"We have not seen this scale of attack, the aggressiveness and penetration, in the U.S. before," one researcher said.

A newly discovered malware framework known as “CrashOverride” or "Industroyer" can be used by hackers to disrupt industrial control systems and cause mass power outages, according to research conducted by cybersecurity firms.

DataTribe has been incubating companies staffed by former intel community members, planting the seeds for an East Coast startup community dedicated to cybersecurity.

Millions of email users were affected by a hacking campaign exploiting a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's Office suite of software applications — just days after it was controversially made public by cybersecurity outfit McAfee.