Guy makes his own Thor’s hammer with 80,000-volt tesla coil (video)

May 3, 2013 2:05 PM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

If you weren't born as the son of all father of the nine realms, the chances are you won't be able to pick up Thor's almighty hammer Mjölnir, which gives you the power to knock down bad guys and call upon the elements of thunder and lightning. However, you might be able to make one yourself.

Hacker to FAA: Airplanes can’t be hacked? Prove it.

April 13, 2013 11:19 AM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Editor's Pick While the FAA denies that a hack can take over the flight controls of a plane, one researcher is saying, "Put up or shut up."

Gamer hacks The Legend of Zelda to star Zelda instead of Link (video)

March 17, 2013 1:56 PM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Another enterprising gamer has modified a classic title to reverse gender roles. This time, it's The Legend of Zelda.

New details emerge about the hack on Facebook

March 11, 2013 2:01 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

The recent hack on Facebook was traced back to one infected website called iPhoneDevSDK.com, but now it seems there may have been up to three infected websites involved.

Following Facebook & Apple hacking, Oracle issues emergency Java update

March 5, 2013 6:28 AM Sean Ludwig
Sean Ludwig

Oracle has issued an emergency patch for its Java software after a string of high-profile hacking incidents at companies including Apple, Facebook, Twitter, and Microsoft.

Apple’s latest iPhone update could kill the popular Evasi0n jailbreak

February 25, 2013 1:56 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Sorry jailbreakers: The latest iPhone update, iOS 6.1.3, could kill your lovely little hack.

Researchers dig up another iOS 6.1 lockscreen exploit

February 25, 2013 12:50 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

The iOS 6.1 lockscreen hack from earlier this month isn't the only security vulnerability in Apple's latest mobile OS.

Java-based cyberattack hits developers at Microsoft, Facebook, Apple

February 23, 2013 10:20 AM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

Microsoft is the latest company targeted by a sophisticated Java-based cyberattack that focuses on mobile app developers -- particularly those using Macs.

Facebook’s best hacks of 2012

December 20, 2012 10:00 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Facebook had some pretty sweet hacks over the past year. They basically deep-fried a server with phenomenal results. They created a QR code that can be seen from space. And one guy even made a 3D-printed map of Facebook.

Hotel locks to be replaced after hack leads to thefts

December 7, 2012 5:16 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Onity, which makes hotel key card readers, may be recalling its locks. The locks, which can be hacked and unlocked, recently lead to a hotel room robbery in Texas.

Hack on hotel locks leads to theft in Texas

November 26, 2012 7:04 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

A woman's hotel room was burglarized due to a known vulnerability in hotel key card readers from Onity. The robbery occurred at a Hyatt in Houston, Texas.

Some Twitter accounts hacked — but yours likely was not

November 8, 2012 9:08 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Following legitimate hacks into some Twitter accounts, the site ended up mistakenly sending password reset e-mails to a large number of unaffected users as well.

NBC sites defaced by a totally unoriginal hacker

November 4, 2012 1:10 PM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

Several NBC websites were briefly hacked today by a hacker trying to make a very original Guy Fawkes Day reference.

Disk recovery service saves Wired writer from losing everything after MacBook Air hack

August 21, 2012 2:50 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

DriveSavers gets some data back for a Wired writer who was hacked.

Blizzard’s mobile and dial-in authenticators breached in hack

August 9, 2012 5:37 PM Meghan Kelly
Meghan Kelly

Game publisher Blizzard was hacked this week, as discovered by the security team, which Blizzard says is currently working with law enforcement to figure out who is behind the breach.

Hack reveals Apple, Amazon’s gaping security flaws

August 6, 2012 8:31 PM Dylan Tweney
Dylan Tweney

A horrifying hack of one journalist's data was only possible thanks to an appalling lack of security in iCloud -- and a correspondingly bad security process at Amazon.com.

Oops: AppleCare technician gave journalist’s iCloud info to hacker

August 5, 2012 10:58 AM Tom Cheredar
Tom Cheredar

Former Gizmodo staffer Mat Honan's iCloud account was compromised over the weekend after a hacker fooled an Apple Care technician into giving out his account details.

Russian hacker Borodin says it’s game over for iOS exploit, focusing on Mac

July 23, 2012 8:50 AM Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar

It’s been 10 days since Russian hacker Alexey Borodin unleashed hell for Apple with his iOS in-app purchasing exploit. But after successfully countering some of Apple’s attempts to shut him down, Borodin is calling it quits on his iOS hack. …