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Security experts warn government is making the Internet unsafe

| Josh Peterson
computers

Say, couldn’t hackers take advantage of mandated invulnerabilities?

House Intel chair: Hackers are coming to get you

| Josh Peterson
Hackers. AP Images.

‘Banks, financial institutions, newspapers, trade associations, major international businesses, no one is immune’

Cyberattacks a growing irritant in US-China ties

| Associated Press
China US Cyber Strain

Washington’s sudden focus on Chinese hacking comes after rising complaints from U.S. businesses about theft of trade secrets.

Is your webcam spying on you?

| Josh Peterson
Rutgers Suicide.JPEG

Judge says not to FBI’s newest surveillance idea: hacking into personal computers

CISPA passes House despite privacy concerns

| Josh Peterson
High Tech NYPD

Bill allows private sector information to be voluntarily shared with the federal government

Electronic sharing bill CISPA would violate rule of law, critics argue

| Josh Peterson
Digital privacy AP

Bill would allow companies to break contracts, share info with government

White House threatens to veto cyber bill

| Josh Peterson
computers

Bill’s sponsors insist it is ‘not a surveillance bill’

FAA strongly denies alleged smartphone airplane hack can work

| Josh Peterson
Boeing 787 FAA.JPEG

‘The described technique cannot engage or control the aircraft’s autopilot system’

Airplanes can be hijacked using an Android smartphone

| Josh Peterson
Britain Air

Security consultant Hugo Teso shows that a hijacker could take over an aircraft’s flight controls

House committee advancing pro-business cyber bill

| Associated Press
Cybersecurity Legislation

Last year, a similar measure never gained traction and eventually prompted a White House veto threat.

SKorea says NKorea behind computer crash in March

| Associated Press
North Korea Koreas Tension

Investigators detected similarities between the March cyberattack and past hacking attributed to the North Korean spy agency

LulzSec hacker pleads guilty to cyberattacks

| Associated Press
Britain LulzSec

Ryan Ackroyd admitted one count of carrying out an unauthorized act to impair the operation of a computer.

Activists launch week of protest against anti-hacking law

| Josh Peterson
Hacking

Digital libertarians say feds’ 1984 law could put innocent people in jail

Hackers target Israeli sites

| Associated Press
Mideast Israel Holocaust.JPEG

The global hacker group promised a mass assault to protest Israeli policy toward the Palestinians.

Dutch Web hosting site knocked offline after major DDoS attack on UK company

| Josh Peterson
South Korea Computer Crash.JPEG

The attacks illustrate a larger problem with the vulnerability of systems fundamental to the Internet

GSA security hole exposes thousands of Social Security numbers

| Josh Peterson
gsaneely

Vendors considered most vulnerable for identity theft

LA Times hack: Security breach or harmless prank?

| Associated Press
Journalist Charged Hacking

Fervent online supporters of Matthew Keys say the journalist was just taking part in an online prank that briefly altered the Los Angeles Times’ website

Private financial info for Michelle Obama, Jay-Z, Hilary Clinton, Beyonce exposed

| Josh Peterson
Celebrity Financials Leaked
The records also showed that Jay-Z has an outstanding Cox cable bill for $892

Evernote hacked: 50 million passwords reset

| Associated Press
hacker

Evernote said the attack, which it described as “sophisticated,” was able to compromise an unspecified number of customers’ encrypted passwords

Napolitano calls for DHS 3.0, says cybersecurity is a top priority

| Josh Peterson
Janet Napolitano
In October 2012, Obama signed an executive order that expanded DHS's ties to local law enforcement