A hacktivist remotely wiped three white supremacist websites live onstage during their talk at a hacker conference last week, with the sites yet to return online. The pseudonymous hacker, who goes by ...

LAS VEGAS — This year’s Black Hat Briefings and Def Con hacker conferences appeared more professional than in previous years, with an increased number of security professionals and government ...

At New Zealand's Kawaiicon cybersecurity convention, organizers hacked together a way for attendees to track CO 2 levels throughout the venue—even before they arrived. Hacker conferences—like all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kamala Harris at a campaign rally at United Auto Workers Local 900 in Wayne, Mich., on Aug. 8. (Andrew Harnik) LAS VEGAS — At the ...

LAS VEGAS — DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker conference, is trying to put its legions of experts to work by creating a volunteer army to help protect America’s vulnerable water systems and schools.

This year's Black Hat conference made more than the usual "Hackers Gather" headlines when three journalists were expelled for allegedly sniffing the digital trails of other media representatives ...