Security News

The best and worst US states for protecting online privacy
2018-07-25 14:04

As the concern for data privacy grows, new data from Comparitech identified the best states for online privacy.

Russian hackers are ready to disrupt US energy utilities, says DHS
2018-07-25 10:53

Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and "got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have...

US, Australia Work to Improve Cyber Capabilities
2018-07-25 06:51

The United States and Australia have signed an agreement that will enable the two allies to conduct research and development to advance their combined cyber capabilities, officials said Tuesday. read more

Head of Hacked Bitcoin Exchange Pleads Guilty to US Charges
2018-07-24 13:18

After Theft of 6,000 Bitcoins, Joe Montrose Obstructed FBI's InvestigationJon Montroll, the former operator of a bitcoin exchange that was hacked, leading to the theft of 6,000 bitcoins, has...

No big deal... Kremlin hackers 'jumped air-gapped networks' to pwn US power utilities
2018-07-24 05:28

'Hundreds' of intrusions, switch could be pulled anytime, where have we heard this before? The US Department of Homeland Security is once again accusing Russian government hackers of penetrating...

Spectre Will Haunt Us For a Long Time
2018-07-23 18:22

These vulnerabilities have existed for over 20 years, and we are not even close to closing the door on these significant risks.

Here's what US adults actually know about cybersecurity
2018-07-23 14:41

While cybersecurity attacks are becoming regular occurrences, many Americans have little knowledge of the industry.

US voting systems (in Oregon) potentially could be hacked (11 years ago) by anybody (in tech support)
2018-07-17 19:59

ES&S admits a handful of systems were shipped with PCAnywhere tool A US voting machine manufacturer has admitted some of its systems sold in the early 2000s had a remote access tool installed.…

Irish Silk Road Suspect Extradited to US: Prosecutors
2018-07-17 14:47

A 30-year-old Irish man accused of working for now defunct "dark web" marketplace Silk Road has been extradited to the United States to face charges in New York, four years after his arrest,...

Twitter shutters accounts linked to US election hacking
2018-07-17 10:46

The move comes after special counsel Robert Mueller's indictment of 12 Russians believed to have used the accounts as fronts in US election hacking.