Three Chinese citizens have been charged by a US court with hacking attacks on international corporations. The three, said to run a cyber security firm in China, targeted Moody’s Analytics,…
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Chinese man charged over US hack attacks
A Chinese man has been arrested in the US for allegedly selling malware used to hack into American companies. US authorities claim in court papers that Yu Pingan bought and…
Why 2017 will be the worst year ever for security
High-profile breaches are just the tip of the iceberg. Many have never been detected or disclosed–and without a major infrastructure changes it’s only going to get worse. By Fahmida Y.…
FBI seeks hacker after 1.2 billion logins are stolen
The FBI has linked a hacker to the theft of 1.2 billion internet credentials – the largest heist of its kind. A hacker known as “mr.grey” is named in court…
US agencies fail to attend OPM data breach hearing
Refusal to appear deemed “unacceptable”. Three US government agencies did not attend a Congressional briefing about a major data breach that affected the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). The OPM,…
Millions of fingerprints stolen in US government hack
5.6 million fingerpint records stolen in hack. Hackers who breached US government networks stole far more fingerprint records than first thought, officials have said. In a statement, the White House…