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Report: 40% of Americans impacted by healthcare data breaches
40% of Americans compromised in healthcare data breach.
Hackers compromising web ads, loving news and weather sites
Criminals finding all sorts of exciting ways to compromise users.
Chinese launching chaotic number of attacks against US infrastructure
Map shows number of cyberattacks from China, focused on US economy, per secret NSA report.
Chinese hackers suspected in recent cyberattack on United Airlines
Chinese hackers responsible for attack against United Airlines?
Survey: 92% think US government must react to foreign cyberattacks
How should the US react to foreign-based cyberattacks?
Israel focusing more on cybersecurity as it faces nonstop attacks
Israel trying to build a 'hack-proof' infrastructure.
FBI director warns of cyberattacks from terrorist groups
FBI concerned terrorists want to launch more sophisticated cyberattacks.
US officials think China is behind massive OPM data breach
US officials think China is involved in massive OPM breach.
Senators tear into OPM director for data breach, cybersecurity issues
OPM director hears from angry Senators.
Kaspersky: Connected things will be a popular target for hackers
Cybersecurity expert warns hackers will absolutely love compromised connected Things.
Anonymous brings down Canadian government websites with cyberattacks
Anonymous recently took aim at Canadian government websites.
North Korea threatens to 'wage a cyber war' against United States
North Korea wants cyberwar against the United States?
US tech companies don't want Obama to interfere with encryption
Hands off encryption, Silicon Valley companies request.
OPM knew its computer system was at risk from hacker attacks
US knew of threat to OPM's computer system.
President Obama: Cybersecurity vulnerabilities will accelerate
President Obama admits there are plenty of cybersecurity issues facing the US.
Security experts say US government must make cybersecurity changes
Cybersecurity experts share their opinion of the recent OPM data breach disclosure.
IRS still using Windows XP, and has more than 300 cybersecurity staff
IRS has plenty of cybersecurity staff, but they were... busy doing other things?
United States tried a Stuxnet-like attack targeting North Korea
The United States tried a Stuxnet-like campaign to hit North Korea.
Hackers finding innovative ways to commit identity theft
Cybercriminals are getting creative in their techniques to commit identity theft.
AP: IRS believes tax data thieves came from Russia
IRS tax thieves likely were from Russia, the IRS believes.
Former CIA director says United States faces threat of cyberterrorism
Does the United States pose a realistic threat of cyberterrorism?
Criminals receiving bitcoin ransom payments converting money fast
Cybercriminals victimizing users with ransomware are converting bitcoins into currency due to volatile valuation.
Following more data breaches, consumers learning to pay attention
US consumers are learning to be more proactive in making sure they follow credit card activity, and their personal credit scores, following data breaches.
US government cracking down, says 'no more free passes' to hackers
The US government looking for new techniques to punish hackers operating with foreign state sponsorship.
Federal government trying to compete with private sector for workers
The US federal government lacks an appropriate number of cyber defenders to keep its networks safe, according to a report.
FireEye: Becoming even harder to identify and track cybercriminals
It's becoming even more difficult to keep an eye on hackers from across the world, according to FireEye President Kevin Mandia.
South Korea constantly battling North Korea in growing cyber war
South Korea must endure continued cyberattacks by North Korea, as attacks grow.
Webroot: Cybercrime complexity increasing, making things even harder
Cybercriminals are becoming frighteningly skilled at launching attacks and compromising users, Webroot study finds.
Cybersecurity researchers say Israeli military networks breached
Social engineering and publicly available software allows Arabic-speaking hackers to breach Israeli military networks.
Report: Need better breach crisis? IT manager may not be best bet
Companies must be prepared for a data breach, and it looks like IT managers may not be best choice for breach crisis.
The race is on to help develop cybersecurity for Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has great potential for so many purposes, but could give cybersecurity experts complete fits.
Cryptzone: Insider threats still pose biggest threat to companies
Companies are still too slow to respond to cybersecurity issues, and insider threats pose a major threat, according to Cryptzone report.
Cybersecurity in full display during RSA Conference in San Francisco
Cybersecurity is the focus of attention in San Francisco this week during RSA Conference 2015.
Cyber officials concerned of limited US network defense
The United States wants to bolster manpower focused on cybersecurity, scrambling to increase efforts to defend networks against foreign cyberattacks.
Study: Iran increasing cyberattacks, developing new cyber arsenal
Iran is working on improving its cyberattack capabilities, while also launching even more attacks.
Report: 29 million healthcare records compromised in past four years
New report indicates almost 30 million healthcare records have been stolen in the United States over the past four years.
Small businesses plagued by successful ransomware cyberattacks
Cybercriminals operating overseas are having their way with SMBs falling victim to ransomware cyberattacks.
Hacker group from China has launched coordinated attacks for a decade
A hacker group with Chinese government backing has launched numerous attacks, even against networks not connected to the Internet, according to new reports.
Cybersecurity expert applauds work done by ethical hackers
White hat hackers are helping software companies find vulnerabilities that could save them a lot of headaches down the road.
Gartner: Security analytics could be crucial for breach detection
Cybersecurity is evolving and companies are adopting new security practices to try to defend security breaches.
Former Canadian spy boss says cyberattacks are a 'weapon of war'
Using the Internet is a new weapon of war, as more governments and organized groups turn to cyber-based attacks.
Russian government giving cybercriminals advanced malware software
The Russian government is reportedly providing advanced malware software to cybercriminals and organized crime groups.
Symantec: Hackers had a great year in 2014, looking to improve in 2015
Cybercriminals had great success in 2014, and are looking to further improve their illicit behaviors in 2015, Symantec says.
Aircraft could be vulnerable to cybercriminals, GAO report says
Aircraft are increasingly connected to the outside world, and that poses significant security threats.
Kaspersky Lab helps provide CoinVault ransomware victims more options
Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch police are providing CoinVault ransomware decryption keys online for victims to use.
Phishing is easy way for hackers to victimize users with cyberattacks
Companies need to focus on educating employees how to spot phishing emails, as the social engineering tactic is alarmingly effective.
US looking to re-establish technological edge, focus on cybersecurity
The US government wants to ensure the country's technological edge over political rivals is maintained, with increased focus on cybersecurity.