The next generation of cyberattacks will be more sophisticated, more difficult to detect and more capable of wreaking untold damage on the nation’s computer systems. So the U.S. Department of Defense has given a $3 million grant to a team …
When a cyber security breach hits the news, those most closely involved often have incentive to play up the sophistication of the attack. If hackers are portrayed as well-funded geniuses, victims look less vulnerable, security firms can flog their products …
Cybercrime remains a growth industry. That’s the main message from former U.S. intelligence officials, who in a report outlined scenarios for how $445 billion a year in trade theft due to computer hackers will worsen. They warned that financial companies, …
Utah health officials said that hackers who broke into state computers last weekend stole far more medical records than originally thought, and the data likely includes Social Security numbers of children who have received public assistance. Approximately 182,000 beneficiaries of …