Cyber Attacks

FBI Warns Of New Terrorist Threat

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday that terrorists may seek to train their own recruits or hire outsiders with an eye toward pur...

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Cyber Threats -- and Remedies -- Get Overdue Airing

David Tereshchuk | Posted 03.16.2012

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Thank you, Digital Revolution. You've given us many benefits, to be sure, but now this. We are living, apparently, at the mercy of people with the manners of a chimpanzee and the tongue of a Sicilian fishwife.

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U.S. Government Warns Conglomerate To Fix Security Flaws

Reuters | Jim Finkle | Posted 02.21.2012

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* Researchers say flaws make systems vulnerable to attack by hackers * Siemens says first fixes will be released in January (Adds comm...

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Hackers Attacked U.S. Satellites Connected To The Internet, Report Finds

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.27.2011

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Space may be a new frontier in the battle in cyberspace, according to a new report. Hackers, potentially from China, have been able to disrupt U.S....

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U.S. Reportedly Debated Cyberwarfare Against Libya

The New York Times | ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER | Posted 12.17.2011

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Just before the American-led strikes against Libya in March, the Obama administration intensely debated whether to open the mission with a new kind of...

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SEC Says Public Companies Must Disclose Cyberattacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.13.2011

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The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday issued new guidelines that said publicly-traded companies must disclose when they suffer cyberattac...

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U.S. Saw Startling Cyberattack Spike In 2011

AP | By DOUGLAS BIRCH | Posted 11.30.2011

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IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- U.S. utilities and industries face a rising number of cyber break-ins by attackers using more sophisticated methods, a senior Ho...

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U.S. Warned To Develop New Technology To Counter Cyber Threats

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 11.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A new study warns that the U.S. must develop cyber intelligence as a new and better coordinated government discipline that can predict c...

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Rogue Hacker Dumps 20,000 Government Employees' Data

eWeek | Fahmida Y. Rashid | Posted 10.25.2011

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A solo attacker has hacked into an events management company and obtained sensitive information belonging to 20,000 individuals, many of whom were Uni...

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Security Firm Renews Debate Over Chinese Cyberspying

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 10.03.2011

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As a massive cyberspying operation came to light on Wednesday, revealing more than 70 targets in 14 countries, security experts pointed the finger at ...

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Report Uncovers Widespread Cyber Attacks

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 10.02.2011

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NEW YORK — A computer security firm says cybercriminals have spent at least the past five years targeting more than 70 government entities, nonp...

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Head of Agency Tasked With Protecting Government Networks Resigns

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 09.24.2011

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The chief of the agency tasked with shielding U.S. government networks from cyber attacks has stepped down following a string of embarrassing data bre...

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How Hackers Started A Cyber Arms Race

Bloomberg Businessweek | Posted 09.20.2011

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Cyber espionage and nation-state-backed hacking incidents appear to be increasing in frequency and severity. What once seemed the province of Hollywoo...

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U.S. Changes Focus On Cyberwar Plan

The Wall Street Journal | Posted 09.17.2011

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The military must move from defending against major cyberattacks to deterring assaults by letting enemies know the U.S. is willing to retaliate with i...

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Fixing The Internet May Mean Building A New One

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 09.14.2011

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As hackers expose widespread cybersecurity lapses and heighten fears about defending critical infrastructure from attack, one proposed solution has st...

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Authorities Brace For Al Qaeda's 'Cyber Jihad'

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 09.11.2011

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British authorities are bracing for an increase in cyberterrorism as al Qaeda calls for "cyber jihad" following the death of Osama bin Laden, accordin...

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Governments Scramble To Keep Up With Hackers

Posted 08.31.2011

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By Michael Shields VIENNA (Reuters) - The technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world's ability to cope, a top U.S. offici...

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Washington Weighs Hacker Crackdown After CIA Attack

Posted 08.19.2011

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By Diane Bartz and David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even before a loosely organized group of hackers broke into the CIA's and Senate's publi...

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U.S. Government In Cyber Fight But Can't Keep Up

Posted 08.16.2011

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By Phil Stewart, Diane Bartz, Jim Wolf and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon is about to roll out an expanded effort to safeguard ...

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Pentagon Considers Cyber Attacks To Be Acts Of War

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 07.31.2011

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Cyber attacks that originate abroad can qualify as acts of war that could merit a military response by the U.S., the Pentagon has determined, accordin...

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Did U.S. Play A Role In Stuxnet Attack?

Posted 07.28.2011

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn created a stir when he dodged a reporter's questions about whether the U.S. was involved in the Stuxnet cyb...

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Does America's Plan For Global Cybersecurity Fall Short?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 07.17.2011

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The Obama Administration unveiled a new plan for global cybersecurity that experts say calls attention to key issues but ultimately serves as little m...

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Experts Fear Cybersecurity Plan Inadequate, Could Violate Privacy

HuffingtonPost.com | Amy Lee | Posted 07.13.2011

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Experts fear a new government plan to combat the growing threat of cyberattacks on private computers, the government’s own systems and the nation’...

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White House Cybersecurity Plan: What You Need To Know

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 07.12.2011

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The White House has unveiled its proposal for far-reaching cybersecurity legislation that seeks to shore up the country's defenses against a growing n...

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Lack Of Training Hampers FBI's Cyber Attack Investigations

Reuters | Posted 06.27.2011

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(Reuters) - FBI agents have had trouble investigating cyber attacks involving national security because they lack the needed technical expertise o...

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