Sometimes the surveillance state gets turned against itself. That seems to be what resulted in the unfortunate demise of a ...

Hacker Passed Background Check With Stolen ID. The hacker was able to get through all of the company’s typical new-hire routines: He responded to a job posting, sent resumes, attended four video ...

National Public Data, which aggregates data to provide background checks, has confirmed it suffered a massive data breach involving Social Security numbers and other personal data on millions of ...

Schaffer, who has an extensive background in cybersecurity and communications infrastructure management, did not elaborate on the compromised tech that DHS has encountered.

In an email sent to TechCrunch late on Saturday, 23andMe spokesperson Katie Watson confirmed that hackers accessed the personal information of about 5.5 million people who opted-in to 23andMe’s ...