Companies that share information on hacking threats with each other and U.S. law enforcement would be shielded from lawsuits under a House bill passed Wednesday over the objections of privacy advocates. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, American Bankers Association and …
Tired of trying to remember a different password for each of your online accounts? Or worried about re-using the same password too many times? You’re not alone. Tech experts agree that traditional passwords are annoying, outmoded and too easily hacked. …
While cybersecurity threats are constantly evolving, many cyber criminals use variations of the same methods of cyber attack. Specifics of these attacks may differ, but the nature of the attacks stay the same. Cyber criminals take advantage of a user’s …
President Barack Obama’s top advisers urged Congress to act quickly to strengthen consumer data protections after the security breach at Anthem Inc. “Hardly a week goes by when the problem is not on the front pages of the newspapers,” John …
The hacked are itching to hack back. So say a dozen security specialists and former law-enforcement officials, who described an intensifying and largely unspoken sense of unease inside many companies after the recent breach of Sony Corp.’s networks. U.S. officials …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States, following a devastating breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Cybersecurity experts said the malicious software described …
A cyberattack similar to previous hacker intrusions from China penetrated computer networks for months at USIS, the government’s leading security clearance contractor, before the company noticed, officials and others familiar with an FBI investigation and related official inquiries told The …
City officials in Mobile, Ala., say its email system is functioning after a shutdown they blame on a cyber attack. Al.com reports that the six-day shutdown started on Tuesday afternoon. City officials say anyone who sent an email to city …
Hackers exploited an employee password to crack a JPMorgan Chase & Co. server and ultimately pull off one of the largest cyber-attacks ever, accessing data on 76 million households and 7 million small businesses. JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank, outlined …
Chinese hackers stole social security numbers, names and addresses from 4.5 million patients of Community Health Systems Inc., the second-biggest for-profit U.S. hospital chain, according to the company. The attacks occurred in April and June, the Franklin, Tennessee-based company said …