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Microsoft has issued a "Fix it," or temporary workaround, for Internet Explorer 8 that lessens a previously unknown software or "zero day" flaw used to spy on U.S. atomic researchers.The " Fix it " partly patches the security flaw that hackers, possibly working for a foreign government, used in a "watering hole" attack, one that corrupts a website of interest to a specific group of people.Malware exploiting the flaw was embedded in a Department of Labor Web page concerning healthcare provisions for federal employees working at nuclear-research facilities.That guaranteed that targeted employees using IE 8 would become infected with the "Poison Ivy" Trojan, which opens a "backdoor" that lets in other malware.[ 8 Simple Tips for Securing Your Computer ]In a blog posting , Microsoft said it was working "around-the-clock" on a more comprehensive security update, but advised all eligible IE 8 users to install the Fix it in the meantime.It's unlikely that the permanent fix will be part of nex...
Even the most open, democratic governments have sought laws and new forms of surveillance that many see as a new wave of censorship -- and that includes the United S...
Google's threat to pull out of China over concerns about censorship and security should not affect ties with the United States , a top Chinese official said Thursday...
Unit 61398 of the People's Liberation Army has been recruiting computer experts for at least a decade. It has made no secret of details of community life such as bad...
BEIJING -- China on Friday protested President Barack Obama's meeting with the Dalai Lama , saying Washington had interfered in Chinese domestic affairs and demandin...
The announcement of President Obama's upcoming meeting with the Dalai Lama drew a predictably stern response from Beijing, but there are indications China may begin ...
Presidential candidate McCotter discusses his future plans for America if elected
China denies report that it copied U.S. government laptop
SHANGHAI — Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-...
VIENNA (AP) — In the world of 21st-century espionage, the U.S. arrest of Russian sleeper agents was a sideshow. These days, the darkest struggles play out thousands ...
The Chinese government is ratcheting up its cyberspying operations against the U.S., a congressional advisory panel found, citing an example of a carefully orchestra...
BEIJING – Google's threat to pull out of China over concerns about censorship and security should not affect ties with the United States, a top Chinese official sa...
SHANGHAI — Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber - attack that the U . S . search giant said it was a victim of i...
Rep. Frank Wolf, (R-Va.) on the investigation into potential spying at NASA.
House holds hearings on threat
Chinese hackers repeatedly penetrated The New York Times' computer systems over the past four months, stealing reporters' passwords and hunting for files on an inves...
Twitter confirmed Friday that it had become the latest victim in a number of high-profile cyber-attacks against media companies, saying that hackers may have gained ...
BEIJING (AP) — China-based hackers stole Indian national security information, 1,500 e-mails from the Dalai Lama's office and other sensitive documents, a new report...
With a series of quickly choreographed steps, the U.S. and China outlined a tentative deal Friday to send a blind legal activist to America for study and potentially...
The U.S. has taken its first real swipe at China following accusations that the Beijing government is behind a widespread and systemic hacking campaign targeting U.S...