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A congressional advisory panel says the purchase of internet-linked devices manufactured in China leaves the United States vulnerable to security breaches that could put critical infrastructure at risk

Apple CEO backs privacy laws, warns of data being 'weaponized' against users

A government computer system that interacts with HealthCare.gov was hacked earlier this month, compromising the sensitive personal data of some 75,000 people

A former Equifax manager has been sentenced to serve eight months home confinement after pleading guilty to insider trading in the wake of the company's massive data breach last year

Facebook says hackers accessed 29 million accounts as part of the security breach disclosed two weeks ago

The internet is riddled with long-forgotten accounts on social media, dating apps and various shopping sites used once or twice

Facebook says the FBI is investigating a major security breach of the service, but the company says authorities asked it not to discuss who may be behind the attack.

The global chemical weapons watchdog that was targeted by Russian hackers says it "takes very seriously the security of its information systems and networks."

Ireland's data regulator has launched an investigation of Facebook over a recent data breach that allowed hackers access to 50 million accounts

Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts

Facebook says it recently discovered a security breach affecting nearly 50 million user accounts

The Latest: Facebook says hackers could access some apps

US stocks finish mixed Friday as chipmakers and energy companies rise but banks and European stocks fall after Italy's government announces a big increase in spending

One security expert says the hacking attack on Facebook is serious _ but only Facebook knows how serious.

Journalists, human rights groups criticize a bill that recently passed Parliament, saying it will stifle dissent and curb free speech in Bangladesh

EU lawmakers appear set later this month to demand audits of Facebook by Europe's cyber security agency and data protection authority in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal

British Airways is promising to compensate customers after reporting a major hack of its website that compromised confidential credit card information

Dozens of Colorado state and local elections officials are participating in cyber security and other exercises to reinforce the state's voting status as among the most secure in the nation ahead of the November midterm elections

Newly reported attempts at infiltration and social media manipulation are a reminder of Russia's continued interest in meddling in U.S. politics

Two years after Russian hackers cast a pall on the election of a U.S. president, America approaches the 2018 vote with trepidation