The 36-year-old was arrested in Los Angeles on hacking charges linked to the high-profile hacks of the US Office of Personnel Management and insurer Anthem
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US Airline Security Measures Stop Short Of Laptop Airplane Cabin Ban
Busy passengers can still work on airlines travelling to the US
Two Russian Spies Indicted By US Justice Department For Orchestrating Yahoo Hack
The Kremlin has denied the accusations that FSB agents facilitated one of the largest data breaches in history
RSA 2017: Microsoft President Calls On World Governments To Join Forces In Cyber Battle
As nation state cyber attacks have grown in prominence, is collaboration the solution?
Smartphone Wars: Android Dominates China, Struggles in US While iOS Ticks Along
The smartphone war between Apple and Android continued as both made gains and losses at the end of 2016
Yahoo Calls For US Intelligence To Declassify Email Surveillance Order
UPDATED: The email giant wants the US government to publish the order so it can accurately respond to claims it scanned customer emails
AWS Extends Cloud Reach In US By Opening Ohio Region
Amazon Web Services continues with its global cloud expansion
Dropbox Receives Privacy Shield Certification For EU-US Data Transfers
Dropbox says it is protecting the privacy of its customers but is Privacy Shield better than Binding Corporate Rules?
Google Agrees To Privacy Shield Framwork
Google is latest giant to adhere to new rules about data transfer between Europe and the US
US To ‘Regain’ Supercomputer Crown In 2018
The Summit supercomputer will have roughly double the power of China's top system, according to the DOE
Safe Harbour 2.0: EU And US Reach New Transatlantic Data Sharing Deal
EU happy with new Safe Harbour data sharing framework after US provides written assurances protecting against mass surveillance
China Is Home To The Second Largest Amount Of Data Centres In The World
Fuelling its 700 million internet users, China makes up for 10 percent of the world’s major cloud and internet data centre sites
US And China Agree To Work Together To Fight Cybercrime
Agreement comes on last day of Chinese President Xi Jingping’s visit to US
US ‘May Impose Hacking Sanctions On Russia’
China isn't the only country in the US government's sights as it considers sanctions in retaliation for economic cyber-attacks
US Names China As Top Government Hack Suspect
The top US intelligence official has gone on the record naming China as the likely culprit in a major hack of government personnel records
US Military Twitter Suffers Apparent Islamic State Hack Attack
Attack on Central Command Twitter and YouTube accounts came hours before President Obama was due to outline plans to strengthen cybersecurity provisions
UPS Hacked, Customer Financial Data Could Be Compromised
The world’s largest package-shipping company says it found malware at 51 retail outlets in the US
Hacked US Hospital Operator Thought To Be Victim Of Heartbleed
TrustedSec says hackers got into Community Health Systems database through unpatched Juniper equipement
US Healthcare Provider Hacked, 4.5 Million Patient Records Stolen
Mandiant suspects the involvement of the Chinese hackers
US Supermarket Chain SuperValu Suspects Hackers Stole Customer Data
The retail giant claims there’s no reason to panic after admitting its Point-of-Sale systems were infected by malware
Iran Spies ‘Using Facebook To Snoop On US Government’
'Newscaster' operation seeks to dupe government personnel out of passwords, says cyber intelligence firm
US Considers Blocking Chinese From Major Security Conferences
Chinese might not be allowed at Def Con or BlackHat, following US charges against PLA members
China Urges US To Drop Cyber Espionage Charges
Five charged for cyber espionage in China, leading to outrage and claims the US is the one doing the hacking
Russian Officials Dropping iPads Following Concerns Of US Spying
Government figures in Russia are switching from iPads to Samsung tablets to 'ensure tighter security'
IBM Denies Any Links To NSA Spying Program
IBM looks to reassure its clients and customers that it has not passed on their data to external sources
Chinese Hackers Suspected In Fresh IE Exploit
New Internet Explorer attack has links to hits on Google and Bit9
Angela Merkel’s Phone Tapped By NSA – Report
President Obama says US is not tapping Angela Merkel's phone - but Germans aren't satisfied
US Government Shutdown: Good News For Patent Trolls
Trolls can still file bogus patents, but the FTC can't fight them, thanks to the US government shutdown, says Wayne Rash
Yahoo Transparency Report Shows Germany’s Personal Data Desire
Yahoo releases its first transparency report and the UK isn't in the top two for data requests for a change