UPI | Apr 23, 2013
Hackers affiliated with the Chinese government accounted for the most successful cyber espionage in the world last year, a new report indicates. The report by Verizon's RISK team and 18 partners, including the United States, found China dominated the category of state-affiliated cyber espionage of intellectual property, The Washington Post repo... more
Associated Press | Mar 12, 2013
WASHINGTON - Foreign leaders are deterred from launching a major electronic attack on vital infrastructure in the United States because they know such a strike could be traced to its source and would generate a robust response, the military's top cyber warrior said during congressional testimony Tuesday. But Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of U... more
Associated Press | Dec 14, 2012
LONDON - British authorities opted Friday not to charge a computer hacker who waged a decade-long struggle to avoid trial in the U.S. for breaking into military computers. Gary McKinnon, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, was accused of one of the largest-ever breaches of military networks, carried out soon after the Sept. 11 atta... more
Associated Press | Apr 12, 2013
WASHINGTON - The top U.S. intelligence official says cyberterrorism is the leading worldwide threat to U.S. security. James Clapper is director of national intelligence. He's telling Congress Thursday that cyberattacks and cyberspying can damage critical infrastructure like power grids. But in prepared testimony, he says advanced cyber-actors l... more
Associated Press | Mar 20, 2013
LONDON -- Even cyberwar has rules, and one group of experts is putting out a manual to prove it. Their handbook, due to be published later this week, applies the practice of international law to the world of electronic warfare in an effort to show how hospitals, civilians and neutral nations can be protected in an information-age fight. "Every... more