In a bulletin sent to the Falmouth Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center warns of an increase in email phishing scams in the weeks leading up to the April 15 deadline for filing tax returns. According to the bullet...
A Phoenix man alleged to be a member of the LulzSec hacking group was arrested by the FBI on charges he broke into Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.’s computer systems in May and June. Cody Kretsinger was arrested yesterday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in an e-mailed statement. Kre...
via eWeek.com Cyber-criminals continue to target United States businesses, the country’s financial institutions and government agencies in an ongoing effort to steal both money and information. Still, despite the best efforts of local, state and federal law enforcement, these cyber-criminals s...
via TMCnet WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 — The Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following testimony: Thank you, Chairman Lieberman, Senator Collins, and members of the Committee. I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the Department of Homeland Security’s...
via Associated Press The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and other federal investigators. What was onc...
via MSNBC.com When a threat to the nation arises from cyberspace, who you should call isn’t always clear. Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, years of bureaucratic battles among federal agencies over primacy in cybersecurity –mostly between the Department of Homeland Security an...
A cyber-terrorism attack could cripple America’s electric grid, shutting down everything from communications to transportation to law enforcement. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says such an attack could be America’s “next Pearl Harbor.” Are we prepared to protect our po...
via eWeek.com As promised, Anonymous has sought to embarrass the FBI with a network attack, this time going after defense contractor ManTech International. “Hacktivist” collective Anonymous claims to have “owned” the defense contractor ManTech International and promised to re...