October 21, 2018 ObamaCare enrollment portal breached, data of 75,000 compromised, officials say The sensitive personal data of around 75,000 people was compromised last month after a government computer system that works with HealthCare.gov was hacked, officials said Friday.
October 18, 2018 35 million voter records up for sale on the dark web, report says Dark web peddlers are busy this election season.
October 10, 2018 Drug gangs and terrorists using cryptocurrency traders to move illegal cash: ex-CIA analyst Criminal gangs and extremists are using “decentralized exchanges” (dEX) to trade cryptocurrencies anonymously, according to Yaya J. Fanusie, the director of analysis for Defense of Democracies' Center on Sanctions and Illicit Finance.
October 6, 2018 Five years after dark web drug market shutdown, sales higher than ever Five years ago this week, the FBI arrested Ross Ulbricht, the alleged mastermind of a massive, illegal online drug market called "Silk Road."
September 30, 2018 Maxine Waters denies staffer leaked GOP senators' data, blasts 'dangerous lies' and 'conspiracy theories' U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters on Saturday denounced allegations that a member of her staff had posted the personal information of three Republican U.S. senators onto the lawmakers' Wikipedia pages.
September 28, 2018 San Diego port targeted in ransomware attack Hackers have targeted the Port of San Diego in a ransomware attack that disrupted the agency’s IT systems.
September 14, 2018 Beware virtual 'kidnapping' scams, FBI warns Virtual kidnapping scams that attempt to dupe victims into paying a quick ransom are on the rise, a new FBI bulletin says.
September 8, 2018 North Korean computer programmer charged by Justice Department for 2014 Sony hack A North Korean computer programmer tied to the country’s “malign cyber activities” has been charged Thursday by the Justice Department for the 2014 hack against Sony Pictures Entertainment that resulted in the disclosure of tens of thousands of leaked emails and other materials.
September 7, 2018 Iran, North Korea and Venezuela turning to cryptocurrency to bypass US sanctions, experts warn America's rivals are exploiting bitcoin-style cryptocurrencies to get around U.S. sanctions.
September 5, 2018 Former NASA contractor threatened to post nude photos of women, authorities say A former contractor who worked for NASA accessed nude photos of seven women off their computers, then threatened to post the photos on the Internet if the women refused to supply him with more explicit photos, according to a report.