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A group of researchers at Columbia University has made a surprising discovery -- apparently, some HP LaserJet printers are wide open to exploits from hackers.

A barrage of pornographic, disturbing and violent images have begun appearing on Facebook news feeds. Facebook has issued an official statement saying that they're addressing this issue.

The information that was compromised in this hack could include mailing addresses, passwords, email addresses, encrypted credit card numbers and game purchase history, though nothing has been confirmed yet.

Remember a few months ago, when Anonymous released an ominous video claiming that they were going to "kill Facebook"? With the date fast-approaching, many people are beginning to wonder if there's any credibility to the hacktivist group's threat.

Earlier this year, a massive hack that affected hundreds of companies shocked the tech world. Now, several months later, the full scale of the attack is finally being revealed.

A security expert decided to do some testing on his diabetic equipment. What he found is a bit unnerving -- hackers could remotely control the operation of insulin pumps and blood glucose monitors.

T-Mobile is confirming today that a hacker (or group of hackers) broke into its systems and pretty much stole every last goddamned file that wasn’t nailed down to the theoretical floor. The hackers themselves posted a message to SecLists.org detailing what they had done and the damage is absolutely brutal. Like Checkpoint Tmobile has been owned for some time. We ...

Zero Cool and Acid Burn battle it out in Wipeout in the movie Hackers. Why let the fun stop there? Sebastian Arts created this beautiful LEGO Wipeout Racer that’s full of detail. Think you could do better? Tough call. Link

Kevin Fu, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, and his team have been working with pacemakers for quite some time. Having reverse engineered a pacemaker, the team found a frightening loop hole. It turns out that a built-in test mechanism for the device includes a bug that can be exploited by hackers. There is no cryptographic ...

Looks like Defcon 16 is one of the best yet. The “Defcon 16 Mystery Challenge” is a competition for attendees to have at. Solve a series of puzzles and mysteries and you could win special black Defcon badges that give you free admittance for life. One of the puzzles includes this delightful yellow ball with a combination lock on the ...