Cybersecurity
Porn Purveyor Serves up Nude Celeb Photos and Lookalikes on Hacked Sites
Some of the compromised Web pages belong to schools and church groups.
Cybersecurity
Hackers indicted for stealing Apache training software
Justice Department indicts four for stealing software used to train U.S. helicopter pilots, among other trade secrets.
Cybersecurity
Facebook Page Allegedly Outed Convicted Pedophile
Social Media // Northern Ireland, UK
Cybersecurity
Contractors, Expect 72-hour Rule for Disclosing Corporate Hacks
The military requires breaches of company systems holding technical data be reported within three days – and so might the rest of the government.
Cybersecurity
Fewer Cyber Pros, More Cyber Problems
The U.S. government does not have an adequate workforce to address the government’s growing and critical cybersecurity needs.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Zero In on Subs, Steal Kentucky Patient Data and Foul Web Developer Site
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Forget Supersonic Jets. The Military Needs an Odometer for Computer Chips.
Project could keep out Chinese counterfeit chips from military systems
Cybersecurity
Student Hacked into Files on Scholarship Awarded to Australian Prime Minister’s Daughter
Education // Sydney, Australia
Digital Government
‘Beyond the Law?’ FBI Director Criticizes Apple, Google Privacy Features
The companies will prevent the government from accessing phone data—even with a warrant.
Emerging Tech
Facebook Increasingly the Gatekeeper of Your Online Identity
The notion that the world outside its homepage remains anonymous is increasingly untrue.
Cybersecurity
Insider threats and data localization
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
5 key IT bills still pending in Congress
Lawmakers continue to wrestle over issues related to cybersecurity, privacy and procurement reform.
Cybersecurity
Ex-Worker Pocketed Employer’s Patient Data to Start Rival Firm
Healthcare and Public Health // Kentucky, United States
Cybersecurity
Do We Need to ‘Disrupt’ the Cybersecurity Status Quo?
Next month marks 10 years since DHS first marked Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Is the cyber conversation stuck in 2004?
Cybersecurity
1.4 Million Users of Travel Site Acquired by TripAdvisor Affected by Payment and Account Breach
Unauthorized charges showed up on customers’ credit cards after booking through Viator.
Cybersecurity
What if Police Body Cams Get Hacked?
This seemingly easy fix opens the gates to a flood of questions over the cameras' vulnerabilities.
Modernization
Apple’s New Predictive Text Apparently Reveals Passwords
The concern is that if anyone else gets hold of your iPhone, that person potentially could find and use all of your passwords.
Cybersecurity