The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was targeted by a "massive and coordinated hack," according to a statement from the campaign.

The Russian bank is considering litigation against an Indiana University researcher under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act’s civil action provision.

It took intensifying media and security industry scrutiny for Confide to go under the microscope.

A hazardous political landscape in Washington, underlined by a White House desperate to plug leaks, has spurred the use of encrypted messaging apps by federal employees. For a collage of software developers, this nervousness and anxiety around D.C. translates into a very real business opportunity. In light of media reports noting the growing use of WhatsApp, Confide and Signal amongst government workers, a group of onlookers are now working to provide other options.

"Our initial impressions are positive," said Intel Security's Steve Grobman. "The administration is off to a good start."

Amid a cybersecurity workforce shortage, thousands of people who were planning on contributing to the U.S. cybersecurity community now have a very uncertain future.