Security News

Romanian Court Rules Hacker Can be Extradited to US
2018-09-11 20:24

A Romanian court has ruled that a hacker known as Guccifer should be extradited to the U.S. to serve a 4½-year prison sentence. read more

Russian Charged in JPMorgan Chase Hack Extradited to US
2018-09-10 09:03

Andrei Tyurin Perpetrated Biggest Bank Customer-Data Heist in History, Feds SayRussian national Andrei Tyurin, who's been accused of hacking into JPMorgan Chase's network in 2014 and stealing...

Georgia Extradites Russian Data Theft Suspect to US
2018-09-07 20:01

A 35-year-old Russian was extradited to the United States from Georgia on Friday to answer criminal charges over the massive theft of customer data from JPMorgan Chase and Dow Jones, officials...

Homeland Security Head: Colorado Tops US in Vote Security
2018-09-07 14:00

Colorado, whose election systems are ranked among the nation's safest, held a cyber-security and disaster exercise Thursday for dozens of state, county and federal elections officials to reinforce...

How US companies can defend against cyberattacks from state actors
2018-09-06 20:28

Cooperation between the private sector and government, says attorney and former CIA case officer Jack Rice, is the best way to protect corporate data from cyber-attacks.

Social Security numbers exposed on US government transparency site
2018-09-06 13:14

The US government exposed dozens of people's’ personal details, including social security numbers, due to an online mishap on a public transparency portal.

Will Russian Hackers Affect This Year's US Election?
2018-09-04 11:34

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend Micro zeroed in on a new sign of trouble: a group of suspect websites. read more

Twitter to Verify Those Behind Hot-button US Issue Ads
2018-09-04 10:42

Twitter on Thursday started requiring those behind hot-button issue ads in the US to be vetted as part of the effort by the social network to thwart stealth campaigns aimed at influencing...

Proposed US law would require President to act against overseas hackers
2018-08-31 11:47

A US senator has announced a bill that would force the President to punish overseas hackers found targeting the US, or explain why he hadn't.

Won’t patch systems? Never run malware scans? Welcome to the US State Department!
2018-08-30 14:00

Don’t worry, they’re only in charge of catching visa and passport fraud A branch of the US State Department charged with detecting visa fraud was found to ignoring basic information security practices.…