Cyber Crime

Hacking expert says mobile firms moved fast to fix cyber bug

LAS VEGAS - A well-known security expert said mobile carriers have quickly protected customers from a security bug that he revealed 10 days ago and that he estimated had put more than 500 million phones at risk of cyber attacks.

Tech, 31 Jul 2013

Britain losing battle against internet crime, lawmakers say

LONDON - Britain is losing the battle against cyber crime and needs a new crack crime unit to fight the growing problem in cooperation with its global partners, particularly the European Union, a panel of lawmakers said in a report on Tuesday.

Tech, 29 Jul 2013

Software experts attack cars, to release code as hackers meet

BOSTON - Car hacking is not a new field, but its secrets have long been closely guarded. That is about to change, thanks to two well-known computer software hackers who got bored finding bugs in software from Microsoft and Apple.

Tech, Media 28 Jul 2013

U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history

NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history.

Money, 26 Jul 2013

U.S. indicts hackers in biggest cyber fraud case in history

NEWARK, N.J./BOSTON - Federal prosecutors said on Thursday they have charged five men responsible for a hacking and credit card fraud spree that cost companies more $300 million and two of the suspects are in custody, in the biggest cyber crime case filed in U.S. history.

U.S., Money, 25 Jul 2013

Apple developer site shuttered four days after attack

BOSTON - A website that Apple Inc uses to communicate with its community of some 6 million software developers remained shuttered on Monday, four days after a cyber attack that prompted a harried upgrade to prevent future breaches.

Tech, Media, iPad 22 Jul 2013

U.N. warns on mobile cybersecurity bugs in bid to prevent attacks

BOSTON - A United Nations group that advises nations on cybersecurity plans to send out an alert about significant vulnerabilities in mobile phone technology that could potentially enable hackers to remotely attack at least half a billion phones.

Tech, Media, United Nations 21 Jul 2013

Taiwan a 'testing ground' for Chinese cyber army

TAIPEI - Taiwan is the frontline in an emerging global battle for cyberspace, according to elite hackers in the island's IT industry, who say it has become a rehearsal area for the Chinese cyberattacks that have strained ties with the United States.

Tech, Media, 18 Jul 2013

Nasdaq forum website hacked, passwords compromised

NEW YORK - Cyber-criminals targeted Nasdaq OMX Group's community forum website and gained access to the email usernames and passwords of the members of the site, which took two days to come back online on Thursday evening.

Tech, 18 Jul 2013