Computer Security News

Last year, the FCC 'tightened' the rules for the program by requiring Lifeline phone carriers to document applicants' eligibility, which led to collecting more sensitive information from citizens.

Smartphones are like mini-computers, but because of that, they are at risk of being hacked, so it's important to know how hackers can get in and what to look for to know if your phone has been compromised.

There is little doubt that small businesses face a growing cyberthreat - and hackers are not showing any signs of letting up.

Chinese hackers who breached Google's servers several years ago gained access to a sensitive database with years' worth of information about US surveillance targets, according to current and former American officials.

This blog discusses five of the high level missteps common to organizations that have experienced needlessly prolonged negative effects of cyber security incidents.

The Financial Times has confirmed that its website and several Twitter accounts were hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army .

Contrary to the popular entrepreneurial storyline of meteoric rises and quick massive growth, the Michigan venture capital industry continued to grow at a reasonable and steady pace in 2012.

The campaign is using vulnerabilities in Microsoft software to install the HangOver malware, according to Norwegian security firm Norman Shark .

Yahoo Japan said it detected an unauthorised attempt to access the administrative system of its web portal site and suspects that about 22 million of its around 200 million user IDs may have been leaked.

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Computer systems belonging to the CIA, the Pentagon and the NHS were hacked by a gang of cyber criminals which included a hacker from Lincolnshire.

Government-mandated software vulnerabilities would make computers and the Internet a lot less safe, warned a coalition of 20 computer-security experts.

It includes a library that developers can use to add support for RFC 1510 , and a command line utility that lets users interface with the library, acquire and manage tickets, and more.

Community organisations are being advised to make sure their phone and computer systems are protected, after a small non-profit group based in Dunedin was targeted by hackers.

The recent hacking of the prime minister's website set off alarm bells among the government's security watchdogs, but there are hundreds of well-trained hackers lurking in cyberspace ready to strike ill-prepared local networks.

Dubai, UAE - May 19, 2013 - Sophos today announced the availability of Sophos UTM Connected, the latest version of its award-winning UTM .

Two operators of alleged tech support scams have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission complaints and give up their ill-gotten gains.

The website and several Twitter accounts belonging to The Financial Times were hacked Friday by the Syrian Electronic Army in an ongoing campaign that has targeted an array of media outlets ranging from The Associated Press to the parody site The Onion, according to a claim by the so-called army.

Hacking attempts on media organizations have ramped up in recent months with attacks on the AP , The Guardian, CBS News accounts, The Onion, and E! Online .

Four young computer hackers who masterminded cyberattacks on targets from the CIA to Sony Pictures and Rupert Murdoch's News International were sentenced to up to 32 months in prison on Thursday.