
The Wall Street Journal reports on a study from cybersecurity group ThreatConnect and the security consultants at Defense Group, Inc., indicating that China’s military is heavily involved in hacking and cyber crime.
by John Hayward24 Sep 2015, 8:13 PM PST0

A hacking group claims to have attacked the National Crime Agency (NCA) in revenge for the arrest of several people for internet attacks. As part of Operation Vivarium, the NCA detained six people on 28 August for allegedly purchasing a hacking
by Simon Kent1 Sep 2015, 2:50 AM PST0

Hackers from the amorphous cyber-crime collective Anonymous claim to have leaked the data from 4,200 United States Census Bureau files.
by Michael Lucchese27 Jul 2015, 8:55 PM PST0

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, partnering with counterparts in Brazil and more than a dozen European countries, took down Darkode, a forum for cyber-criminals and a malware marketplace.
by Michael Lucchese17 Jul 2015, 7:54 AM PST0

With the revelations of data snooping and privacy violations by government agencies, clandestine hacker groups and supposedly trusted telecommunications companies accelerating, a new report suggests Generation Y, 18 to 34 year olds, is starting to have “buyer’s remorse” regarding the amount of social media accounts into which they’ve poured the intimate details of their lives.
by Chriss W. Street27 Jun 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

IRS investigators believe the identity thieves who stole the personal tax information of more than 100,000 taxpayers from an IRS website are part of a sophisticated criminal operation based in Russia, two officials told the Associated Press.
by Breitbart News27 May 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

A Saudi Arabian court in Al-Qatif sentenced a 32-year-old woman to 70 lashes and a fine of 20,000 Saudi Riyals ($5,333.33) after she insulted her husband on the WhatsApp mobile app.
by Mary Chastain17 Mar 2015, 11:38 AM PST0

One of the notorious Russian hackers who has allegedly been raiding American corporate systems for credit card data and other valuable information has been apprehended in Amsterdam and extradited to the United States to face justice.
by John Hayward18 Feb 2015, 10:50 AM PST0