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British Companies, In Danger of Being Spied By Russia and China

Jun 28, 2015 12:46 PM EDT

Accusations of James Clapper, U.S. spy chief, that the Chinese government was indeed behind the hacking only intensified the issue of large scale cyber hacking in government agencies.

Cyber Attack News: The Chase Strengthens On Hacking Groups That Targets The Western Channel

Adrian Darylle Torralba |

Jun 22, 2015 05:08 AM EDT

The Office of the Personnel Management in the United States has been recently the target of cyber attacks, and authorities have named some of the possible suspects in the cyber war that escalated after the illegal monitoring have been traced.

China Hacks U.S.: Reports Show U.S. Government Data From 1985 Hacked By Chinese Officials

Vinay Patel |

Jun 07, 2015 09:31 AM EDT

In a shocking report that is blaming Chinese hackers for snooping into official records of the American government since 1985, leak was exposed by Obama administration on Thursday.

U.S. Airline to Award Hackers for Finding Hidden Bugs

Sami Ghanmi |

May 18, 2015 01:36 PM EDT

In an effort to uncover security flaws, United Airlines is offering computer experts with the chance to fly for free.

Wikileaks Republishes Sony Hacking Files

Soledad Mayo |

Apr 17, 2015 09:28 PM EDT

Yesterday, 16 April 2015, WikiLeaks made an announcement that it had made The Sony Archives (30,287 documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment and 173,132 emails, to and from more than 2,200 SPE email addresses) easily accessible to the public.

Chinese Military Now Openly Admits to Cyber Attacks and Hacking Capabilities

Dino Lirios |

Mar 19, 2015 06:44 AM EDT

The Chinese military has admitted that it has been sponsoring some offensive cyberattacks or hacking. The truth surfaced when a military document was updated and circulated.

Lizard Squad Takes Down Lenovo Website

David Curry |

Feb 27, 2015 04:02 AM EST

This isn't typical Lizard Squad work and might mean the hacking group is branching out.

Sony Chairman Amy Pascal Leaves Company Following Hacking Scandal

David Curry |

Feb 06, 2015 08:46 AM EST

Sony Pictures Entertainment Amy Pascal is leaving the company, following various private comments leaked to the press.

Lizard Squad to Release Taylor Swift's Nude Photos for Bitcoin

Cory Doyle |

Jan 29, 2015 08:35 AM EST

"Cause the hackers gonna hack, hack, hack, hack... Never a dull moment," Swift said via Twitter after regaining her account.

Malaysia Airlines Hacked by 'Cyber Caliphate' group

Geann Pineda |

Jan 26, 2015 10:58 AM EST

Malaysia Airlines’ website has been hacked by a group calling itself “Cyber Caliphate”.

FBI Looking to Legalize VPN and Tor Network Hacks

David Curry |

Jan 26, 2015 04:21 AM EST

The FBI is fighting for a change on federal law, which would allow the bureau to investigate random U.S. citizens without any warrant or knowledge of the subject.

Journalist Jailed for Five Years for Linking Stolen Data

Geann Pineda |

Jan 23, 2015 01:46 PM EST

Freelance journalist Barret Brown was sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in the hacking of a private intelligence firm.

Using Occam's Razor to Solve 'Mystery' of Who Hacked Sony

Michael A. Katz |

Jan 19, 2015 08:27 PM EST

By applying Occam's razor to the various theories about the source of the Sony hack, the simplest explanation is: North Korea did it. All other theories - as fun as they are to toy with - simply fall by the wayside.