – this ...

In a cyber attack on a Pentagon social media account on Monday, a group calling itself the "CyberCaliphate" hacked into to the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the US Central Command, posting lists of ...

A new group of hacking pranksters responsible for resurrecting Tupac, bringing Sony to its knees and breaking into the CIA's public Web site has drawn an unlikely set of admirers: the cyber security ...

A voice to add to the chorus calling on Rep. Anthony Weiner to take cyber security–and the alleged hacking a Congressman’s Twitter account–seriously? Anthony Weiner. The archives of the New York Daily ...

Hacking has hit the mainstream with the recent celebrity photo scandal but how far does it go? A new documentary tackles the topic. These days, computer hacking goes way beyond stealing information.

The authorities of St Aloysius College in Mangalore were in for a shock recently when they were flooded with calls inquiring about the death of a priest and if the college had declared a holiday. The ...

I was recently pulled onto a TV news spot to talk about "swatting," a new type of prank that I hadn't heard of until recently. I’m sure our kids are becoming aware of this – but since it could result ...

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