May 3, 2016 Prep school grad to stay on sex offender list for life after luring girl online A graduate of an elite New Hampshire prep school faces lifetime registration as a sex offender after a judge on Tuesday upheld his conviction for using a computer to lure an underage girl to a sexual encounter as part of a sordid game of conquest.
May 3, 2016 Former CIA chief not a big fan of new China-US cyber agreement By reaching an agreement on cyber-theft with the U.S., the Chinese are showing a willingness to embrace the American definition of what constitutes appropriate espionage, former CIA director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 Online poker virus lets cybercriminals peek at victims’ cards Online poker players beware: there may be someone at your table looking at your cards, and they’re not standing behind you.
May 3, 2016 Ashley Madison CEO steps down in wake of hacking The CEO of adultery website Ashley Madison is stepping down in the wake of the massive breach of the company's computer systems and outing of millions of its members.
May 3, 2016 Canadian police appeal to Ashley Madison hackers to help in possibly-related 'suicide' investigations Toronto police reportedly have received reports of two suicides related to the hacking of cheating website Ashley Madison.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Future hacks, selling old video games, tame your text and more Kim Komando answers your questions about hacking threats, selling old video games for a profit, sites for tracking post-retirement money, and much more.
May 3, 2016 Hackers exploit Flash in one of the largest malware attacks in recent history In case it wasn’t clear yet, Adobe’s Flash isn’t exactly the safest tool for delivering Internet content. Hackers are already more than aware of the software’s security issues and are happy to exploit them for various malicious purposes. That’s exactly what happened in late July when hackers used Flash to infect Yahoo websites with malware in what has been described as one of the largest malvertising attacks seen in the recent months.
May 3, 2016 Your car is 'Stoned:' Autos join the hacking era Back in 1987, the Stoned virus was one of the most destructive and widespread computer viruses yet witnessed. It was spread through floppy discs (remember them?) and announced on screen, “Your computer is now stoned.” In the decades that followed, innumerable viruses proliferated and, today, there's an endless onslaught of criminal hacking, infecting everything from banks to government systems. Now the auto industry is facing its Stoned moment, and how it reacts will determine how quickly — or slowly — we get to the autonomous car of the future.
May 3, 2016 Why the OPM hack is an ongoing cyber headache The shadowy hackers that stole more than 21 million social security numbers in a huge breach of federal personnel files have created an ongoing cyber headache, experts warn, citing the data’s value to both criminals and cyber spies.
May 3, 2016 Hackers target online affair site Ashley Madison, threaten to leak millions of customer details Online affair site Ashley Madison has joined the growing list of high-profile hacking victims. Hackers have threatened to leak millions of customer details after posting personal information on some of the site’s users online.