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U.S. Corporations Worried About Digital Espionage

www.nytimes.com | Posted 02.11.2012 | Technology

When Kenneth G. Lieberthal, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, travels to that country, he follows a routine that seems straight from a spy...

On Becoming A Hacker

Zainab Oni | Posted 02.01.2012 | High School

Zainab Oni

Hacking doesn't only happen with computers -- you can hack clothes, games, decorations, styles, etc. I learned that hacking isn't always illegal and you can hack for good sometimes.

Latvian Trader Allegedly Made Hundreds Of Thousands By Hacking Accounts

AP | Posted 01.27.2012 | Business

WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have filed civil charges against a trader in Latvia whom they accuse of hacking into U.S. customers' online brokerage...

Cyber Threats -- and Remedies -- Get Overdue Airing

David Tereshchuk | Posted 01.15.2012 | Technology

David Tereshchuk

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.

Bianca Bosker

5 Social Media New Year's Resolutions

HuffingtonPost.com | Bianca Bosker | Posted 12.30.2011 | Technology

In years past, my New Year's resolutions have focused on improving my habits offline: going to the gym, cutting back on snacks, finishing "Paradise Lo...

A Dozen Chinese Hacker Teams Behind Most U.S. Data Theft

AP | Posted 02.10.2012 | Technology

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberatt...

AT&T Warns Customers Of Security Breach

The Huffington Post | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.22.2011 | Technology

AT&T is investigating an unsuccessful attempt by hackers to access customer accounts, the company said. The wireless carrier has notified customers...

Online Mortgage Scams Face Increased Government Crackdown

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 01.21.2012 | Business

SAN FRANCISCO — A criminal investigation into mortgage swindlers has expanded beyond deceptive advertising on Google's Internet search engine to...

Nasdaq's Poor Computer Security Led To Cyber Attack

Posted 11.18.2011 | Business

A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax security practices that made the exchange operato...

Facebook Frenzy: What the Hacking of Facebook Has to Do With You

Toni Nagy | Posted 01.15.2012 | Media

Toni Nagy

I logged onto Facebook this morning and the first post on my news feed was a picture of a dead guy with his brains blown out. Now I have the image of...

Gerry Smith

After Apple Punishes Researcher, A Complex Relationship Is Tested

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.16.2011 | Technology

For years, they have been partners in the struggle for better cybersecurity. Security researchers, known as "white hat" hackers, have found flaws i...

Banned for Life From Facebook, Man Finds a Home on Google Plus (Video)

Dan McDermott | Posted 01.15.2012 | Technology

Dan McDermott

My special guest on this edition of Google Plus Week is Adam Guerbuez, the Montreal marketer who got sued for $873 million by Facebook and lost.

Gerry Smith

U.S. Blames China And Russia For Stealing Secrets

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 01.03.2012 | Technology

The Chinese and Russian governments are aggressively stealing American military, technology and economic secrets by hacking into U.S. computer network...

Trust: A Rare Commodity Online

Robert Siciliano | Posted 12.30.2011 | Business

Robert Siciliano

People lie when they set up online dating profiles, they lie when they put up fake social media profiles, and they lie to the innocent victims of thei...

Gerry Smith

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 12.27.2011 | Technology

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....

'Hacktivist' Group: 'Fox News, Your Time Has Come'

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 12.26.2011 | Technology

Anonymous, the loose-knit web "hacktavist" group that has been associated with taking down MasterCard.com and attacking the Church of Scientology, is ...

NYSE Website Outages Prompt Suspicions Of A Cyber Attack

AP | Posted 12.11.2011 | Business

SAN FRANCISCO -- The New York Stock Exchange's website was apparently hobbled twice Monday, possibly the result of computer attacks as part of the ant...

More Young People Say Their Internet Accounts Have Been Hacked But They Don't Care About It

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 12.06.2011 | College

WASHINGTON — Young people are having a harder time keeping their profile pages and email accounts secure, especially from prankster friends. And...

Gerry Smith

State Department Official Accuses Russia and China Of Vying For Greater Internet Control

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.27.2011 | Technology

A top State Department official on Tuesday accused China and Russia of abandoning international talks on cybersecurity and seeking United Nations appr...

Hackers Hit Korean Military Website Thousands Of Times

AP | Posted 11.28.2011 | World

SEOUL, South Korea — A ruling party lawmaker says South Korean military websites have been hit by more than 2,770 hacking attempts in the past y...

Gerry Smith

FBI Arrests Suspected LulzSec Member For Sony Hack

HuffingtonPost.com | Gerry Smith | Posted 11.22.2011 | Technology

The FBI on Thursday arrested a suspected member of the hacker group LulzSec in connection with a cyber attack earlier this year against the computer s...

FBI Investigating Celebrity Hacking Attacks

AP | Posted 11.14.2011 | Celebrity

LOS ANGELES — An FBI spokeswoman in Los Angeles says agents are investigating a series of computer hacking attacks on celebrities. The FBI's La...

How Is All This Hacking Affecting My Identity?

Robert Siciliano | Posted 11.14.2011 | Technology

Robert Siciliano

No matter how you slice it, your information is at risk, whether it's on your own PC or some other computer or database somewhere.

Meet Our Minister: He's Incompetent and Corrupt

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.12.2011 | World

Virginia M. Moncrieff

The Afghanistan Embassy in Norway apparently gave a frank character assessment of the Minister for Counter Narcotics when it posted his biography online.

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

AP | By LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 11.12.2011 | Technology

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...