The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it will not bring charges under federal hacking laws against security researchers and hackers who act in good faith. The policy for the first […]
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Back to news homeOMG, my Facebook was hacked! Here’s what to do
Even technically sophisticated friends are currently getting “hacked” on Facebook — here’s how to avoid it, and how to make sure your hacked account is fully recovered. Usually, accounts are […]
China’s next generation of hackers won’t be criminals. That’s a problem.
Dakota Cary Contributor Dakota Cary is a research analyst at Georgetown’s Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), where he works on the CyberAI Project. The TechCrunch Global Affairs Project examines the increasingly intertwined […]
FBI says Chinese authorities are hacking US-based Uyghurs
The FBI has warned that the Chinese government is using both in-person and digital techniques to intimidate, silence and harass U.S.-based Uyghur Muslims. The Chinese government has long been accused […]
DOJ files 7 new charges against alleged Capital One hacker
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed seven new charges against Paige Thompson, the former Amazon Web Services (AWS) engineer accused of hacking Capital One and stealing the personal […]
AI Runs Into Skepticism From Cybersecurity Experts
AI for cybersecurity was greeted with a degree of skepticism from experts at a recent industry conference, with one supplier outlining a service to assess the AI content of a […]
FBI launches operation to remove backdoors from hacked Microsoft Exchange servers
A court in Houston has authorized an FBI operation to “copy and remove” backdoors from hundreds of Microsoft Exchange email servers in the United States, months after hackers used four […]
GitHub says goodbye to cookie banners
Microsoft -owned GitHub today announced that it is doing away with all non-essential cookies on its platform. Thanks to this, starting today, GitHub .com and its subdomains will not feature […]
The Supreme Court will hear its first big CFAA case
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to sweeping changes to America’s controversial computer hacking laws — and affecting how millions use their […]