From holding conversations to paying for things, we use our smartphones for a wide range of applications in the modern day. This makes them a lucrative target for any bad actors to try and exploit. A ...

For more than a decade, makers of government spyware have defended themselves from criticism by saying that their surveillance technology is intended to be used only against serious criminals and ...

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) confirmed Thursday it had been hacked, saying it was taking action to contain the fallout. “The Congressional Budget Office has identified the security incident, ...

Customer service support company 5CA has released a statement contradicting claims by Discord that it was the victim of a hack last month. On October 3, Discord disclosed a data breach that the ...

Deborah Vance is Team Conrad! Christopher Briney, one of the leads of Prime Video’s hugely popular YA series The Summer I Turned Pretty, has joined HBO Max’s Emmy-winning comedy Hacks for its upcoming ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Discord, the hugely popular messaging platform with more than ...

Few other companies are as present in everyday life as Amazon. This makes it all the more shocking when suddenly the login no longer works, strange orders appear or the account is even blocked. In ...

Hacks star Hannah Einbinder landed her first Emmy win after four nominations on Sunday, taking home outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her performance as comedy writer Ava Daniels. ...

Hackers could bypass network security by exploiting popular video-chat platforms. At Black Hat, a security expert says Zoom and Teams are most vulnerable; only one has released a patch. When the IBM ...

Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through ...

Update, August 5, 2025: This story, originally published on August 3, has been updated with further mitigation advice as well as a new report regarding phishing and credential theft trends as Google ...

A data breach exposed photos and ID cards of women who signed up for a fast-growing app for women to share details of men they might date. By Isabella Kwai A fast-growing app for women was hacked ...