As part of the shift in tactics, the hackers have deployed a range of new tools and social engineering tactics to lure their victims.

The court dismissed LinkedIn's arguments that it had put up "gates" in the form of technical measures to block scraping and legal action.

They're still struggling to moderate the Taliban's presence on their platforms, however.

Their hacking has been exposed before, but they're not backing down.

Major firms are joining ranks against NSO.

The decision by a California jury signals the end of a long legal odyssey.

North Korean government-linked hackers have been targeting the Israeli defense sector with fake job offers.

Nikulin was one of a handful of Russians extradited to the U.S. amid mounting resistance from the Kremlin.

Judge William Alsup doesn't seem convinced that the government had proved its case against the alleged Russian hacker.

It's a cautionary tale in the use of social engineering for espionage.