Thirty-one percent of data breaches are caused by simple loss or theft, a new Forrester study reports, and another 27 percent of incidents are caused by unwitting misuse of data by an employee.

New research from Dell SecureWorks finds that cyber espionage firms, often originating in China, are targeting critical infrastructure organizations, such as oil companies, in many different countries. 

Taking advantage of an alleged vulnerability in DC power ports, Cody Brocious's technology could potentially access any of four to five million hotel rooms nationwide.

The hacking group responsible for the leak calls it a wake-up call, not a threat against Yahoo. 

A two-year operation involving a fake website for hackers culminated in the arrest of 24 people across the globe.

After 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords were leaked online, the networking website is seeing its first lawsuit on the matter.

The UK spends around $1B each year on cybersecurity, with only $15M on cyber law enforcement.

Both websites are recommending that users change their passwords immediately following an 8-million-password breach.

A new study shows that 55-year-olds pick passwords that are twice as secure as 25-year-olds' passwords.

FBI officials are finding that smart meters have pretty dumb security, as magnet-toting hackers can easily fool the devices.