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Britain's Labour Party says it has experienced a "sophisticated and large scale cyberattack" on its digital platforms

Authorities have charged a U.S. company with illegally selling Chinese-made security equipment to the American military and other customers

Two computer hackers plead guilty in extortion scheme that resurrects another unseemly episode in Uber's checkered history

U.S. regulators are proposing to cut off funding for Chinese equipment in U.S. telecommunications networks, citing security threats.

With just over a year left until the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Facebook is stepping up its efforts to ensure it is not used as a tool to interfere in politics and democracies around the world

A hospital system in northwestern Indiana is informing more than 68,000 patients that their personal information may have been exposed during a data breach earlier this year

Germany has released draft security guidelines for next generation wireless networks that stop short of banning Huawei

Cybersecurity pioneer and former Facebook security chief sketches chilling scenario for 2020 elections, laments arrival of 'disinformation as a service.'

Nepal and China have signed 20 agreements, including one on a trans-Himalayan railway, as Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day visit to the Himalayan nation

Facebook faces a rough road ahead with Libra, but defections by high-profile partners are still unlikely to spell the end for the digital currency

Trump administration proposes overhaul of Medicare fraud rules seen as outdated

U.S. Attorney General William Barr wants Facebook to give law enforcement a way to read encrypted messages sent by users, re-igniting tensions between tech companies and law enforcement

Turkey’s data protection authority says it has imposed a 1.6 million Turkish lira (US$ 280,000) fine on Facebook for contravening Turkish data laws

The European Union's top court has ruled that website operators must secure internet users' "active consent" to their storage of so-called cookies

Some cybersecurity professionals are concerned that insurance policies designed to limit the damage of ransomware attacks might actually be encouraging hackers

A cyber security firm says it discovered a serious flaw in a computer server that exposed the personal data of millions of Ecuadorians

US and Poland sign agreement to cooperate on 5G technology as concerns grow about Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei

United States and Poland sign joint declaration to cooperate on new 5G technology

Security experts are calling a newly announced security vulnerability the worst yet affecting Apple's iPhone.

Security experts are calling a newly announced security vulnerability the worst yet affecting Apple's iPhone.

A former Amazon software engineer arrested last month on charges she hacked into Capital One bank and more than 30 different companies has been indicted by a federal grand jury.

A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations to remain in custody pending trial because she is a flight risk and poses a physical danger to herself and others

A U.S. judge says a woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk and a threat and must stay in custody

U.S. prosecutors say a woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial.