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December 21, 2015

Iranian hackers targeted New York dam, report says

Iranian hackers infiltrated the control system of a small dam near New York City in 2013, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

December 20, 2015

NSA secretly tapped Google, Yahoo data centers worldwide, new report claims

Massive cloud networks from companies like Google and Yahoo cache and serve up much of the data on the Internet -- and the NSA has secretly tapped into the unencrypted links behind those company’s enormous servers, according to a new report from the Washington Post.

December 20, 2015

Sophisticated cyber-attack hits Energy Department, China possible suspect

The Energy Department has been hit by a major cyber-attack which resulted in the personal information of several hundred employees being compromised and could have been aimed at obtaining other sensitive information, The Washington Free Beacon reports. 

December 20, 2015

FBI director warns against cellphone encryption

FBI Director James Comey warned in stark terms Thursday against the push by technology companies to encrypt smartphone data and operating systems, arguing that murder cases could be stalled, suspects could walk free and justice could be thwarted by a locked phone or an encrypted hard drive.

December 20, 2015

Defense Department to store sensitive documents in the cloud

The Department of Defense is preparing to store sensitive data using “cloud” server technology and is trying to find vendors interested in powering the service.

December 20, 2015

FBI statement on Sony cyber attack

The full FBI statement on the Sony cyber attack.

December 20, 2015

Evidence in Sony hack attack suggests possible involvement by Iran, China or Russia, intel source says

The U.S. investigation into the recent hacking attack at Sony Pictures Entertainment has turned up evidence that does not point to North Korea as the "sole entity" in the case, but rather, raises the possibility that Iran, China or Russia may have been involved, an intelligence source told Fox News on Thursday.

December 20, 2015

Postal Service confirms security breach, Chinese government hackers reportedly suspected

Chinese government operatives reportedly are suspected of hacking the U.S. Postal Service, in a security breach announced Monday as President Obama arrived in Beijing.

December 20, 2015

Federal workers, contractors reportedly behind many cyber breaches -- often by accident

Federal employees and contractors are unwittingly undermining a $10 billion-per-year effort to protect sensitive government data from cyberattacks, according to a published report. 

December 20, 2015

HealthCare.gov gets cybersecurity upgrades

Officials say HealthCare.gov has gotten cybersecurity upgrades ahead of a Nov. 15 start for the second open enrollment season under President Barack Obama's health care law.