US visa applicants will have to provide social media handles
US consular officials have been provided with a new questionnaire that they can give selected visa applicants to complete. Among other things, Form DS-5535 requires applicants …
Intelligence data, security credentials found exposed in the Amazon cloud
A data cache containing highly sensitive US military data has inadvertently been exposed online, UpGuard cyber risk analyst Chris Vickery has discovered last week. After …
United Airlines cockpit access codes leaked online
A United Airlines flight attendant has inadvertently leaked access codes for the company’s airplanes’ cockpit doors, a safety alert email to United employees has …
US intelligence chiefs don’t trust Kaspersky Lab software
The big question in Thursday’s intelligence hearing on worldwide threats before the US Senate Intelligence Committee was whether the Russian government interfered with …
Industry reactions to Trump’s executive order on cybersecurity
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed a long-awaited executive order on cybersecurity. Mainly, the order requires a number of cybersecurity reviews across the various …
Chinese hackers ordered to pay $9 million over insider trading
Three Chinese citizens, who have obtained millions from illicit stock trades based on insider information they stole from two US law firms by hacking, have been ordered to …
Who’s responsible for secure Internet access?
Americans are divided on key issues around Internet access and responsibility for online privacy, according to AnchorFree. Over two thirds of Americans (68%) say Internet …
Former Expedia IT support worker gets prison time for hacking execs’ emails, insider trading
A IT support technician formerly employed at Expedia offices in San Francisco was sentenced to 15 months in prison for securities fraud, plus three years supervised release. …
Alleged Kelihos botmaster indicted
36-year-old Pyotr Levashov was charged on Friday in the US with one count of causing intentional damage to a protected computer, one count of conspiracy, one count of …
Russian carding industry pioneer sentenced to 27 years in prison
32-year-old Roman Valeryevich Seleznev, aka Track2, has been handed the longest US hacking sentence to date: 27 years in prison. He was convicted in August 2016, of 38 counts …
How fraudsters stole millions with the help of a legitimate online tool
Identity thieves have managed to steal $30 million from the US Internal Revenue Service by taking advantage of an online tool designed to help students fill out financial aid …
Cyber insecurity is pervasive, citizens feeling concerned and vulnerable
More than three-quarters of U.S. citizens (79 percent) are concerned about the privacy and security of their personal digital data, and 63 percent say they would feel more …
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