Business Wire

Black Hat Europe 2024 Announces Successful Close of London Event

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry’s most established and in-depth security event series, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of Black Hat ...

Critical Amazon Kindle Hack Confirmed — What You Need To Know

A hacker found a way to access Amazon accounts using a malicious book downloaded to a Kindle. What you need to know about the ...
TMCnet

Black Hat Europe 2025: "The Future of Cybersecurity is Now" - Keynotes, Summits, and Breakthrough Innovations Shape the Industry

Black Hat, the cybersecurity industry's most established and in-depth security event series, today announced the successful completion of the in-person component of Black Hat Europe 2025 at the Excel ...
Uproxx

Does Chris Hemsworth Play A Believable Hacker In ‘Blackhat’? (And 24 Other Urgent ‘Blackhat’ Questions)

In Michael Mann’s first film since 2009’s Public Enemies, Chris Hemsworth (Thor) stars as a black hat hacker named Hathaway in this week’s new release, Blackhat. Should you spend the money that you ...
TechJuice

Pakistani Startup SAHL Wins $30,000 at Black Hat MEA

Pakistani Regional Plan9’s startup SAHL secures a $30,000 equity-free prize at Black Hat MEA. SAHL will represent MENA at ...
Moviefone

'Blackhat' Review: A Terrifically Entertaining Cyber Thriller

Movies about computers or computer hackers have never been particularly exciting, at least on the big screen. Maybe that's because the act of typing something on a keyboard while little words or ...
Engadget

'Blackhat' bores, but at least gets hacking right

What is it about hackers that invariably stumps Hollywood? Even when filmmakers get the details right, as Michael Mann does with Blackhat, his moody exploration of cyberterrorism, they often stumble ...
The Washington Post

‘Blackhat’ movie review: A hacker saves the world, a reviewer saves your time

I’m no technical genius, but I even I know better than to click on a mysterious link or attachment contained in an e-mail telling me that I need to reset my password. Even one that appears to come ...
WeLiveSecurity

Blackhat: Lessons from the Michael Mann, Chris Hemsworth movie?

The hacker flick Blackhat definitely uses the language of cybersecurity, real terms like: malware, proxy server, zero day, payload, RAT, edge router, IP address, PLC, Bluetooth, Android, PGP, ...
CNET

'Blackhat' is equal parts hacking and stabbing (review)

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.
NPR

'Blackhat': A Classic Detective Story For A Brave New World

Screenwriter, producer and director Michael Mann is a master of the crime story. From his work on Miami Vice in the '80s to films like Heat, The Insider and Public Enemies, it seems he's drawn to ...