The malware was found in 18 npm packages that together are usually downloaded over 2 billion times per week. But the security community was quick to act.

Owning a computer once went hand in hand with understanding exactly how it worked. That may have changed but Tom Chatfield says it's time to reclaim the past.

A "Hack the Future" mentor shows a young boy how to use block programming at the hacking event for kids grades 5-12 at the Tech Museum in San Jose Calif., on August 20, 2011.Audrey Whitmeyer ...

'Mayhem' Computer Program Wins DARPA Hacking Challenge DARPA's Cyber Grand Challenge tasked teams with writing a program that can fix bugs in mere seconds.

In what appears to be the first successful hack of a software program using DNA, researchers say malware they incorporated into a genetic molecule allowed them to take control of a computer used ...

Insider Hacking education: Is Intel’s Classmate PC program the first step? March 16, 2011 - 5:00 pm Education technology.