Cybersecurity architect and adjunct professor at NC State University Jeff Crume joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about the history of hacking. What was the first computer virus?

News of data breaches is nothing new in 2026, and we’ve seen dozens just since the start of the year. A lot of this comes down to the tools in use, especially with the rise and proliferation of ...

In the midst of recent battles with Iran and their global partners, U.S. public- and private-sector organizations are also battling to secure critical infrastructure in a time of war. Federal agencies ...

Crime and malfeasance are always in the news, but there is something about a hacker that tends to capture the public’s imagination—whether it’s a technical whiz kid in a parent’s basement or the rogue ...