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Participant hold their laptops in front of an illuminated wall at the annual Chaos Computer Club (CCC) computer hackers' congress, called 29C3, on December 28, 2012 in Hamburg, Germany.

China's Hackers are Costing the Country $15B per Year: Report

Sep 30, 2016 08:00 AM EDT

China's criminal hacking community has at least 400,000 hackers, and its proliferate activities are sucking 100 billion yuan ($15 billion) out of the country's economy annually.

China on US OPM cyber attack: an act of crime, not a state-sponsored activity

China Denies Involvement in US' OPM Data Breach, Clears Name by Arresting Suspects

Charissa Echavez |

Dec 03, 2015 08:36 AM EST

China has reportedly detained the hackers responsible for the breaching the database of the US Office of Personal Management in June this year. The breach allegedly exposed sensitive data of over 20 million former and current federal employees. This is the first time that the People's Republic has admitted that the masterminds behind the breach are Chinese, but the government insists it did not sanction the hacking.

Online Retailers Prepare for Biggest Cybercrime Christmas of all Time

Carlos Castillo |

Nov 27, 2015 11:58 PM EST

Online retailers and cyber security companies expect a big surge in cyber fraud and cyber theft beginning Friday, Nov. 27, straight through the New Year as experts have predicted the biggest cyber-crime Christmas of all time this year.

Five Chinese Nationals Accused Of Cyber Surveillance Against The United States

Adelyn Torralba |

Jun 11, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

In a series of network spying and an attempt to catch the perpetrators, the United States finally released its first case of cyber espionage against five Chinese Nationals.

China Beefs Up Public Awareness Of Cybersecurity Attacks

Jotham D. Funclara |

Jun 01, 2015 10:44 PM EDT

On Monday, June 1, China officially started moving on its next step towards improving the nation's protection from cyber attacks when it began the second Cyber Security Week.

Edward Snowden Warns U.S. Organizations on Cyber Black Market

David Curry |

Jan 09, 2015 09:28 AM EST

Edward Snowden has warned U.S. organisations on research groups selling vulnerabilities and attack code on the black market.

Interpol Opens New Cyber Crime Center in Singapore

Sami Ghanmi |

Oct 07, 2014 10:05 AM EDT

The new digital center will be equipped with the latest tools and techniques to support and defend member countries from cyberattacks.

JP Morgan Chase & Co. Personal Information Breach

JP Morgan Hacked; Rumors Fly About Consumer Personal Information Being Stolen

Cory Doyle |

Aug 30, 2014 06:46 AM EDT

"The security of your Chase accounts is one of our highest priorities", JP Morgan/Chase states after multiple rumors of an important data breach started spreading days ago throughout multiple cyber security circles. Rumors of personal information breaches and unauthorized fund withdraws have been making their way around, while JP Morgan relinquishes zero information on the validity of these claims.

United States Investigations Services (USIS) headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia

Cyber Attack Targets Homeland Security Contractor, Government Employee Data Likely Stolen

Ren Benavidez |

Aug 07, 2014 02:00 PM EDT

The website of a major contractor for the Department of Homeland Security was hacked on Wednesday and reports said that information of U.S. government employees may have been compromised.