Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Looking back at 2025, it isn’t hard to pick out the biggest ...

The recent breach of 23andMe user accounts shows a simple yet powerful truth about data security: Don’t reuse passwords, people. The DNA test-kit company on Monday reported a hacker accessed 14,000 ...

In the meantime, a hacker had accessed the entire database and posted samples of the data on his Web site. The hacker claimed to have accessed 32,603,388 accounts complete with plain text passwords.

Two people have been arrested in Nigeria and Malta as US authorities launched a crackdown on a prolific global cybercrime network known for stealing and selling data from Americans and small ...

Russia-state hackers exploited a weak password to compromise Microsoft’s corporate network and accessed emails and documents that belonged to senior executives and employees working in security and ...

While it’s still true that hackers who are bent on gaining access to internal networks are a menace, IT managers have also discovered that another type of hacker – the ethical hacker – is an ...