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 ...

ShinyHunters group reportedly behind the hack affecting data of 200m users thought to be from before 2021 Hackers have accessed the search history and viewing habits of premium users of Pornhub, one ...

The data was accessed by a Western-based hacking group known as ShinyHunters. The information is said to include viewing habits, search history and location data. Data belonging to more than 200 ...

Amateur hackers are using Photoshop to undo redactions in files released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The latest 11,034-document dump under the Epstein Files Transparency ...

The latest hack comes as Keir Starmer is due to make a controversial visit to China CHINESE hackers have accessed thousands of confidential documents and data in an unprecedented Foreign Office breach ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on Dec. 17 with an updated statement from Pornhub.

The hacking group “ShinyHunters” said on Tuesday it has stolen data belonging to premium customers of the leading sex website Pornhub and is threatening to publish it. Although Reuters could not ...

Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto-stealing hacks, according to blockchain-monitoring firms. This was the largest known loot of crypto of all time, and one ...

The future that science fiction writers once warned about — autonomous systems deployed against the U.S. — arrived overnight. China has proven it can use artificial intelligence to hack into American ...

Every year, TechCrunch looks back at the cybersecurity horror shows of the past 12 months — from the biggest data breaches to hacks resulting in weeks of disruption — to see what we can learn. This ...

Cyber security officials have confirmed they are aiding an investigation after a minister said the UK government had been hacked. Trade Minister Sir Chris Bryant said earlier that investigations were ...