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DEF CON dossier reveals: You are not as secure as you imagine The Unites States' electronic ballot boxes are as vulnerable as ever to physical tampering by hackers. So says this year's DEF CON...

Attackers Used Phony Job Website to Install Malware, Researchers SayA threat group has been targeting U.S. veterans through a spoofed website promising help for those looking for jobs, according...

Cyber-terrorists, your game is through, 'cause now you have to answer to: America, fsck yeah! The US Congress has, near enough, approved a law bill to create a new set of dedicated cyber-security...

Hackers have penetrated cloud computing networks of some 60 percent of top US companies, with virtually all industry sectors hit, security researchers said Tuesday. read more

Proofpoint Researchers Say 17 Targeted in Phishing Campaign Since AprilAn ongoing campaign to spread a new type of malware dubbed LookBack among U.S.-based utilities is much more extensive than...

It could be a manipulated video embarrassing a candidate. Or a computer voting system locked by ransomware. Or doubts about electronic voting machines with no paper backups. read more

Vulnerability in Click2Gov Software Has Been Patched, Vendor SaysClick2Gov municipal payment portals for eight U.S. cities were compromised after an apparent vulnerability in the software. More...

Vulnerability in Click2Gov Software Has Been Patched, Vendor SaysClick2Gov municipal payment portals for eight U.S. cities were compromised after an apparent vulnerability in the software. More...

The government, alleging that Snowden violated NDAs with the CIA and NSA, isn't looking to stop the book's publication or distribution.

Uncle Sam tries to plug leaker's pay, ends up plugging leaker's book The US government today sued former CIA employee and NSA sysadmin contractor Edward Snowden to deny him payment from his newly...