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Oracle renumbers Java patch updates, confuses users even more

Oracle has changed the numbering of its Java security updates, prompting one expert to say, "As if Java updates weren't confusing already."

By Gregg Keizer | 16 May, 2013 10:06

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, Malware and Vulnerabilities, Oracle
Pentagon accuses China of cyberattacks on U.S military, business targets

Chinese cyberespionage activities are fueling a rapid modernization of the country's defense and high tech industries, the Pentagon said in an unusually candid assessment of China's military and security developments last year.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 07 May, 2013 15:12

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, cyberwarfare
Breached dam data poses no threat to public, Army says

A spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today downplayed the significance of a recent incident of unauthorized access to a database containing potentially sensitive information on thousands of high hazard dams across the country.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 02 May, 2013 20:17

Tags: Government IT, Cybercrime and Hacking, U.S. Army, security
Judge rejects FBI's bid to hack computer of suspect in attempted cyberheist

A federal court in Houston has rejected an FBI request for a warrant to hack into the computer of a suspect in an attempted cyberheist.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 25 April, 2013 20:56

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, fbi
Vulnerable terminal servers could let bad guys hack stoplights, gas pumps

Thousands of older systems, including those used to manage traffic lights, fuel pumps, point-of-sale terminals and building automation can be tampered with because they're insecurely connected to the Internet.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 24 April, 2013 20:19

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Rapid7, security, Malware and Vulnerabilities

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Chinese hackers master art of lying low

China's remarkable success in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years shouldn't be seen as a sign that the country is gaining on the U.S. lead in cybertechnology, security experts say. They're just very persistent and very good at remaining undetected for long periods of time.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 May, 2013 10:14

Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Cybercrime and Hacking, Google, Microsoft, security, government, Government/Industries
Bank security weaknesses led to cyber looting of $45M from ATMs

Alberto Yusi Lajud Pena, found dead in the Dominican Republic two weeks ago, was the leader of the New York cell of an international gang of cyber thieves that authorities allege stole a staggering $45 million from ATM machines around the world.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 10 May, 2013 20:26

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, security, Malware and Vulnerabilities
Chinese hackers master the art of lying in wait

The remarkable success that Chinese state-sponsored groups have had in infiltrating U.S. government, military and corporate networks in recent years should not be mistaken as a sign of growing technical superiority over the U.S. in cyberspace, security experts said.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 08 May, 2013 15:57

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, cyberwarfare, government, Government/Industries
China biggest, but not the only country engaged in cyberespionage

China is by far the most aggressive, but not the only, country attempting the sort of extensive cyberespionage described in security firm Mandiant's dramatic report, released this week.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 20 February, 2013 11:09

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Gartner, data security, security, cyberwarfare, Mandiant, data protection
Security lessons from 2012

More DDoS attacks on banks, cyberwarfare, and targeted attacks could well be in store in 2013, security experts warn.

By Jaikumar Vijayan | 03 January, 2013 12:42

Tags: Cybercrime and Hacking, Financial IT, security, cyberwarfare

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