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China is reportedly using hackers to target THAAD, a US missile defense system installed in South Korea.

China Uses Hackers to Attack US Missile System THAAD in South Korea, Research Says

Apr 22, 2017 12:49 AM EDT

American cybersecurity firm FireEye told The Wall Street Journal that China has used hackers to target the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), US' missile defense system installed in South Korea.

Twitter User Claims Breach of Russian Visa Center's Security System

mwaniki wanjiku |

Dec 28, 2016 08:21 PM EST

A 17-year-old Russian hacker claimed that he targeted a Russian visa center in the United States over the holiday weekend to reveal how weak its systems security is.

China Behind FDIC Hack Attacks: US Officials

mwaniki wanjiku |

Dec 26, 2016 06:06 AM EST

The breach is one of several security lapses at the FDIC in recent years

Experts Accuse Russia of Sabotaging US Elections

mwaniki wanjiku |

Nov 25, 2016 08:58 PM EST

Russia has been accused of facilitating the spread of "fake news" on social media sites in an effort to swing the US election in Trump's favor.

United States Prepares for First Official Visit of Chinese Leader Xi Jinping

Benjie Batanes |

Sep 16, 2015 05:15 AM EDT

United States officials on Monday announced that Chinese leader Xi Jinping will arrive in the country by the end of September. This will be Xi's first official visit to the U.S. and the discussion between him and President Obama will focus on bilateral business relations and allegations of Chinese cyber attacks, which has embarrassed and infuriated the American government.

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.

U.S. Indicts 6 Chinese Citizens Over Economic Espionage Charges

Bianca Ortega |

May 20, 2015 03:01 AM EDT

The United States indicted six Chinese citizens over economic espionage charges. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said the suspects stole corporate secrets from American companies developing technology for the military.

Cyberespionage: China Allegedly Stole Designs Of Australia's F-35 Lightning II Fighter Jet

Kat De Guzman |

Jan 19, 2015 10:50 AM EST

China has reportedly stolen top secret documents about the design information of Australia's latest Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35 Lighting II.

Hacking Collective Based In Iran Responsible For Hundreds Of Attacks

David Curry |

Dec 03, 2014 03:24 AM EST

An Iranian based hacking group is responsible for several attacks on South Korean, Pakistani and U.S. public and private sector systems.

FBI Warns U.S. Companies Of Destructive Malware Attack

David Curry |

Dec 02, 2014 07:12 AM EST

The FBI has sent a warning out to U.S. companies, in the wake of a destructive attack against Sony Pictures.

North Carolina Republican U.S. Sen. Richard Burr

A Republican Win On Tuesday Will Be Favorable To CIA

Christl Leong |

Nov 03, 2014 10:59 AM EST

A Republican-led Senate will likely have a better partnership with the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency than a Democratic-led one, which has currently been wrangling with the two agencies over data spying and compliance to congressional oversight.

Russian Government Behind Hackers Spying on the West

Marc Maligalig |

Oct 29, 2014 04:25 AM EDT

It's not the first time Russia has been accused of using malware to spy on businesses or foreign governments.

Over half of Chinese government websites are flawed in their coding, leaving the highly vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

On The Right Path To Fixing China's Comprisable Government Websites

Cory Doyle |

Sep 19, 2014 09:39 PM EDT

As different government organizations embrace and adapt the digital days by utilizing online services and advantages, the security of these site are revealing to be subpar - leaving these sites at high risk for certain cyber security breaches and attacks.

US Regulator Oks IBM-Lenovo Server Deal

Mia Lindog |

Aug 17, 2014 02:42 AM EDT

International Business Machines Corp.'s (IBM) efforts to focus on its higher margin businesses continued on Friday as it disclosed that US regulators have approved its plans to sell its low-end server business to the Lenovo Group.

Germany Spied On Clinton’s Call –German media

Christl Leong |

Aug 16, 2014 02:55 AM EDT

A German security agency has intercepted a call involving Hillary Clinton who holding office as the U.S. Secretary of State at the time, three German news outlets reported on Friday.

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