This summer, Russia’s hackers put a new twist on the barrage of phishing emails sent to Ukrainians. The hackers included an attachment containing an artificial intelligence program. If installed, it ...

More than 2.5 billion Gmail users could be at risk after hackers breached a major Google database. Scammers linked to the group ShinyHunters tricked a Google employee into getting access to a database ...

This devastating Gmail attack locks users out of their accounts with no comeback. Updated December 7 with more information regarding managing a Google Account with Family Link, the parental safety ...

Dec. 15, 2025 – 15:15 – Google sues China-based “Lighthouse” hackers for phishing up to 100M U.S. credit cards, affecting over 1M victims.

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Plus: State-sponsored AI hacking is here, Google hosts a CBP face recognition app, and more of the week’s top security news. The United States issued a seizure warrant to Starlink this week related to ...

What if the tools you use to test vulnerabilities could turn against you? Ethical hacking is a double-edged sword—on one hand, it’s a vital skill for identifying and fixing security flaws; on the ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In today's digital world, hacking into a system can sometimes be a lot easier than you think and it can happen to anyone. We saw this when Nueces County fell victim to a ...

Security researchers say Chinese authorities are using a new type of malware to extract data from seized phones, allowing them to obtain text messages — including from chat apps such as Signal — ...

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