Cybersecurity

The former world chess champion, who is now Avast's security ambassador, outlined how America should deal with cyber threats.

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The group was "interested in stealing credentials, maintaining access and gathering sensitive files from victim networks," a cybersecurity firm said.

In this excerpt from their book, Kissinger, Schmidt, and Huttenlocher consider the transformations AI will impose on the planning, preparation and conduct of war. They conclude that humans remain essential to the equation.

The creation of this new department serves as a product of Antony Blinken's belief that the country has entered a "fundamentally new era in global affairs."

Microsoft has accused the Russian hacking group Nobelium of being responsible for the attack.

REvil made headlines when it hacked the Colonial Pipeline in May, causing significant gasoline shortages.

As the head of the FCC moves to further restrict the use of Chinese drones, an internal DOI memo argues "there are no domestically produced UAS [unmanned aircraft systems] available" to fight fires the same way.

Security threats are everywhere online. Here's how to keep yourself and your family safe.

"They've lost control and they don't have the ability to rein it back in," Christopher Krebs said of Republicans scared Trump will primary them.

While China was not the most prolific hacker, it had a particularly high success rate of 44 percent when it did breach security networks.

"For too long, companies have chosen silence under the mistaken belief that it's less risky to hide a breach," Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said.

Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler said a ban on cryptocurrencies would be left up to Congress.

"The U.S. cannot continue to fight ransomware attacks with one hand tied behind our back," Rep. Deborah Ross said while announcing the Ransom Disclosure Act.

Little information was provided regarding the case, which is classified as is typical of Russian treason investigations.

The hacking group, given the temporary name TAG-28, used Winnti malware, which it said is exclusively used by several state-sponsored Chinese groups.

An assessment by Lithuania's Defense Ministry found a remote censorship function could block phrases such as "free Tibet" and "long live Taiwan independence."

The company said Indonesia's intelligence agency and nine other government agencies were compromised in the hack by "Mustang Panda."

Half of Americans believe their private text conversations aren't secure, and 64 percent say their social media activity is not very or not at all secure.

At the Intelligence & National Security Summit, General Paul Nakasone said he's launching an efforts to link U.S. adversaries to cyberattacks.

Energy corporations need to radically rethink the way they do business.

Apple users are being urged to update iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches and Macs to protect against a security vulnerability.

"Organizations like the U.N. are a high-value target for cyber espionage activity," Resecurity CEO Gene Yoo said.

"No systems or data maintained and managed by the Census Bureau on behalf of the public were compromised, manipulated or lost," said U.S. Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin.

Preliminary analysis of the data breach indicated the records of former or prospective customers who had at one point applied for credit were taken in the attack.

The cyberattack resulted in the average user losing $1,250 before the platform was able to trace the exploitation.

Xi Jinping hasn't kept his promise to play by the rules. Can the U.S. and Japan pressure Beijing—or should companies take their losses and pull out?

The extortionist claimed a terabyte of Saudi Aramco data had been hacked, with an offer for the data to be deleted posted on the dark web.

To protect against cybersecurity breaches, every company should rethink who it considers a trusted partner.