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October 22, 2015

Chinese infiltrated top U.S. weapons systems, confidential report claims

More than two dozen top weapons systems -- including the Patriot missile defense program and the Black Hawk helicopter -- were compromised by a widening Chinese cyber espionage campaign, according to a new military report.

October 22, 2015

Bitcoin, the nationless electronic cash beloved by hackers, bursts into financial mainstream

The value of bitcoins — a borderless, unregulated digital currency — zoomed to record prices Wednesday, then staged a "flash crash," losing half their value for a few hours before clawing their way back up.

October 22, 2015

Reuters' Matthew Keys charged with aiding hackers Anonymous in 2010

A prominent social media journalist allegedly fed Tribune Company server logins to the Anonymous group of hackers in 2010, and authorities say at least one of the hackers used the information to sabotage part of the Los Angeles Times' website.

October 22, 2015

Symantec, McAfee say Internet scarier than ever

Two new reports issued this week by America's top computer-security firms address the current state of cybercrime. If the reports are to be believed, the virtual world is a pretty scary place.

October 22, 2015

Ad network hooks up dating-site users with malware

An ad that ran last week on the website of online match-making service Plenty of Fish (PoF.com) may have muddied the waters of the dating pool by dropping malware on users' computers.

October 22, 2015

Prominent computer security company Kaspersky hit by hackers

A high-profile company in the computer security business has been hacked.

October 22, 2015

Did a hacker really make a plane fly sideways?

Can a passenger with a laptop really electronically hijack a plane via its in-flight entertainment system?

October 22, 2015

iMessage and FaceTime security boosted with extra layer of protection

Apple this week introduced an extra layer of security for Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime apps.

October 22, 2015

North Korea suffers second Internet outage

North Korea's Internet was down again on Tuesday, according to monitoring specialist Dyn Research, with the blackout coming hot on the heels of Monday's widespread nine-hour outage.  

October 22, 2015

North Korea praises hack attack against Sony Pictures

North Korea called a wide-ranging cyberattack against Sony Pictures a "righteous deed" in a statement released Sunday, but stopped short of taking full responsibility for last week's disruption.