Hackers break into the nonprofit's site and post a mock threat to children if famed hacker Kevin Mitnick is not released from prison.
Posted by Courtney Macavinta
Famed hacker Kevin Mitnick is kicked off Facebook for weeks after they refuse to believe he is the real Kevin Mitnick.
Posted by Elinor Mills
newsmaker Famed hacker says companies need to beware social-engineering techniques used to get sensitive data.
Posted by Tom Espiner
Trend Micro report validates concern in security industry that malicious hackers are more interested in money than fame.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
Traveling internationally with computer equipment requires more security precautions than you might think. On Thursday's Daily Debrief, CNET's Kara Tsuboi and Elinor Mills discuss a recent airport inc...
Posted by Elinor Mills and Kara Tsuboi
Famed social engineer-cum-hacker tells a cautionary tale about the dangers of traveling into the U.S. with a laptop, and sending packages back home from Bogota.
Famed security consultant has tables turned on him when a hacker attacks his site, posts a vulgar message.
Posted by Joris Evers
Part One of a three-part series on computer hacking within the Echo Boom generation.
Posted by Robert Vamosi
Part three of a three-part series on computer hacking within the Echo Boom generation.
Going beyond popular hacker stereotypes, Symantec's Sarah Gordon says cyber-rebels aren't evil--they're just misunderstood.
Posted by Rachel Konrad