China's 'state-sponsored' hackers attack US again

21 May, 2013, 9:35 am IST General

Chinese "state-sponsored" hackers have renewed attacks on the US, after a unit of the Chinese army was named in February as the source of many cyber attacks on US companies, a media report said... More

Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites

18 May, 2013, 9:16 am IST General

Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly... More

Booming "zero-day" trade has Washington cyber experts worried

11 May, 2013, 10:31 am IST General

The proliferation of hacking tools known as zero-day exploits is raising concerns at the highest levels in Washington, even as U.S. agencies and defense... More

Prepaid debit cards: a weak link in bank security

11 May, 2013, 9:43 am IST General 1 Comments

A brazen gang of cyber criminals, who stole $45 million from bank ATMs in 27 countries, exposes an Achilles heel in the global financial industry: prepaid debit cards... More

U.S. charges eight in $45 million cyber crime scheme

10 May, 2013, 8:33 am IST General

The U.S. government charged eight individuals with using data obtained by hacking into two credit card processors in a worldwide scheme... More

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

09 May, 2013, 8:49 am IST General

Signs are growing that the sustained surge in cyberattacks emanating from China is imperiling its relations with the U.S., lending urgency to fledgling efforts by both governments to engage on the issue. More

China calls U.S. the "real hacking empire" after Pentagon report

08 May, 2013, 11:50 am IST General

China on Wednesday accused the United States of sowing discord between China and its neighbours after the Pentagon said Beijing is using espionage to fuel its military modernisation, branding Washington the "real hacking empire". More

Speed traders eyed after Twitter hack attack, US regulator says

01 May, 2013, 10:01 am IST General

The phony tweet from the Associated Press' hacked Twitter account, which sparked a short-lived panic in the stock market a week ago by saying... More

Cyberattack suspect to be sent home to Netherlands

30 Apr, 2013, 8:24 am IST General

A Dutch citizen arrested in Spain on suspicion of launching what authorities have called the biggest cyberattack in Internet history is expected to be handed over to... More

Dutch man arrested in connection with cyber attack on Spamhaus

29 Apr, 2013, 8:14 am IST General

A 35-year-old Dutch man has been arrested in Barcelona by Spanish police over last month's massive cyber attack which disrupted global internet services... More

Australian charged with hacking government site

24 Apr, 2013, 5:33 pm IST General

Australian police have arrested a man they say is affiliated with international hacking collective Lulz Security on a charge of attacking and defacing... More

Former Reuters editor pleads not guilty in Anonymous hacking case

24 Apr, 2013, 9:21 am IST General

Former Reuters.com Deputy Social Media Editor Matthew Keys pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to federal charges that he aided members of the Anonymous hacking collective... More

British hacker Kayla admits to attacks on Sony, Murdoch, Nintendo

10 Apr, 2013, 9:53 am IST General

British hacker Ryan 'Kayla' Ackroyd has pleaded guilty to cyber attacks on Sony, Nintendo, News International and the Arizona State Police. More

Cyber attack on South Korea came from Chinese IP, says Seoul

21 Mar, 2013, 9:14 am IST General

A hacking attack on the servers of South Korean broadcasters and banks originated from an IP address based in China... More

Major computer crash in SKorea; hackers suspected

20 Mar, 2013, 2:55 pm IST General

Computers networks at two major South Korean banks and three top TV broadcasters went into shutdown mode en masse Wednesday, paralyzing bank machines... More

Cyberwar manual lays down rules for online attacks

20 Mar, 2013, 11:34 am IST General

Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is publishing a manual to prove it... More

Reuters journalist charged with hacking conspiracy

15 Mar, 2013, 9:49 am IST General

Federal officials on Thursday charged a social media editor for the Reuters news service with conspiring with the group "Anonymous" to hack into and alter an... More

Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr on edge after customer support company gets hacked

22 Feb, 2013, 2:00 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking

It seems that no big company is safe from cyber-criminals right now: a hack attack on customer support service company Zendesk may have exposed user data... More

Broadcasters blame zombie hack on easy passwords

15 Feb, 2013, 10:38 am IST Social Networking

Poor password security allowed hackers to broadcast a bogus warning on TV networks that the United States was under attack by zombies, broadcasters said... More

Google's Eric Schmidt, co-author slam China in upcoming book

04 Feb, 2013, 12:04 pm IST Nikhil Subramaniam Social Networking

Google CEO Eric Schmidt has labelled China "the most dangerous superpower on Earth" in an upcoming book The New Digital Age, co-written by Jared More