Hacking

Tennessee-based retail chain Genesco is suing Visa, saying the penalty it paid for a data breach was wrong.

Should it be illegal to cut the tie between your cellphone and your phone company? An online petition says cellphone unlocking should get a second look.

Apple is reporting some of its company computers were hacked on Tuesday and is laying the blame with an Internet plug-in called Java.

Marketplace Tech contributor Chester Wisniewski of the computer security firm Sophos says change your password and lie.

Chinese hackers infiltrated The New York Times for months, and the technique they used was something not so advanced -- email. Google’s “Project Glass” promises to put the functionality of a smart phone on your face. But is that what people want? And, the first down line you see on TV football games could be coming to a real-world Super Bowl, but not yet.

The death of a freedom of information campaigner and accused hacker is prompting a bid to change federal law on computer abuse and fraud. Aaron Swartz, 26, killed himself on Friday as he awaited trial for breaking into MIT’s computer system to make public subscription-only academic journals in a database called J-Stor. Professor James Grimmelmann […]

Burglaries are popping up after a hacker showed off a vulnerability in keycard locks at hotels, and a UN meeting of the International Telecommunications Union next week could change the Internet as we know it.

Cyber Monday can offer windfalls to hackers as well as shoppers, and even though our space travel ability is improving, we still use plenty of simple technologies to push it forward.

European researchers say some apps on Android smartphones leave passwords, bank accounts, and other sensitive info vulnerable to theft. And, how much will the iPad Mini cost?

We can support candidates with a text, participate in polls, even register to vote online, but we still can't vote that way -- which might be good news.