More than 20 would-be hackers gathered in the Brazilian electoral authority’s headquarters in the capital this week. Their mission: infiltrate the nation’s voting system ahead of a hotly anticipated race in October.

Costa Rica has declared a state of emergency after a ransomware attack disrupted several government systems.

The Pentagon’s cyber arm says a team spent months working with officials in Lithuania to help protect government networks from cyberattacks.

Idaho needs to be better prepared to defend against inevitable cyberattacks that could harm individuals, businesses and critical infrastructure, the Governor’s Cybersecurity Task Force said in a report.

Spanish officials said the cellphones of its prime minister and defense minister were infected with Pegasus spyware in 2021, resulting in a significant amount of data being obtained.

Russia's relentless digital assaults on Ukraine may have caused less damage than many anticipated. But most of its hacking is focused on a different goal that gets less attention but has chilling potential consequences: data collection.

Iran’s state television said authorities foiled massive cyberattacks that sought to target public services, both government and privately owned.

The Costa Rican government refused to pay a ransom as it struggled to implement workarounds and braced itself as hackers began publishing stolen information.

The court is expected to issue an extradition order to send Assange to the United States, which will then be sent to the Home Secretary Priti Patel for approval.

Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government’s use of facial recognition software that was most recently used by the IRS.

An international law enforcement operation took down the "RaidForums" marketplace that sold access to database leaks from U.S. companies including credit card details, user names and passwords for online accounts.