October 19, 2016 Russian hacker sought by US arrested in Czech Republic Czech police have arrested a Russian hacker suspected of cyberattacks in the United States, officials said on Wednesday.
October 18, 2016 How is Wikileaks publishing files even after Assange's Internet was cut? Cutting the Internet cord on Julian Assange has not silenced the WikiLeaks mastermind.
October 10, 2016 Apple Watch banned from UK cabinet meetings over hacker fears Prime Minister Theresa May's government is concerned that Russian hackers could use them as listening devices.
October 6, 2016 Another Snowden? FBI secretly arrests NSA contractor in code theft, report says A former Navy lieutenant who worked as a contractor for the same cyberoperations firm as infamous leaker Edward Snowden was secretly arrested by the FBI in recent weeks in connection with the theft of highly classified hacking codes from the National Security Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
October 6, 2016 Hackers can gain control of an insulin pump to inject a harmful dose to patients Johnson & Johnson is distributing letters to patients using the Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump, warning that hackers could gain remote access. The pump comes with a remote control, but the connection between the devices isn't secure.
October 5, 2016 IT worker in Indonesia arrested for allegedly streaming porn on billboard An IT worker in Indonesia was arrested after he hacked into a local billboard and streamed a pornographic movie Friday before authorities managed to cut the electricity to the sign, police said
October 3, 2016 Expect 'flood' of DDoS attacks after source code release Brian Krebs warns that "the Internet will soon be flooded with attacks from many new botnets."
September 27, 2016 Hacking, Russia, loom large during first presidential debate Cybersecurity took center stage during Monday’s first presidential debate as Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump clashed on keeping America’s networks safe.
September 23, 2016 Yahoo confirms 500 million accounts compromised in huge data breach Yahoo has confirmed that hackers stole information from at least 500 million user accounts in what it describes as a “state-sponsored” attack.
September 22, 2016 Hackers leak purported Michelle Obama passport, claim to have breached WH aide account The hacking group that recently leaked Colin Powell’s emails is claiming to have executed another major breach -- posting the alleged passport of first lady Michelle Obama and a trove of messages from the purported email account of a White House aide.