Cyber Security

As the Internet of Things takes root in the American home, you can expect more and more devices to make you vulnerable -- and they're hiding in plain sight.

Oscar winner Kevin Spacey has been busy these days, but not just being an actor. Besides leading Hollywood’s Relativity Studios movie production unit, he’s the new spokesperson for Internet security company WISeKey. He joined the FOX Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland to discuss his new venture in cybersecurity.

Social media companies and the fight against terror could be a pivotal election issue.

Director and actor James Franco on the possibility that North Korea hacked into Sony in retaliation for the film “The Interview,” a satire about the assassination of Kim Jong-Un.

Cyber thieves are taking advantage of shoppers this holiday season with a devious email scam that can prove costly.

A new report from Juniper Research forecasts a big jump in mobile commerce transactions over the next five years.

With the wide scale adoption of mobile devices, they’ve become the preferred method for hackers looking to steal sensitive data.

It’s being called worse than Heartbleed, the bug that affected as many as 500,000 web sites. Bash, an easily exploited bug found in the widely-used Unix operating system, could affect more than half of all web servers.

With over 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus preorders placed in the first 24 hours, many shoppers may be tempted to try mobile payments using Apple Pay. Here’s a look at the security behind Apple’s new payment system.

Home Depot confirmed that its payment data systems were breached, although the number of credit cards exposed by the hack remains uncertain.

Home Depot shares slid more than 2% Tuesday as reports surfaced the home-improvement giant may have suffered a cyber breach.

Hackers who targeted JPMorgan Chase’s computer systems were trying to send a poignant message: Even the most secure systems can be infiltrated.

Advanced hackers in China that generally target intellectual property stole personal data from Community Health  in an unprecedented breach.

A leading cyber-security expert says transparency is the key to managing the mounting risks posed by cyber evildoers. 

A Russian national described by authorities as a “prolific” hacker of U.S. retailers’ computer networks has been arrested by the Secret Service.

A computer-security firm says it has found a flaw in a system payment-processing giant PayPal uses in adding extra security to customer accounts.

As cyber-attacks persist, venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz is making a big bet that corporations continue to invest more in their digital defenses.