"Bank of America’s website was experiencing sporadic outages on Tuesday related to a cyber attack that may be tied to an Islamic terrorist group, according to a source close to the matter. The …
Iran cyber attacks, terrorism reveal Tehran engaged in covert war on the West
"The Iranian government recently conducted a major cyber attack on a major U.S. financial institution that a military intelligence report said is a sign Tehran is waging covert war against the …
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Cyber attack victims fear exposure
"European firms and governments are slowly taking cyber security seriously. But finding a balance between self-regulation and legislation may prove as big a challenge as the threat …
Cyber clues link U.S. to new computer viruses
"Researchers have found evidence suggesting that the United States may have developed three previously unknown computer viruses for use in espionage operations or cyber warfare." Source: Cyber clues …
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Java zero-day leads to Internet Explorer zero-day
"While looking around a compromised server that was being used to exploit Java vulnerabilities, a security researcher stumbled upon another exploit that he claims affects fully patched versions of …
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Mexico hackers hit official websites in cyber protest
"Mexican computer hackers have taken over at least ten government and other websites in a political protest marking the country's independence day. The hackers - calling themselves Mexican Cyber …
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Foreign journalists in China targeted by malware attacks
"Foreign journalists in Beijing have been targeted by two very similar malware attacks in just over two weeks in the lead-up to China's once-in-a-decade leadership transition. The emails - one …
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The cyber threats keeping DoD officials awake right now
"What threat to the banks, utility companies, and telecommunications companies that make up the 'critical online infrastructure' of the United States worries one of the Pentagon's top cyber officials …
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Worldwide security spending will approach $86bn in 2016
"Worldwide spending on security is expected to touch the $60 billion mark in 2012, up 8.4 percent from $55 billion in the previous year, according to research company Gartner - this figure will …
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A leader of hacker group Anonymous arrested in Texas
"A self-professed leader of the computer hacker group Anonymous was arrested by authorities in Dallas, officials said on Thursday. 'He was arrested and brought in for booking about 11 p.m. last …
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