Citigroup Inc said a cyber attack in May affected almost twice as many people as the bank's figures had initially suggested, as major U.S. lenders come under growing pressure from lawmakers to improve account security.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 16, 2011
At least 41 Malaysian government websites were hacked into overnight but no personal or financial data were compromised, government officials said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian nation becomes the latest target of a cyber-war waged by the activists.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 16, 2011
The latest victim of the now infamous hacking group LulzSec is none other than the US's own Central Intelligence Agency, adding to the recent string of high profile hacking cases worldwide.
Johnathan Davis
Jun 15, 2011
Automatic Data Processing Inc, the world's largest payroll processor, on Wednesday said it had become the latest big financial company attacked by cyber criminals.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 15, 2011
The Lulz Security group of hackers behind recent attacks on Sony, the U.S. Senate and News Corp, said in a Tweet that it has set up a telephone hotline for suggestions on targets.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 15, 2011
Twenty-six people have been arrested for possession and trading of images of child sexual assault using the Internet, the Manhattan district attorney announced Tuesday.
Drishya Nair
Jun 15, 2011
The United States and China will need to work out a high-level understanding to limit cyber attacks and spying, U.S. elder statesman Henry Kissinger said on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 14, 2011
Hactivist group Anonymous has painted a giant target on the back of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Hao Li
Jun 14, 2011
The Senate's website was hacked over the weekend, leading to a review of all of its websites, in the latest embarrassing breach of security to hit a major U.S.-based institution.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 14, 2011
South Korea is scrambling to protect its computer systems after attacks against government agencies and financial institutions exposed vulnerabilities in a country that has the deepest Internet penetration anywhere.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 14, 2011
It has been a quite successful run for the anonymous hacker group Lulz Security, responsible for the security breach of corporations and government agencies including PBS, Sony, Nintendo, Fox, FBI affiliate Infragard, US Senate, and Bethesda Softworks among its high profile targets. The group still manages to tweet and communicate through Pastebin and their own website without a domain-seize threat from federal agencies. The virtually connected members of the group with the face of a caricature,...
Amrutha Gayathri
Jun 14, 2011
World leaders should put cyber security on the international agenda at forums such as the G20 and bring pressure to bear on slower-moving nations to take a stand against hacking, the co-founder of a global industry body said on Tuesday.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 14, 2011
Turkey government has arrested 32 of the Anonymous hacking group, after a series of attack on the government websites were launched as a sign of protest to the government imposed internet censorship.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 13, 2011
Governments, multinational corporations and global institutions are losing the battle against computer hackers and must combine their resources if they are to lock out cyber intruders, experts say.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 13, 2011
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) computer system was hacked with large and sophisticated cyberattack and confidential data on national economies and finances are at the risk of exposure. The organization did not disclose the nature of the attack.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 13, 2011
Lulzsec, the hackers who took down PBS and Sony has now taken interest in exposing email addresses and passwords of people visiting pornography websites.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 12, 2011
Spanish police arrested three men suspected to be members of the hacker group Anonymous on Friday, charging them with organizing cyber attacks against the websites of Sony Corp, banks and governments -- but not the recent massive hacking of PlayStation gamers.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
Spanish police arrested three suspected members of the so-called Anonymous group on Friday on charges of cyber attacks against targets including Sony's PlayStation store, governments, businesses and banks.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
EU countries agreed on Friday on tougher sanctions against people conducting cyber attacks such as those registered in recent weeks against the French government, European institutions and Citigroup.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
Friday, Spain police reportedly arrested three alleged members of the hacker and activist group Anonymous.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
Spanish police arrested three suspected members of the so-called Anonymous group on Friday on charges of cyber-attacks against targets including Sony's PlayStation network, governments, businesses and banks.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
The cyber attack on Citigroup Inc may force U.S. banks to adopt tougher security measures that they have put off for years because of the cost and fears that tighter security would inconvenience customers.
IBT Staff Reporter
Jun 10, 2011
