AI for self-driving cars may need fixes to deal with ethical gaps. Namely, what happens if people triy to use an automated vehicle to do something bad?

Criminologists observed homicide detectives and conducted focus groups with the friends and families of murder victims to identify sources of tension.

Vulnerable websites are popping up as organizations move online during the coronavirus pandemic – and hackers have more time at home alone. The result is more websites falling victim to defacement.

In the murky world of cyber espionage and cyber warfare, effective deterrence has long been considered out of reach. A government report argues it's time to change that.

People tend to think other people are more vulnerable to phishing scams online. But that actually makes you less safe, researchers say.

"A perpetrator could say, 'I have these images of you and will publish them unless you…' to get more images or even in exchange for money."

Survey results suggest there's no one way to bring justice after online harassment. Our current approach isn't working, say the researchers.

In states with gun licensing laws that require an in-person application and giving fingerprints, there are fewer fatal mass shootings.

Illegal wildlife trafficking and the demand for animal parts rose in the United States between 1979 and 2014, researchers find.