The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) 1 was designed to stop hacking and other forms of cybercrime. For many years, multiple courts of appeals and the DOJ have taken one provision of the CFAA to ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new form of computer hacking attack called a Remote Access Trojan hack, or a RAT, cost one suburban woman more than $9,000 before she was able to recover the money. "The hackers are ...

Instead, hacking looks quite boring to the average person. A hacker's screen is often filled with computer terminals. Naturally, Hollywood is in the business of dramatizing boring realities, so you ...

The latest incarnation of the notorious BreachForums hacking forum has suffered a data breach, with its user database table ...

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to sweeping changes to America’s controversial computer hacking laws — and affect how millions use their computers and access ...

For the past 30 years, Hollywood has consistently struggled to depict computer hacking in accurate and exciting ways. The history of Hollywood and hacking is littered with lazy writing, absurdly ...

After another cyberattack swept the globe Wednesday, many people are wondering how these attacks happen, and if there are ways to protect your personal computer from attack.Cyber hacking Q & A:Who are ...

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State prosecutors dropped the computer hacking charges Thursday against the parents of OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney and of Clenney herself, who’s accused of stabbing her cryptocurrency-trader ...

(TNS) — A former U.S. Attorney who made a name for himself by going after cyber criminals from his office in Pittsburgh said it's time to stop debating who hacked the 2016 election — a swipe at ...

The security and intelligence services cannot use “general warrants” to indiscriminately hack into large numbers of mobile phones and computers in the UK, judges have decided. The High Court ruled on ...