
Last week, we reported on the massive security breach of VTech Toys that left almost five million parents and nearly a quarter million children’s info exposed online. The story was disturbing enough, but new revelations paint a picture even more dire.
by Nate Church1 Dec 2015, 8:53 AM PST0

Apple said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. The company disclosed the effort after several cyber security
by Reuters21 Sep 2015, 1:21 AM PST0

The alleged hacking followed several weeks of extremely negative press for Planned Parenthood in response to videos released by the Center for Medical Progress (CMP). Intriguingly, while PP’s website does not show any negative changes from the alleged hackers, it does display a message that many critics are challenging is a public relations stunt. Even if PP was legitimately targeted by hackers over the weekend, there are a number of indicators that at this point, their website issues have been deliberately triggered.
by Sarah Rumpf30 Jul 2015, 6:24 AM PST0

Last week, several Steam users had their accounts hacked via a glitch. While Valve initially labeled the glitch as only a “bug,” it recognized that there was a larger problem on Saturday, July 25, and fixed it immediately.
by Robert Shimshock28 Jul 2015, 5:44 AM PST0

A report on the breach of OPM’s computers systems by the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) says hackers did not have to work very hard to gain entry. The report also raises a worrisome new possibility about what hackers might have been doing during the months they had undetected access: adding false data to the systems even as they were stealing from it.
by John Sexton20 Jul 2015, 8:33 PM PST0

Cheating website AshleyMadison.com–motto: “Life is short. Have an affair.”–has been hit by a massive security breach.
by Daniel Nussbaum20 Jul 2015, 11:51 AM PST0

It looks like three strikes and you’re out for the St. Louis Cardinals. The franchise admitted that a third, earlier hack of Houston Astros proprietary information in 2012 preceded the 2013 and 2014 hacks already known to the public.
by William Bigelow20 Jun 2015, 7:48 AM PST0

In 2014, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) urged the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to shut down computer systems which were operating without a current security authorization. OIG specifically warned the breach of some of the systems could have “national security implications.”
by John Sexton16 Jun 2015, 7:00 PM PST0

China’s recently revealed hack of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) could involve data for up to 14 million Americans,op including detailed information on CIA and NSA agents who applied for security clearances.
by John Sexton12 Jun 2015, 6:18 PM PST0

The President of the American Federation of Government Employees says the hack of Office of Personnel Management computers is more far reaching that the Agency has so far revealed.
by John Sexton12 Jun 2015, 8:55 AM PST0

One of the largest data breaches in history was revealed Wednesday, as health insurance giant Anthem Inc. acknowledged its computer system was violated starting on December 10. The company noticed the breach on January 27 and verified it two days later.
by William Bigelow5 Feb 2015, 12:35 PM PST0

The United States placed new sanctions on North Korea Friday in retaliation for what it claims is the country’s involvement in the November 24 cyberattack against Sony Pictures Entertainment.
by Daniel Nussbaum2 Jan 2015, 4:25 PM PST0

A 22-year-old man with alleged ties to the hacking group Lizard Squad, which claimed responsibility for the attack on Sony and Microsoft on Christmas Day, has been arrested in London after an investigation into PayPal thefts.
by Kipp Jones2 Jan 2015, 10:26 AM PST0

According to an FBI warning published at The Intercept, the same hackers who systematically dismantled Sony Pictures will next turn their awful but undeniably prodigious talents to the news media. No specific news organization is named. The intended target will
by John Nolte31 Dec 2014, 10:10 AM PST0

The Sony Pictures comedy The Interview took in $15 million from Video on Demand online streaming through Saturday, making the film the studio’s most profitable online release ever.
by Daniel Nussbaum29 Dec 2014, 10:53 AM PST0

Friday Sony Pictures released at statement about the Christmas release of “The Interview”: Sony Pictures Entertainment is and always has been strongly committed to the First Amendment. For more than three weeks, despite brutal intrusions into our company and our
by Pam Key19 Dec 2014, 3:25 PM PST0

Friday at his year-end news conference before leaving for his annual holiday vacation in Hawaii, President Barack Obama, in answering a question about the Sony film “The Interview” being pulled from theaters due to threats of terrorism, mistakenly called actor James
by Pam Key19 Dec 2014, 1:38 PM PST0

When did it become the job of theater owners and movie stars to respond to terrorist threats by rogue nations? Don’t we elect a president to do that job? After what may be the most costly, and certainly the most
by John Sexton18 Dec 2014, 5:29 PM PST0

A leaked scene from the now-scrapped film The Interview may shed some light on just what angered the hacking group Guardians of Peace into sabotaging the Sony Pictures release. According to Roger Friedman at Showbiz 411, the scene in question
by Daniel Nussbaum18 Dec 2014, 2:54 PM PST0