When you hear the word “hacker,” what comes to mind? The term originally described computer enthusiasts exploring technology's boundaries in the 1950s and 60s. Only in the 1980s did new laws and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Twice every year, some of the best hackers on the planet get ...

Most people see hackers as evil, but companies also use hackers to find and fix weaknesses in their systems. These ethical hackers—also known as "white hat hackers"—use the same techniques as regular ...

Chief of NSA’s secretive Tailored Access Operations gives rare public talk. A computer hard drive with the logo of the National Security Agency (NSA) is seen Dec. 12, 2014 in Bonn, Germany. — -- ...

What if the world’s best hacker wasn’t human? In a new twist, an AI bot has outperformed top ethical hackers on HackerOne, a platform renowned for its competitive vulnerability detection. This isn’t ...

Attackers came armed with a mix of creative and effective tactics, using whatever worked to punch through systems with precision. In 2024, hackers had a field day finding sneaky ways into systems — ...

As a hacker group linked to Iran is threatening to release 100 gigabytes of emails from President Donald Trump’s top aides, a cybersecurity expert warns that ‘a cyber war’ may be brewing. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HackerOne, the number one hacker-powered security platform, today announced that hackers have earned $100 Million in bug bounties by hacking for good on the HackerOne ...