Computer Security News

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.

Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban.

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested... Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the ... (more)

"It is assumed that BP, Royal Dutch Shell and the price-reporting agency Platts, will be at the top of the target list," U.K.-based cyber-security company CyByl said.

The sound of a ringing phone is normally a good thing for Melissa Bream, owner of Remax Stars Real Estate Company.

Mayor Don Plusquellic now says the cyber attackers who hacked into the City of Akron's computer network Thursday, created a list of nearly 8,000 taxpayers' names, addresses and Social Security numbers, posted this information on the internet Officials said that if you do not get notification and you want to confirm whether your information was ... (more)

ATMs , are a staple of modern life. To the everyday consumer, they are seen as a convenient way to access our bank accounts, even when the branch is closed.

Names, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers of Akron taxpayers have been compromised after the city of Akron's official website was hacked yesterday.

A clutch of blogs and Twitter accounts maintained by the Financial Times were hacked Friday, the latest in a series of cyberattacks claimed by the Syrian Electronic Army, a pro-government group which often attacks media organizations it sees as sympathetic to the country's rebels.

Pearson's Financial Times reported Friday that several of its blogs and social media accounts were "compromised by hackers." The announcement, initially made through the U.K.-based business publication's Twitter account, was also confirmed by FOX Business through a Financial Times spokesperson.

Two of Google's top Chrome and Google Apps security experts confessed that the problem of passwords will continue to plague the people who use them and computer security for the foreseeable future.

Wellington, May 16 : With the cars becoming more powered and connected to the Internet and operated by computers, the risk of cyber attacks have arisen.

The Pentagon has developed cyber attack capabilities that would allow it to at least partially cripple Syrian air defenses without firing a shot, according to military analysts.

After being hacked 28,000,000 times in one day, Dr. Peter Achutha has developed impossible to hack php login scripts which he is giving away freely.

Ryan Ackroyd arrives at Southwark Crown Court in central London May 15, 2013. Ackroyd attended the court for sentencing, after admitting to being part of a computer hacking group known as Lulzsec, whose targets included the NHS and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency, local media reported.

A skilled computer hacker who launched cyber attacks on the websites of Kent Police and Oxford and Cambridge universities has been jailed for two years.

The four men, Ryan Cleary, Jake Davis, Mustafa al-Bassam and Ryan Ackroyd, were part of the Lulzsec hacking group.

Computer hackers will do anything to get valuable information from you. It used to just be your computer but now it includes trying to hack into your smart phone.

Computers belonging to the Chico Unified School District came under what appears to have been a focused cyber attack that put them out of commission between Friday and Tuesday.

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.