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Half of U.S. tax payers are unaware about identity theft risks
While consumers take steps to protect themselves against identity theft and remain concerned about the possibility of a data breach when sharing their personal information, …
NASA networks open to cyber attacks
Experts from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) are not satisfied. Their audit of the computer networks on which NASA relies on to carry out its various missions has …
FBI asks public to break a code, help solve a murder
An interesting request for help has been made public yesterday by the FBI: “Cryptanalists, help solve an open murder case”. The murder happened back in 1999. …
European Parliament computer network breached
The computer network of the European Parliament has been targeted by a cyber attack that may or may not be linked to the attack against the European Commission and the …
Cyber attacks on US federal networks on the rise
The number of cyber attacks against federal government systems and networks has increased nearly 40 percent, says in the annual report on federal cybersecurity efforts …
Things to watch out for during tax season
Most people look forward to their refunds to pay for a nice vacation or pay off some debt. But when filing your taxes online, there are a number of ways you can lose that …
Former NSA and CIA Director advocates cyber threat transparency
The former NSA and CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden could possibly be the last person you would expect to be advocating government transparency. However, his commentary in the …
Outdated policies stop hackers from aiding the US government
US government agencies and departments are bemoaning the lack of cybersecurity experts willing to work for the government, and that’s been going on for a quite a while …
Scam e-mails can now be forwarded to the police
Action Fraud – the UK’s national fraud reporting centre run by the governmental National Fraud Authority – has recently set up a dedicated e-mail address to …
Libya practically offline, bit.ly still working
As Libya descends into a vortex of protests and violent retaliations for the same – courtesy of the country’s long-lived president Muammar al-Gaddafi – the …
Canadian government networks breached by Chinese hackers?
When it comes to covert cyber attacks on government networks, it somehow seems that they can always be traced back to servers in China. It is always acknowledged that that …
EFF exposes extensive FBI violations
In 2009, the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a suit against a number of federal agencies that deal with intelligence gathering, requesting that they release documents and …