Cybersecurity
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The Obama administration was able to pin blame for the Sony attacks on North Korea because they had already infiltrated North Korean networks.
As cars become more computerized, car companies need to worry more about hackers attacking them.
The CENTCOM hack didn’t actually hurt America. But it might be a propaganda win for ISIS.
The internet’s underworld allows people to buy drugs and download child pornography.
The group has hacked Sony before — and could be linked to this attack.
The FBI’s evidence for a North Korean connection is weak, but the US government might be holding back its strongest material.
The hacker group tried attacking North Korea twice before. Both were utter failures.
Line-by-line, here’s what North Korea really means when it, say, threatens to attack the White House.
The hackers either perfectly understood how American media works or badly misunderstood it.
If you look at North Korea’s long record of attacks, this one starts to make a lot more sense.
According to experts on both cyberwar and North Korea, the hack probably isn’t part of a broader online offensive.
The hackers who forced Sony Pictures to shelve The Interview have reportedly sent the studio another email promising to end the leaks unless Sony releases the movie in the future.
The Obama administration pointed the finger at North Korea for hacking into Sony Pictures and making terrorist threats against the movie The Interview.
“We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f*cking people.”
It’s not just Sony: The Hermit Kingdom’s cyberwar program has been wreaking havoc for years.
This is an act of incredible cowardice, no matter the excuse or caveat used to explain it.
Hackers have stolen millions of documents from Sony Pictures, a major Hollywood studio. Here’s what you need to know.
A US government investigation blames North Korea for the Sony hack.
Those behind the Sony hack have graduated from threatening to release more information to threats of terrorism.
A security expert argues that most corporate networks are vulnerable to hacking.
The document that the allegation was based on may not be authentic at all.
Policy wonks are locked in a bitter fight over net neutrality, but there are other areas where common-sense tech policy reforms have broad support.
Here is how the company is still making money off Saving Silverman — a movie you probably forgot existed.
Mountains of private data were stolen from the company by hackers who may have been working for North Korea.
Hackers infiltrated and seized security measures, including gate controls, in at least three countries.
“if the NSA bureaucracy actually knew what they were doing, they would probably need way less information.”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is seeking a vote on the USA Freedom Act, which would rein in domestic surveillance by the National Security Agency.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act was supposed to stop piracy, but in recent years it’s interfered with car repairs, security research on medical devices, and more.
With Republicans controlling both houses of Congress in 2015, we could see action on several big tech policy issues.
Sen. Mark Udall (D-CO) was a leading critic of NSA surveillance and CIA torture policies, but he lost his seat in Tuesday’s election.
There are lots of benefits. But the risks of hacking are still way too high.
The right is convinced that Obama hacked the former CBS reporter over Benghazi. She released a video as proof.
69 percent of Americans worry that their credit cards might be hacked.
The director of the FBI is blasting Apple for beefing up iPhone security. But unbreakable iPhone encryption isn’t a threat to public safety.
How the Bash Bug works and who is vulnerable.
More than a year after Ed Snowden’s revelations, Congress still hasn’t passed legislation on NSA surveillance.