LulzSec Member Says Group is ‘Bored’
A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months and has announced it is dissolving itself says his group wasn’t disbanding under pressure from the FBI or...
View ArticleFBI in Washington D.C. Creates Intellectual Property Squad
The FBI’s Washington field office has created a squad dedicated to investigating intellectual property thefts, part of a more aggressive law enforcement approach to cybercrime, an official said Friday....
View ArticleU.S. Rolls Out Cyber Plan, Says Threat is Escalating
Warning that American companies are the target of an intensive cyber-espionage campaign, President Barack Obama’s top security officials on Wednesday said they are struggling to defend the nation from...
View ArticleHouse Passes Pro-Business Cybersecurity Bill
Pro-business legislation aimed at helping companies fend off sophisticated foreign hackers sailed through the House on Thursday despite a White House veto threat and an outcry from privacy advocates...
View ArticleMilitary Grooms New Officers for War in Cyberspace
The U.S. service academies are ramping up efforts to groom a new breed of cyberspace warriors to confront increasing threats to the nation’s military and civilian computer networks that control...
View ArticleIsraeli Tunnel Hit by Cyber Attack
When Israel’s military chief delivered a high-profile speech this month outlining the greatest threats his country might face in the future, he listed computer sabotage as a top concern, warning a...
View ArticleCyberattack Stopped; Western States Grocery Shoppers Cautioned
A cyberattack targeting credit and debit card users at grocery stores in parts of Washington, Oregon, Montana and Idaho has been blocked, according to URM Stores Inc. The Spokane-based grocery...
View ArticleNew Mexico Hospital Sued Over Patient Data Breach
A New Mexico woman is suing a hospital and its parent company after hackers accessed personal information belonging to her and more than 4 million other patients, the Albuquerque Journal reported...
View ArticleIdentity Theft Victims Face Months of Hassle
As soon as Mark Kim found out his personal information was compromised in a data breach at Target last year, the 36-year-old tech worker signed up for the retailer’s free credit monitoring offer so he...
View ArticlePresident’s Cybersecurity Proposal Recycled Parts of Old Programs
President Barack Obama is proposing cybersecurity legislation that increases government information-sharing and protects businesses from lawsuits for revealing cyberthreats. But an Associated Press...
View ArticleStudies Reveal User Mistakes Aid Most Cyberattacks
When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack. If hackers are portrayed as well-funded geniuses, victims look...
View ArticleThe Hanover Launches New Suite of Cyber Coverages
Massachusetts-based The Hanover Insurance Group announced the launch of a new suite of cyber products designed to help protect small to mid-sized businesses from losses related to data breaches and...
View ArticleThe Growing Problem of Identity Theft
More than 675,000 records were exposed by data breaches in the U.S. in 2014, according to the California-based Identity Theft Resource Center, a non-profit organization aimed at helping consumers....
View ArticleHackers Charged in Huge Cyberfraud Scheme Targeting U.S. Financial, Media...
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and...
View ArticleTest Cyber Breach Exercise Reveals Gaps in Planning
The chance of a cyber security breach increases each and every day, according to Jim Satterfield, COO and president of Firestorm, a national company specializing in emergency response, crisis...
View ArticleCalifornia Hospital Cyberattack Highlights Bitcoin Ransom Heists
Cybersecurity experts worry that the $17,000 a Los Angeles hospital paid hackers to regain control of its computers could signal a troubling escalation of the growing “ransomware” threat. Though...
View ArticleUkraine Power Grid Hack Was Sophisticated
A U.S. investigation found that a December hack on the Ukrainian power grid was coordinated and highly sophisticated. The report released Thursday offers a detailed look at one of the first...
View ArticleSophistication Makes Ransomware Harder to Spot
Ransomware is expected to continue to be an increasing threat in 2016, according to McAfee Labs 2016 Threat Predictions report, issued late last year. The report stated that with “new variants and the...
View ArticleHSB: 90% of Businesses Reported Hacking Incidents Within the Last Year
Nine out of ten businesses reported at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance...
View ArticleSmart Factories and Utilities Face Increased Cyber Risk
As energy, transportation, telecommunication and manufacturing companies become more reliant on automation, robotics and connected networks, they are also increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks....
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