Cybersecurity
Hacker compromises Google, Yahoo secure site credentials
Government (U.S.) // Web Services // New Delhi, India
Cybersecurity
10,000 guests at Houston luxury retreat exposed to ID theft
Hospitality // Texas, United States
Cybersecurity
Chinese man accused of nicking data on C-17 U.S. military cargo plane
Defense Industrial Base
Cybersecurity
Chinese-Made Inventory Scanners Allow Hackers to Track Shipments
Malware traced to China was found on tools at seven shipping and logistics firms.
Cybersecurity
Hackers Piggyback Off US Marshals Leak, Unnerve Wilmer Valderrama and Contaminate Videos
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
Plastic surgeon provided a woman’s before-and-after photos to a TV station
Healthcare and Public Health // Utah, United States
Cybersecurity
Terrorist tweets, spectrum modeling, gun tracking and video conferencing
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Should Feds Have Been Told About the OPM Hack?
Officials say they have no proof personal data was exposed.
Cybersecurity
No thawing of cyber tensions on Kerry’s Beijing trip
A "frank exchange" of views between the U.S. and China yielded no concrete results on the cyber-attack front.
Modernization
Beijing Thinks the <span>i</span>Phone is a Threat to China’s National Security
The phone's Frequent Locations function, which tracks the exact places you have been and the amount of time you spent there, is capturing "extremely sensitive data," says Chinese government TV.
Cybersecurity
Hackers track where shipments go with tainted inventory scanners
Manufacturing // Other Critical Infrastructure // United States
Cybersecurity
OPM breach, de facto debarment, system on a chip and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Modernization
Android's Factory Reset Doesn't Delete Everything. Here's How to Really Wipe Your Data
Security firm Avast purchased twenty used Android phones on eBay. Through extraction methods, they were able to recover old emails, texts, and even photos.
Cybersecurity
97 Percent of Key Industries Doubt Security Compliance Can Defy Hackers
Utilities and energy companies are more focused on preventing downtime than thwarting breaches.
Digital Government
Why It Costs $1.7 Billion to Computerize Immigration Forms
USCIS awards new contract to turn around long-delayed digital casework system.
Cybersecurity
Isolate and conquer: Getting past a reliance on layered security
It's time to throw cyberattackers into solitary before they strike, writes Bromium's Simon Crosby.
Cybersecurity
Cyber information-sharing bill moves forward
The measure would set up a "portal" at DHS that private firms could use to confidentially share threat information without legal liability.
Cybersecurity