Hacking

At hacking conference Def Con, hackers look beyond just the internet.

A court ruling is blocking researchers from presenting a tech problem that could lead to car thefts.

The biggest difference between the two? This year Defcon organizers disinvited the Feds in the wake of NSA surveillance revelations. While Black Hat's keynote speaker will be none other than NSA Director General Keith Alexander.

Nearly half a billion mobile phone SIM cards might be vunerable to hacking. The vulnerability was revealed by a security researcher in Germany.

Quantum Dawn 2. No, it’s not the next James Bond movie. It's a fire drill for big banks to test their defenses against hackers.

U.S. officials gave American Internet providers information on suspected cyber spies in China as part of a secret program to defend against cyberespionage.

Revelations about secret government surveillance may have a chilling effect on the government's ability to recruit talented computer coders and hackers.

Intellectual property accounts for about 35 percent of U.S. GDP. But hackers, many of them in foreign countries, are working harder than ever to steal it.

Computer viruses are bad enough, but what happens when they start cooperating to ruin your digital life?

The online security firm ESET runs a camp for young hackers that encourages them to use their skills for good, not evil.