President Ronald Reagan was so concerned by the 1983 film WarGames that he asked the Pentagon to alter US nuclear procedures to prevent the scenario it depicted.

Google has moved “computer use” from a specialized model into Google Gemini 3.5 Flash, making agent-style control of browsers, apps, and desktop workflows a built-in capability instead of a separate ...

Although the term "cyberpunk" had been around since the early 1980s, a string of movies in 1995 really put the genre on the map with the public.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

The cyber weapon that might have prevented nuclear war. Can computer hackers get inside your mind? The cyber weapon that might have prevented nuclear war. The U.S. and Israel have long been in ...

Companies are getting hacked every single day.” If the NSA is perturbed by the rise in cyberattacks, which it apparently is, then surely my savings are vulnerable. There could be any number of ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Computer hacking isn’t always a crime and, in fact, it could even help with some of the challenges in New Mexico, like farming. The Desert Dev Hackathon is all about this. It’s a ...

Your Wi-Fi router may be the least glamorous gadget in your home. It sits on a shelf, blinks in the corner and only gets attention when Netflix freezes. However, that little box controls a lot more ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...

June 9 (Reuters) - China-linked hackers posed the biggest espionage threat to technology companies over the past year, CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm, said in a report, opens new tab published on ...

A forum thread titled “Hacking for Profit. Working method” offers a rare glance into how underground communities pass information about vulnerability exploitation and hacking techniques in a form of ...

When hackers break into your computer, one of the first things they do is delete or lock your files and vanish. By the time you realize something is wrong, the damage is often permanent. A researcher ...