Fraudulent communication has become a way of life during the past few months, from which we must protect ourselves. Words like phishing, hacking, phreaking or bluejacking all generally mean the same ...

I use the word “hack” advisedly in this column. It sets off alarms for GT Staff Writer Lucas Ropek and columnist Dan Lohrmann, who think in terms of white, gray and black hats in their coverage of ...

U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn sentenced Matthew Weigman, 19, of Massachusetts, to a total of 135 months for "swatting," a prank that gets its name by eliciting visits from the SWAT team.

Apple founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs had a brief and highly illegal business manufacturing and selling phone phreaking gear prior to founding Apple computer in 1976. Now one of the original ...