Security October 10, 2016 Apple Watch banned from UK cabinet meetings over hacker fears Prime Minister Theresa May's government is concerned that Russian hackers could use them as listening devices.
CRIME October 6, 2016 Another Snowden? FBI secretly arrests NSA contractor in code theft, report says A former Navy lieutenant who worked as a contractor for the same cyberoperations firm as infamous leaker Edward Snowden was secretly arrested by the FBI in recent weeks in connection with the theft of highly classified hacking codes from the National Security Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
Security October 6, 2016 Hackers can gain control of an insulin pump to inject a harmful dose to patients Johnson & Johnson is distributing letters to patients using the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump, warning that hackers could gain remote access. The pump comes with a remote control, but the connection between the devices isn't secure.
Hackers October 5, 2016 IT worker in Indonesia arrested for allegedly streaming porn on billboard An IT worker in Indonesia was arrested after he hacked into a local billboard and streamed a pornographic movie Friday before authorities managed to cut the electricity to the sign, police said
Security October 3, 2016 Expect 'flood' of DDoS attacks after source code release Brian Krebs warns that "the Internet will soon be flooded with attacks from many new botnets."
Security September 27, 2016 Hacking, Russia, loom large during first presidential debate Cybersecurity took center stage during Monday’s first presidential debate as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed on keeping America’s networks safe.
Security September 23, 2016 Yahoo confirms 500 million accounts compromised in huge data breach Yahoo has confirmed that hackers stole information from at least 500 million user accounts in what it describes as a “state-sponsored” attack.
Hackers September 22, 2016 Hackers leak purported Michelle Obama passport, claim to have breached WH aide account The hacking group that recently leaked Colin Powell’s emails is claiming to have executed another major breach -- posting the alleged passport of first lady Michelle Obama and a trove of messages from the purported email account of a White House aide.
Security September 22, 2016 Yahoo to confirm hackers stole passwords for 200M accounts all the way back in 2012, report says Yahoo will confirm later this week that hackers did breach its systems in 2012, stealing personal data for about 200 million accounts, including easily decrypted passwords, a report says.
Hackers September 15, 2016 Notorious Russian hacking group leaks more athlete medical records The World Anti-Doping Agency said late Wednesday that a group of Russian "cyber-hackers" called Fancy Bears had leaked another batch of confidential athletes' information from its database.
Security September 14, 2016 Tech and human rights leaders urge Obama to pardon Snowden Two technology heavyweights lent their names to a campaign announced today in New York to ask President Barack Obama to pardon Edward Snowden.