Emerging Tech
Obama Ricin Letter Suspect Linked to Bitcoin Drug Bazaar
The alleged would-be poisoner was a vendor on Silk Road, a black market eBay that only accepted the virtual cash.
Cybersecurity
Hackers find possible corruption at Ukraine customs agency
Energy // Government (Foreign) // Ukraine
Cybersecurity
FBI: Anonymous Hackers Stole Info on 100,000 Federal Employees, Contractors
Personal information compromised at the Army, NASA, Energy, HHS and perhaps many more agencies.
Cybersecurity
Inside Job: NYPD Detective Hacks Colleagues' Data
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Cybersecurity
A new gig for former White House cyber adviser
Melissa Hathaway to join international think tank
Digital Government
The CIA Is Also Collecting Data In Bulk
According to The New York Times, the Central Intelligence Agency is collecting bulk records on international money transfers.
Cybersecurity
California brothers grabbed millions from U.S. bank and brokerage accounts
Financial Services // United States
Cybersecurity
MacRumors hackers take 860,000 passwords to heighten security
Social Media // Technology // Web Services
Cybersecurity
WikiLeaks previews IP section of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
Entertainment // Government (U.S.) // Government (Foreign) // Government (International) // Social Media // Technology // Telecommunications // Web Services
Cybersecurity
The Next U.S. Weapon at Sea Could Be Music
Sound waves could transform into malicious signals to paralyze a ship's control systems.
Cybersecurity
First thing we do, let's kill all the passwords
Citizen-facing systems struggle to balance security against usability.
Cybersecurity
Intell review group back on track after shutdown
The ODNI-led group has briefed the president, and plans a final report by Dec. 15.
Cybersecurity
After 17 years, still no biometric exit system
Falling costs might make a mandate from 1996 easier to fulfill.
Modernization
Pentagon Gives FedRAMP-Certified Cloud Provider a Green Light for Handling Military Data
Autonomic Resources cleared additional hurdles beyond those required for hosting information from civilian agencies.
Cybersecurity
Brazilian government providing citizens with viruses
Government (Foreign) // Jaqueira, Brazil
Cybersecurity
Possibly 4,000 wallets emptied after hack of Czech bitcoin exchange
Financial Services // Web Services // Czech Republic
Cybersecurity
Half of All Malware Is Written in Chinese, but the Most Dangerous Is in Russian
Cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky discusses the most dangerous malware authors, infections at a Russian nuclear power plant and the International Space Station.
Digital Government