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US Healthcare Provider Hacked, 4.5 Million Patient Records Stolen

Mandiant suspects the involvement of the Chinese hackers

10 years ago

US Supermarket Chain SuperValu Suspects Hackers Stole Customer Data

The retail giant claims there’s no reason to panic after admitting its Point-of-Sale systems were infected by malware

10 years ago

Iran Spies ‘Using Facebook To Snoop On US Government’

'Newscaster' operation seeks to dupe government personnel out of passwords, says cyber intelligence firm

10 years ago

US Considers Blocking Chinese From Major Security Conferences

Chinese might not be allowed at Def Con or BlackHat, following US charges against PLA members

10 years ago

China Urges US To Drop Cyber Espionage Charges

Five charged for cyber espionage in China, leading to outrage and claims the US is the one doing the hacking

10 years ago

Russian Officials Dropping iPads Following Concerns Of US Spying

Government figures in Russia are switching from iPads to Samsung tablets to 'ensure tighter security'

10 years ago

IBM Denies Any Links To NSA Spying Program

IBM looks to reassure its clients and customers that it has not passed on their data to external sources

10 years ago

Chinese Hackers Suspected In Fresh IE Exploit

New Internet Explorer attack has links to hits on Google and Bit9

11 years ago

Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report

President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied

11 years ago

US Government Shutdown: Good News For Patent Trolls

Trolls can still file bogus patents, but the FTC can't fight them, thanks to the US government shutdown, says Wayne…

11 years ago

Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire

Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change

11 years ago

TechWeek Readers Abandon US Cloud Over Privacy

Our readers don't trust US cloud providers any more, it seems

11 years ago

New York Times Hackers Back With Smarter Malware

Hackers, thought to be Chinese, return with updated infrastructure as they try to avoid detection

11 years ago

China Remains DDoS Traffic King Despite Indonesian Jump

China home to most DDoS attack traffic, but US source of most

11 years ago

Huawei Denies Ex-CIA Chief’s China Spying Claims

Huawei again has to bat off claims it is working with Chinese spies

11 years ago

Google Accused Of Monetising “Dangerous” Videos

US politicians demand more information on YouTube advertising placed around videos that promote "dangerous or illegal activities"

11 years ago

Aaron’s Law To Fix US Computer Hacking Rules Introduced

Tragic death of Aaron Swartz could bring about positive change

11 years ago

US-China Cyber Espionage Discussions Fail To Deliver

Discussions between President Obama and President Xi Jinping bring nothing concrete

11 years ago

NSA’s PRISM ‘Has Direct Access To Tech Giants’ Servers’

The US is happily spying on foreign citizens, accessing servers at Facebook, Google, Microsoft and others to get hold of…

11 years ago

China Planning Cyber War Games As Obama Talks Imminent

Tests confirmed ahead of meeting between US and Chinese leaders next week

11 years ago

US ‘Should Consider Hacking Back’ To Recover Billions From China Cyber Spies

IP theft is costing US billions so hacking back might help alleviate the losses, ex-US government officials claim

11 years ago

US Electric Grid Shows ‘Worrying’ Security Gaps

Thanks to weaknesses at the supplier level, the US electric grid is more in danger of being attacked, Congress report…

11 years ago

US Senate Criticises Apple Tax Arrangements

Apple rejects accusations it uses off-shore accounts to minimise tax bill ahead of Tim Cook meeting

11 years ago

Chinese Cyber Espionage Unit Starts Re-Hacking US Organisations

Unit 61398, allegedly sponsored by the PLA, is back at it again

11 years ago

US Clears iOS 6 For Use On Military Networks

The US' Department of Defence is to allow the use of Apple's iOS on military networks, but the clearance doesn't…

11 years ago

Proposed US Cyber-Crime Law Increases Pressure On China

A US Congress bill has proposed blocking the import of products that use technology stolen from American firms

11 years ago

Eight Charged Over “Unlimited” $45m Cyber Bank Heist

After one of the most devlish cyber plots ever is uncovered, seven are arrested, but the gang's alleged leader has…

11 years ago

OpUSA Threatens American Banks And Government Agencies

US expects the operation to go off with a whimper

11 years ago

Pentagon Says China Behind Cyber Espionage On US

China denies US claims it was behind attacks on numerous nations in 2012

11 years ago

US Department of Labor Site ‘Hacked By Chinese Sources’

Watering hole attack likely to be state-sponsored, say security researchers

11 years ago