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Cyber Security
IRS Names Identity Theft, Phishing as Top Scams
February 16, 2012, 9:26 pmWith tax season underway, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) identified identity theft and phishing—a deceitful practice involving the extracting of passwords and other [...]
Senators Push to Secure Nation’s Networks
February 15, 2012, 9:12 pm
Senators are responding to the onslaught of cyberattacks against public and private networks with the bipartisan Cybersecurity Act of 2012, introduced Feb. 14.
Feds Prepare for Cyberterrorism as Old Threats Fade
February 8, 2012, 10:28 pm
One of the first major battles of cyberterrorism is taking place between Israeli, Iranian, and Saudi Arabian hackers who are dumping credit card data belonging to innocent [...]
Chinese Hackers Were Spying on Japan’s Parliament
October 31, 2011, 12:10 am
For more than a month, Chinese hackers were sifting through emails and other information from Japanese parliament.
Nation-State Cyberwar Targets US Industry
October 24, 2011, 1:00 am
Cyberwarfare being conducted by a nation-state against private sector industries and government agencies in the United States and abroad is gaining recognition as a serious [...]
Hackers Target NYSE Site, No Disruption Reported
October 10, 2011, 10:34 pm
Anonymous, the hacker group, reportedly targeted NYSE.com, the home page of the New York Stock Exchange, on Monday afternoon.
Germany Accused of Spying With Trojan Malware
October 10, 2011, 8:52 pm
Germany is using spy software that violates the country’s constitution and is full of security problems, a hacker group alleged.
US Federal Cybersecurity Attacks Increased 650 Percent in 5 Years
October 9, 2011, 3:44 am
Agencies are at risk of unauthorized access to government computers as well as malware and denial of service (DoS) attacks.
Privacy Groups Call on FTC to Investigate Facebook Supercookies
October 3, 2011, 5:02 am
Ten consumer and privacy advocacy groups sent a letter to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), asking it to investigate Facebook’s use of supercookies.
Hosting Firm InMotion Hacked, Thousands of Websites Defaced
September 29, 2011, 1:05 pm
Thousands of websites were compromised after hosting provider InMotion was hacked in the past week, raising new concern over the vulnerability of Web hosts to cyberattacks.
Selected Topics from The Epoch Times
