October 21, 2015 Former NSA official: Expect increase in cyberattacks on US government The possibility of Russian hackers infiltrating White House computers is raising concerns over the reach of cyber spies in the U.S.
October 21, 2015 Apple acknowledges iCloud hacking in China, but says its servers are safe Apple acknowledges iCloud hacking in China, but says its servers are safe. The man-in-the-middle attack aims to compromise the credentials of iCloud users.
October 21, 2015 Charities reject Reddit donations in wake of celeb nude photo leak Two charities this week rejected donations from Reddit users who gave money in the wake of leaked nude photos of celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton.
October 21, 2015 Cyber thieves got into 1,000 StubHub accounts; company says it issued refunds Cyber thieves got into more than 1,000 StubHub customers' accounts and fraudulently bought tickets for events through the online ticket reseller, a law enforcement official and the company said.
October 21, 2015 Navy launching 'NeRD' e-reader that's low on features, but filled with content Hoping to get around security issues and space constraints onboard U.S. military ships, the Navy is launching its own e-reading device, but not with the latest technology you’d come to expect.
October 21, 2015 AOL announces that some of its user accounts have been compromised AOL announced today that a notable number of user accounts have fallen prey to "unauthorized access," and that lots of personal information was at risk as a result. Learn more here.
October 21, 2015 Number of hacker attacks on websites has sharply risen, report says The number of hacker attacks on websites has sharply risen, and most of them are originating from China, according to a new report on Internet activity.
October 21, 2015 Is it still safe to use Windows XP? After April 8, 2014, Microsoft will no longer support the Windows XP operating system.
October 21, 2015 Facebook scam promising naked videos infects millions Who doesn't want to see naked videos of his or her Facebook friends? That's the premise of a new malware-distribution scam that has infected 2 million people, according to Romanian anti-malware company Bitdefender.
October 21, 2015 NBC News takes heat over Sochi phone hacking report NBC News reports that electronics taken to the Sochi Olympics can be instantly hacked – a claim security experts are calling “misleading” and “fraudulent.”