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FBI Reportedly Drop North Korea As Suspect In Sony Pictures Attack

Dec 31, 2014 05:46 AM EST

The FBI held a three hour briefing to discuss the potential of laid-off Sony Pictures staff orchestrating the Sony Pictures attack.

Lizard Squad Expected to Hit GTA Online, Halo, Call of Duty with DDoS Attacks

Cory Doyle |

Dec 29, 2014 06:33 PM EST

"Lizard Squad won't take down Xbox Live and PlayStation Network anymore. That doesn't stop [us] from hitting games off," said the leader of the group via Twitter.

South Korea Halts Construction of Nuke Plants Following Deaths to Allow for Thorough Probe

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 27, 2014 05:59 AM EST

Operators of the Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) in Ulsan City ordered a temporary stop to the construction of nuclear plant to give investigators a chance to conduct a thorough investigation after three workers died on Friday.

Lizard Squad Takes Down Xbox Live, PSN on Christmas; More DDoS Attacks Expected

Cory Doyle |

Dec 26, 2014 04:00 PM EST

Lizard Squad wants to expose the network issues for Xbox and PlayStation while ultimately forcing Microsoft and Sony to have to upgrade its security

South Korea Seeks China’s Help after Hack Try on Nuclear Power Firm

Vittorio Hernandez |

Dec 25, 2014 07:47 AM EST

Because initial investigation pointed to the hacker's location in the Chinese city of Shenyang, South Korea sought on Wednesday the assistance of Beijing. There are suspicions that the hack attempt is linked to North Korea since Shenyang is in the boundary of North Korea and one end of Pyongyang's main internet connection is in Shenyang.

China Condemns Sony Hacking But Finds No Proof North Korea Is Responsible

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 22, 2014 11:38 PM EST

China said on Monday it opposed all forms of cyberattacks but there was no proof that North Korea was responsible for the hacking of Sony Pictures, as the United States has said.

North Korea Grappling With Crippling Internet Outages

Raymond Legaspi |

Dec 22, 2014 10:45 PM EST

North Korea experienced sweeping and progressively worse Internet outages extending into Monday, with one computer expert saying the country's online access is "totally down."

US Seeks Help From China Over Sony Pictures Hacking

U.S. Seeks China's Help Over Sony Pictures Hacking

Desiree Sison |

Dec 22, 2014 05:25 AM EST

China has yet to respond to a request made by U.S. President Barack Obama asking help over the latest Sony Pictures hacking

Internet Gatekeeper ICANN Duped by Spear Phishing Hackers

Andrian Darylle Torralba |

Dec 19, 2014 08:46 AM EST

The attack resulted in the compromise of the email credentials of several ICANN staff members.

U.S. Officials Pin Sony Pictures Hack on North Korea

David Curry |

Dec 18, 2014 09:11 AM EST

Behind the scenes, U.S. officials have reportedly found a connection between #GOP and North Korea, responsible for the Sony Pictures attack.

Finest Squad Hacks Lizard Squad; Leaks Information to FBI Leading to Arrests

Cory Doyle |

Dec 13, 2014 03:42 PM EST

"Another Lizard arrested on multiple counts of Computer Tampering and Terrorist Threats," a Finest Squad tweet said.

Tujia.com acquired its rival Mayi Duanzu.

Police Bust Chinese-Run Cybercime Command Center in Posh Nairobi Estate

Michael A. Katz |

Dec 07, 2014 01:17 AM EST

Kenyan police serendipitously stumbled upon an elaborate cybercrime command center in a posh estate, arresting 77 Chinese nationals for hacking, money laundering, and attempting to raid Kenya's communication systems.

NSA Hacked Global Cellphone Network Provider GSMA, Snowden Says

David Curry |

Dec 06, 2014 01:54 PM EST

The National Security Agency reportedly targeted cellphone networks like U.K.-based GSM Association, provider of networking tools to 800 operators worldwide.