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Cybercriminals are getting creative in their techniques to commit identity theft.

Does the United States pose a realistic threat of cyberterrorism?

US consumers are learning to be more proactive in making sure they follow credit card activity, and their personal credit scores, following data breaches.

South Korea must endure continued cyberattacks by North Korea, as attacks grow.

Social engineering and publicly available software allows Arabic-speaking hackers to breach Israeli military networks.

Companies must be prepared for a data breach, and it looks like IT managers may not be best choice for breach crisis.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has great potential for so many purposes, but could give cybersecurity experts complete fits.

There is a major overhaul needed in regards to patient privacy and how healthcare providers keep data secure.

Companies are still too slow to respond to cybersecurity issues, and insider threats pose a major threat, according to Cryptzone report.

Leading cybersecurity expert in Israel expresses concern that hackers could target power grids, nuclear power plants, and other critical infrastructure.

Cybersecurity is the focus of attention in San Francisco this week during RSA Conference 2015.

The United States wants to bolster manpower focused on cybersecurity, scrambling to increase efforts to defend networks against foreign cyberattacks.

Iran is working on improving its cyberattack capabilities, while also launching even more attacks.

New report indicates almost 30 million healthcare records have been stolen in the United States over the past four years.

A hacker group with Chinese government backing has launched numerous attacks, even against networks not connected to the Internet, according to new reports.

White hat hackers are helping software companies find vulnerabilities that could save them a lot of headaches down the road.

Cybersecurity is evolving and companies are adopting new security practices to try to defend security breaches.

Using the Internet is a new weapon of war, as more governments and organized groups turn to cyber-based attacks.

Cybercriminals had great success in 2014, and are looking to further improve their illicit behaviors in 2015, Symantec says.

Companies are struggling to combat ransomware attacks, with employees causing problems after falling prey to social engineering tactics.

Russia is likely behind a sophisticated cyberattack targeting the White House, CNN report claims.

The battle to compete against criminals and terrorists using the Internet for their advantage has been difficult.

The Chinese government has reportedly weaponized its Great Firewall, according to free-speech group.

South Korea blames North Korea for hacking its nuclear power plants.

The Chinese government has rejected accusations that it was responsible for attacking Register.com.

There are so many cyber vulnerabilities, but ISPs are making things worse by offering routers that have security issues.

Cyberattacks are going to keep happening, and many data breaches are because of reckless employees, not technology, experts note.

NYPD Auxiliary officer Yehuda Katz is accused of hacking into the NYPD and FBI databases.

The Apple Watch could help put a spotlight on the wearables industry, but that has raised concerns for cybersecurity experts.

Target will pay $10 million to settle class-action lawsuit stemming from data breach.

Oh no! 11 million customers are at potentially at risk following data breach suffered by Premera Blue Cross.

Financial institutions have a number of cyberattack strategies they must deal with.

Cyberespionage campaigns are growing in sophistication, becoming even harder to accurately identify.

There was a new identity fraud victim in the United States every two seconds in 2014, according to Javelin Strategy & Research.

Rising number of cybercrime related to tax fraud, scams.

US officials increasingly concerned of major cyberattacks targeting US banking infrastructure.

US intelligence agencies say cyberattacks from foreign states and rogue hacker groups are the top threat facing the country.

US official says a single doomsday-like cyberattack against critical infrastructure not as likely as continued low-to-moderate attacks.

FireEye says breach detection time is dropping, now averaging 205 days.

Anthem confirms millions of non-members also at risk following data breach.

The FBI says it is "close" to identifying the hacker group behind the Anthem data breach.

Nervous about cybersecurity? Hire a hacker to help test your company's defenses.

The number of major data breaches may be rising, but many companies are still rather nonchalant about cybersecurity.

There is a high demand for cybersecurity in the United States, but some are worried politics could get in the way.

There were at least 1,500 global data breaches in 2014, according to report.

Millions of kids at risk of identity theft following Anthem data breach, cybersecurity experts warn.

News around the Sony attack has simmered after other high-profile cybercriminal activity, but the NSA still feels North Korea is to blame.

US government IT and private contractors are working to boot hackers out of unclassified State Department email system, months after breach.

It looks like 51% of SMBs don't have an appropriate breach response plan in place.

Russian citizen Vladimir Drinkman faces numerous charges, and a lengthy prison sentence if convicted, after serving as part of an international hacker ring.