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  Unidentified foreign hackers in recent weeks penetrated the computer systems that control elections in two states, the FBI has revealed. The federal government is so concerned about the threat that Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson wants federal cybersecurity experts ...

  The FBI soon could get the power to hack any computer, anywhere thanks to a new under-the-radar US Supreme Court decision. A slight change to what is known as Rule 41 makes it easier than ever for Uncle Sam ...

  Hackers wanting to sabotage the US power grid or other critical infrastructure can do so with a simple Internet search, primarily because some critical systems are outdated and lack even password protection, an NBC News investigation has found. The ...

Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks that hackers could use a smartphone to bring down the electric grid. Cook made the admission during a wide-ranging interview with Time in which he defended the company’s stance on encryption and its opposition to ...

The power grid, government computers, and nearly all major retailers all have been hit by hackers in recent years. That is scary enough, but a recent experiment by a couple of computer experts is downright terrifying – and could possibly ...

The First Amendment may no longer apply in cyberspace, as an investigative journalist has been sentenced to eight and a half years in prison after doing something many writers and bloggers have done. Barrett Brown could spend up to 63 ...

America’s energy grid is under constant attack by hackers and cyber criminals, with 79 incidents during fiscal year 2014 alone. The year before, there were 145. The data is from the US Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team, ...

The FBI is asking a regulatory body to expand its legal authority so it can take over almost any computer in the United States or the world, even secretly turning webcams on, all with far fewer constraints. The request is ...

A scary baby monitor hacker caused an Ohio family to awaken in horror and run to the nursery to protect their bundle of joy. Adam and Heather Schreck and their 10-month-old daughter were sound asleep one night in April until ...

The death of reporter and writer Michael Hastings has shaken the journalism community across the nation, along with fans of the writer’s hard-hitting reporting. Considering the type of articles and books the reporter wrote and the way he died, conspiracy ...