October 22, 2015 Secret Service warns hotels of data theft The Secret Service has confirmed what you've probably suspected for a long time: Public computers at hotels are ridiculously insecure, and you're taking a gamble with your personal data each time you use one.
October 22, 2015 FBI says Europe-based hackers stole millions of dollars from businesses, consumers A band of hackers implanted viruses on hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, secretly seized customer bank information and stole more than $100 million from businesses and consumers, the Justice Department said Monday in announcing charges against the Russian man accused of masterminding the effort.
October 22, 2015 Facebook, Google users threatened by new security flaw A serious flaw in two widely used security standards could give anyone access to your account information at Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter and many other online services.
October 22, 2015 NSA uses Google's cookies to select surveillance targets, leaked Snowden docs reveal New documents leaked by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden say that the agency is using small tracking files, known as "cookies," to help select targets for hacking and broader surveillance.
October 22, 2015 UN advances digital privacy resolution after reports of US eavesdropping The U.N. General Assembly's human rights committee has unanimously approved a resolution protecting the right to privacy against unlawful surveillance in the digital age.
October 22, 2015 Chinese infiltrated top U.S. weapons systems, confidential report claims More than two dozen top weapons systems -- including the Patriot missile defense program and the Black Hawk helicopter -- were compromised by a widening Chinese cyber espionage campaign, according to a new military report.
October 22, 2015 Bitcoin, the nationless electronic cash beloved by hackers, bursts into financial mainstream The value of bitcoins — a borderless, unregulated digital currency — zoomed to record prices Wednesday, then staged a "flash crash," losing half their value for a few hours before clawing their way back up.
October 22, 2015 Reuters' Matthew Keys charged with aiding hackers Anonymous in 2010 A prominent social media journalist allegedly fed Tribune Company server logins to the Anonymous group of hackers in 2010, and authorities say at least one of the hackers used the information to sabotage part of the Los Angeles Times' website.
October 22, 2015 Symantec, McAfee say Internet scarier than ever Two new reports issued this week by America's top computer-security firms address the current state of cybercrime. If the reports are to be believed, the virtual world is a pretty scary place.
October 22, 2015 Ad network hooks up dating-site users with malware An ad that ran last week on the website of online match-making service Plenty of Fish (PoF.com) may have muddied the waters of the dating pool by dropping malware on users' computers.
