Cybersecurity
Hackers Manipulate Water Treatment Operations, Invade Adele’s Privacy, and Plunder Diamonds on the High Seas
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
What Happens When You Click on That Fox News ‘Trump Quits’ Video?
Clicking on the video may not corrupt your computer, but the sender does want your money.
Cybersecurity
Hacktivists Mess with Chemicals in Water Treatment Plant
Other Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity
Hackers Tipoff Pirates to Ship’s Precious Cargo and Coordinates
Transportation // Middle East
Cybersecurity
Miscreant Publishes Hacked Photos of Adele's Son, Including a Baby Scan
Entertainment // Social Media // UK
Digital Government
Why the Military Can’t Go After Iran for Hacking Your Dam
Seven Iranians have been charged with cyber crimes in a case that reveals the limits of U.S. power.
Digital Government
The Dark Web Is Too Slow and Annoying for Terrorists to Even Bother With, Experts Say
So why aren’t jihadis taking advantage of running Dark Web sites?
Cybersecurity
NIST is looking for a few good cryptographers
NIST's Computer Security Division wants to hire 15 cryptographers over the next five years to tackle emerging areas such as quantum and lightweight cryptography.
Cybersecurity
Mixed prospects for encryption bills on Capitol Hill
A senior Senate staffer says that Congress is unlikely to move on significant legislation to mandate law enforcement access to encrypted communications.
Cybersecurity
What will it take to diversify the cyber workforce?
In its first national conference, the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals sought to lay the groundwork for getting more women and minorities into the cyber ranks.
Digital Government
7 Iranians Indicted for Hacking
The FBI’s most-wanted list for cybercrime has grown by nearly 50 percent this week.
Cybersecurity
Fraudsters' targets show cybersecurity success, says IRS commissioner
The breaches of IRS security tools are, in some ways, good signs, said IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, because they demonstrate that the tools are making hackers' lives harder.
Cybersecurity
NPPD to become Cyber Infrastructure Protection
The reorganization of DHS's cyber agency aims to showcase spectrum of physical and IT protections.
Digital Government
Driverless-Car Makers on Privacy: Just Trust Us
Members of Congress are calling for new rules that determine how companies can use personal data collected by autonomous vehicles.
Cybersecurity
Someone is Breaching HealthCare.gov, But It's Not a Hacker
Of the 300-some reported security incidents that have impacted HealthCare.gov and supporting machines, there was a single malicious intrusion, according to federal auditors.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Agency Cyber Pros Prefer Perimeter Defense to Encryption
Encryption and other data-at-rest defenses were ranked “dead last” in terms of spending plans over the next year, according to a new report.
Cybersecurity
DOJ indicts 7 Iranians for hacking U.S. dam, banks
The Justice Department on March 24 indicted seven hackers associated with the Iranian government for infiltrating systems controlling a New York dam, and attacking several U.S. banks.
Cybersecurity