Tag: Cybersecurity

The Iranian hackers "threatened our economic well-being and our ability to compete fairly in the global marketplace -- both of which are directly linked to our national security," Attorney General Loretta Lynch said. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

National Security

Justice Dept. announces charges against Iranian hackers in cyberattacks against U.S.

Kelly Cohen · March 24, 2016 2:25 pm

The officials claimed the indictment will link the hackers directly to the Iranian government, and will focus mainly on a 2013 breach of the Bowman Avenue Dam in Rye Brook, N.Y. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

National Security

Report: Feds set to indict Iranian hackers

Rudy Takala · March 24, 2016 1:28 pm

Chinese national Su Bin, who was extradited from Canada in February, has been implicated in the theft of designs for Boeing's C-17 Globemaster III. (AP Photo/Kevin P. Casey)

National Security

Chinese national pleads guilty to hacking U.S. military secrets

Rudy Takala · March 24, 2016 12:11 pm

Media reports on Tuesday suggested that party might be Cellebrite, an Israeli firm that specializes in data extraction. If that is the case, that poses a problem for U.S. officials, who already sought the company out for assistance hacking an iPhone in a separate drug case as long ago as Feb. 16. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg)

Report: Feds claimed ignorance on iPhone hacking 19 times

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 8:35 pm

"I saw that report and I don't know what it's based on," Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz said. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

New bill would prevent 1789 law from applying to iPhones

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 7:17 pm

"China has already stolen top secret information of everyone who worked for the U.S. Government for the past 50 years," John McAfee wrote. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File)

National Security

McAfee: Subcontract U.S. cybersecurity to China

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 5:10 pm

Unnamed experts pegged forensic software company Cellebrite as the "outside party" that U.S. officials said had a way to break into the iPhone. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, file)

National Security

Report: Israeli firm hacking iPhone for FBI

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 4:03 pm

Rep. Adam Schiff said in a statement, "In the wake of these attacks, we here in the U.S. and our allies across Europe must be on alert for possible copy-cat attackers who activate in the wake of these bombings." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Top intel Democrat sounds alarm on encryption in Brussels

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 12:01 pm

—œAnd I promise you that [Apple CEO] Tim Cook and Apple are not going to be happy with the solution that the FBI has come up with, because it is almost as bad as a universal master key," said John McAfee. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)

McAfee: FBI likely creating ‘master key’ for Apple devices

Rudy Takala · March 23, 2016 12:30 am

The advent of Windows 10 will also help keep foreign hackers out in the future, an official said. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg)

Pentagon moving to the cloud to escape hackers

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 9:42 pm

Those indicted include 22-year-old Ahmad Umar Agha and 27-year-old Firas Dardar, who are also on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's 10 Most Wanted List. (FBI via AP)

National Security

Authorities offer $100,000 reward for help finding Syrian hackers

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 7:12 pm

The U.S. delegation at the Berlin meeting is being led by Christopher Painter, the State Department’s coordinator for cyberissues. (AP Photo)

U.S. officials to hold cybertalks with Germany

Rudy Takala · March 22, 2016 6:19 pm