Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. There is a long and ongoing debate within the info security ...

The dark web’s mythic aura as crypto’s untouchable underworld is fading fast. A run of high-profile dark web hack claims ...

Cybercriminals aren't just going after big targets anymore. They're going after everyone, and they're doing it with infostealer malware. These small, sneaky programs are quietly stealing passwords, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, March 28, 2025: This story, originally published March ...

Almost three quarters of U.K. law firms have had at least one employee password leaked on the Dark Web, according to a new report. IT company Atlas Cloud audited 5,140 law firms with offices across ...

PROVIDENCE – As feared, the hackers who breached Rhode Island's expansive, Deloitte-run public benefits computer system RIBridges have released "at least some" files to a site on the dark web, the ...

Make sure you use a good mix of characters. Avoid your pet’s name. Most of all, never reuse a password. We all know the rules for ensuring that the keys to our digital kingdoms remain secure, and we ...

23andMe will pay $30 million and offer three years of security monitoring after a massive privacy breach affected 6.9 million customers. Customers with Chinese and Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry were ...

Columbus, Ohio, was the victim of a cyberattack over the summer that is part of a new wave of ransomware launched by a group known as Rhysida and which some security experts believe is most likely ...

A veteran hacker with over 30 years of experience recently shared the most chilling things he’s encountered on the dark web — and his stories are nothing short of nightmarish. In interviews, he noted ...