US SEC Staffers Used Govn’t Computers for Personal Use – Report
Reuters India
By: Sarah N. LynchThe report also found that the staffers failed to protect their computers and devices from hackers, even as they were urging exchanges and clearing agencies to do just that. Although no breaches occurred, the staffers left sensitive stock exchange data …

View Internet Porn, Get Blackmailed By Hackers (SYMC)
San Francisco Chronicle
By: Julie Bort

It’s a form of hacking called “ransomware,” according to a new report by security company Symantec, which estimates hackers are earning upwards of $5 million a year from computer users who fall for the scam and pay the blackmail. Specifically, Symantec …

SEC Staffers Used Unsecured PCs for Personal Use
Wall Street & Technology
By: Reuters

… computers and devices from hackers, even as they were urging exchanges and clearing agencies to do just that. Although no breaches occurred, the staffers left sensitive stock exchange data exposed to potential cyber attacks because they failed to …

Iran Cyber Cops Nab Hacker Who Targeted Israeli Sites
Jerusalem Post
By: Joanna Paraszczuk

The suspect was detained after officers from the South Khorasan cyber police came across a website that included hacker training material and traced it to a 21-year-old computer science student from the city of Birjand. Further investigations on …

Cyberwarfare Evolves Faster Than Rules of Engagement
Computerworld
By: Elizabeth Heichler

The current framework of international law and treaties doesn’t adequately address cyberconflict, Jody Westby, CEO of Global Cyber Risk, said Monday at the Techonomy 12 conference. Westby said that customary international law should be extended into …