Tag: Cybersecurity

Preet Bharara, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, discusses arrests in the malware BlackShades Remote Access Too, during a news conferencel in New York, Monday, May 19, 2014. More than a half million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals take over a computer and hijack its webcam, authorities said as charges were announced Monday against more than 100 people worldwide. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

FBI: BlackShades infected half-million computers

LARRY NEUMEISTERTOBY STERLING · May 19, 2014 7:31 pm

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Monday, May 19, 2014. Holder announced that a U.S. grand jury has charged five Chinese hackers with economic espionage and trade secret theft, the first-of-its-kind criminal charges against Chinese military officials in an international cyber-espionage case. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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Eric Holder not sure how cyber espionage charges against Chinese military hackers will ‘play out’

Spencer Brown · May 19, 2014 4:00 am

Retailers launch cybercrime info sharing center

Retailers launch cybercrime info sharing center

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 8:28 pm

Group sues UK eavesdropping agency over hacking

Group sues UK eavesdropping agency over hacking

Washington Examiner · May 13, 2014 11:48 am

Indiana's plans to create a database filled with every state student's achievement test scores, college degrees and job histories is raising concerns from some parents and privacy experts, who fear the data could be stolen or misused. (Thinkstock)

New student database draws praise, privacy fears

Associated Press · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

Interpol, Philippines bust cyber extortion network

Interpol, Philippines bust cyber extortion network

Jim Gomez · May 2, 2014 7:23 am

Microsoft releases security update for Explorer

Microsoft releases security update for Explorer

Washington Examiner · May 1, 2014 4:53 pm

Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security gap

Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security gap

Washington Examiner · April 28, 2014 6:54 pm

Target data breach class actions form MDL proceeding in Minnesota

Target data breach class actions form MDL proceeding in Minnesota

Kyla Asbury · April 25, 2014 11:13 pm

Judge consolidates class actions alleging Facebook used info from private messages

Judge consolidates class actions alleging Facebook used info from private messages

Kyla Asbury · April 22, 2014 11:45 pm

Attacks on payment systems trail other cybercrimes

Attacks on payment systems trail other cybercrimes

Bree Fowler · April 22, 2014 9:57 pm

Cybersecurity company moves from WV to Md.

Cybersecurity company moves from WV to Md.

Washington Examiner · April 21, 2014 4:33 pm