Carmakers Failing Privacy Test. Owners Have Little or No Control over Data Collected September 7, 2023 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague...
Cybersecurity Labeling for Smart Devices Aims to Help People Choose Those Less Vulnerable to Hacking July 19, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and major consumer technology players on Tuesday launched an effort to put a nationwide...
Google Backs Creation of Cybersecurity Clinics with $20 Million Donation June 26, 2023 By Glenn Gamboa WASHINGTON (AP) — Free medical clinics and legal aid clinics, where college students and their instructors help their communities while...
FBI Chief Says China Trying to ‘Ransack’ Western Businesses July 7, 2022 FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Western companies that China aims to “ransack” their intellectual property so it can eventually dominate...
Russian Businessman, Others Charged in Multi-Million Dollar Hacking Scheme December 21, 2021 By Nate Raymond BOSTON–Five Russians including a Kremlin-linked businessman now in U.S. custody carried out a vast, $82 million insider trading scheme that...
Like ‘Terminator,’ High-Tech Cyber Crime to ‘Keep Coming’ June 23, 2021 By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK — Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber...
Ransomware Attacks on the Rise Even as Cyber Insurers Scale Back December 16, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Ransomware attacks increased in terms of both severity and costs this year, forcing insurers to become more selective and even...
6 Russian Officers Charged in ‘Destructive’ Hacking Campaign October 21, 2020 By Eric Tucker WASHINGTON — The Justice Department announced charges against Russian intelligence officers in cyberattacks that targeted a French presidential election, the...
Former Roommate of Accused Capital One Hacker Sentenced October 16, 2020 By Martha Bellisle SEATTLE — The former roommate of a woman accused of hacking Capital One banking company and at least 30 other...
U.S. Charges Seven In Wide-Ranging Chinese Hacking Effort September 21, 2020 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it has charged five Chinese residents and two Malaysian businessmen in...