The leak includes account metadata as well as email addresses for roughly 200 million accounts on X. Thankfully, the leak does not include sensitive private credentials such as account passwords.

Hackers do not need movie-style hacks to get into accounts. They count on everyday habits that most people have with email. Reusing the same password, clicking a quick link, or staying signed in on ...

It's not often that a piece of FBI advice triggers a Snopes fact check. But the agency's urgent message this month to Americans, often summarized as "stop texting," surprised many consumers. The ...

A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...

Ethical hacking might sound like a contradiction in terms, but it’s actually an important tool when it comes to an organization's cyber security. An ethical hacker, also known as a white hat hacker, ...

Right now, across dark web forums, Telegram channels, and underground marketplaces, hackers are talking about artificial intelligence - but not in the way most people expect. They aren’t debating how ...

In the fast-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, the need for proactive measures has become more pressing than ever. When I first entered the cybersecurity field, the primary threats were largely ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A hacked Microsoft account is usually fairly straightforward to fix, and there are measures you can take to keep your account safe ...

China’s POWER is growing rapidly every year. From warships to missiles, the country is churning out hardware at an extraordinary rate. In the unseen, online world, it is making similar leaps. On March ...