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HealthCare.gov breach affected test server, not users
A server within the Healthcare.gov system has been compromised, but the good news is that it didn’t contain consumer personal information. It was just a development …
DHS urges website admins to minimize risk of Google hacking
It’s a widely known fact that Google Search is a valuable tool for attackers looking for a way into organizations’ information systems. “Google …
FBI investigating JPMorgan, US banks breaches
In the wake of reports that several big US financial institutions have had their networks compromised by hackers this month, the FBI and the Secret Service have mounted an …
California phone kill-switch law could lead to abuse
On Monday, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill (SB 962) that will require any smartphone sold in the state after July 1, 2015, to include a software or …
Former HHS cyber security director convicted for child porn
The former acting director of cyber security at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was convicted by a federal jury in the District of Nebraska of engaging in a …
NSA’s metadata search engine used by US, foreign agencies
The NSA has secretly built a “Google-like” search engine to be used by various US government agencies and intelligence agencies of the Five Eyes countries to sift …
US defense contractors still waiting for breach notification rules
US Department of Defense contractors will have to wait until September 24 to see what specific rules they will be required to follow when it comes to the reporting of computer …
Unified solution for dynamic mitigation of cyberattacks
At Black Hat USA 2014, ForeScout Technologies, provider of pervasive network security solutions for Global 2000 enterprises and government organizations, and ThreatStream, a …
Turla cyber-espionage campaign puzzle solved
Turla, also known as Snake or Uroburos is one of the most sophisticated ongoing cyber-espionage campaigns. When the first research on Turla/Snake/Uroburos was published, it …
Snowden allowed to stay in Russia for three more years
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has been permitted to stay in Russia for another three years, and is free to travel within the country and abroad, Russia Today reports. …
US DHS contractor gets hacked
USIS, the largest commercial provider of background investigations to the US federal government, has announced that it has suffered a breach that might have resulted in the …
US govt is after another secret document leaker
It seems that there is a leaker following in the footsteps of Edward Snowden, and US government officials are trying to discover his or her identity, as they confirmed for the …