Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked to Jeffrey Epstein are no longer allowed to attend. The conference ...

The Franklin project, which launched at DEF CON in 2024, enlists hackers to secure critical infrastructure, and 350 people signed up that year to donate their time and talent to securing water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Def Con, one of the largest and longest-running hacking conferences in the world, announced on Wednesday that three people linked ...

State election leaders have been raising concerns about the intent behind Trump’s recent moves on elections ...

In this episode of Cyber Confessions, Caitlin Sarian sits down with Andrea, a DEF CON Black Badge social engineering expert (the "Olympic Gold" of hacking). Andrea explains how she "sneaks into things ...

When it comes time for voters across Chicago and Illinois to cast their ballots this year, how much faith should they have that they not only will be counted, but counted accurately?

I used to tell people a factory reset was enough. Handing your old phone to your kid or passing a router to your sister? A ...

On February 22, Mexican military forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the kingpin of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women's Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former ...

New AI-powered tools are increasingly adept at spotting flaws. Hacking experts worry they will be good at exploiting them, too.

It looks like a cute little dolphin-themed toy, but the Flipper Zero is a surprisingly powerful learning tool for hacking. Here's how I mastered mine—and how you can, too. I’ve been writing about ...