December 19, 2017 White House says North Korea was behind massive ‘WannaCry’ cyberattack in May North Korea was behind the massive “WannaCry” cyberattack in May that spread around the world costing billions of dollars, White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert announced in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday.
December 14, 2017 Hackers halt plant operations in 'watershed' cyberattack Hackers managed to invade the safety system of an infrastructure facility in what analysts are calling a “watershed” cyberattack that stopped plant operations, according to investigators.
December 14, 2017 ‘Tis the season for cybercrime: 5 tips to avoid getting hacked this holiday season Cybercriminals are more active than ever during the holiday season.
December 11, 2017 German intelligence warns of increased Chinese cyberspying The head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency warned Sunday that China allegedly is using social networks to try to cultivate lawmakers and other officials as sources.
December 8, 2017 How bad guys get malware inside your smartphone Digital thieves have a playbook for stealing your sensitive data. A software security firm spells it out.
December 6, 2017 Scary ransomware attacks famous North Carolina county A ransomware attack has forced the shutdown of a host of IT systems at Mecklenburg County.
December 5, 2017 For cybersecurity, it’s business – not government – that should take the lead to protect private information A new study finds that Americans are looking for help protecting their private information — and they’re asking businesses to answer the call.
December 1, 2017 Lawyer: Swede convicted of 'online' rape will appeal A Swede convicted of rape over the internet after coercing teenagers in Canada, Britain and the United States to perform sexual acts in front of webcams, will appeal the verdict.
November 30, 2017 Shipping giant hit by cyberattack, refuses to pay hackers' ransom U.K. shipping giant Clarkson has fallen victim to a cyberattack, but has vowed not to pay a ransom to the hackers.
November 22, 2017 Uber slammed by security experts over data breach that exposed data on 57 million customers Security experts have slammed Uber over its handling of a data breach that exposed the data of 57 million customers.