On Monday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney called for the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate a series of recent leaks that critics charge are designed to bolster the national security credentials of the Obama administration.
President Obama affirms the leak of classified information was not put out by the White House.
Last week, groups of congressional staffers gathered in conference rooms in the nation's capital. They were coming to hear from a representative from Symantec about the current threat landscape in cyberspace.
The recently discovered Flame virus bears all the hallmarks of a cyberattack concocted by a nation-state. It's big and complex and pointed directly at a geopolitical hot zone, Iran.
A massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation.
The discovery of a malicious computer program that appears to be collecting sensitive information from Iran and others indicates the global cyberwar has moved to a new level, warn security experts.
In the wake of a multi-million-dollar online scam, more than 300,000 computer users worldwide could find themselves without Web access this summer.
A computer virus campaign is targeting opponents of Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, according to anti-virus software maker Symantec.
This past year's wave of high-profile, extremely sophisticated cyberattacks are a watershed moment for the security field, according to RSA chief Arthur Coviello.
Declan McCullagh of CNET discusses how an online piracy bill could affect the internet.
The Obama administration said over the weekend that it would not support legislation mandating changes to Internet infrastructure to fight online copyright and trademark infringement.
A bug in Apple's mobile operating system allows hackers to take control of iPhone and iPad apps, using them to steal people's photos, contacts and even send text messages without the device's user knowing about it, according to a notable computer security researcher.
DARPA, the agency that really did invent the Internet, is now looking at ways the Web might be used to fight the next war.
Nanhao Group is, in many ways, an ordinary technology company. Its staff make online scoring systems, exam-mark scanners and other educational hardware and software.
A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America's Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots' every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones.
As Android devices get more popular (today comScore reports Android phones comprise 40% of the U.S. smartphone market), they're becoming a more attractive target for cybercriminals. If you use an Android smartphone, you are now 2.5 times more likely to encounter malware (malicious software) than you were six months ago.
With a few thousand bucks, a tool box and some technical skill, you could bring about the cyber apocalypse.
Repeated and constant cyber attacks against the United States have turned the country's assessment of national security threats on its head.
Google said Wednesday that it has begun to display a malware warning in its search results to a group of users with infected computers.
For one day, at least, you can call off the cyberwar.
Hacking groups Lulz Security and Anonymous have teamed up to target governments around the globe in what they're calling "Operation Anti-Security."
The more people rely on cell phones and tablets, the more attractive these devices become as targets to thieves and other nefarious types.
On Wednesday, Google announced that hundreds of users of its Gmail service -- including high-ranking U.S. and South Korean officials, journalists and Chinese political activists -- had been targeted by hackers who sought to steal their passwords and monitor their e-mails. Google concluded the attack came from a provincial capital in eastern China, which is also the location of a technical reconnaissance center for the Chinese military.
CNN's Brian Todd reports hackers tapped into the personal Gmail accounts of government employees and military personnel.
Hundreds of personal Gmail accounts, including those of some senior U.S. government officials, were hacked as a result of a massive phishing scheme originating from China, Google said Wednesday.
The Pentagon has a new strategy for handling cyber attacks: treat them as acts of war. But is this the best approach?
A new piece of malware has caused an uptick in Apple customers reporting infected machines, renewing a timeless debate on the state of Macintosh security versus Windows.
CNN's Brian Todd looks into the second cyber attack against an Iranian nuclear facility and who may be responsible.
Iran has been targeted by a new computer worm named Stars, according to an Iranian official.
A Malaysian man accused of hacking into the Federal Reserve's computer system pleaded guilty Wednesday in New York.
The world's largest "permissions-based" e-mail marketing company, Epsilon, reported late last week that someone hacked into its computer system and stole an unknown number of e-mail addresses and names.
A cyber attack Friday morning hit 40 South Korean websites, including those of several government agencies and major banks, the country's internet security agency said.
The recent internet clampdown by then-Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak should raise fresh concerns in the United States about extending similar emergency powers to the U.S. president, even in the event of a cyberattack, an internet watchdog warned Congress Friday.
Media outlets and a Twitter feed this week lobbed a controversial term into the public debate about cyber attacks over WikiLeaks:
CNN's Brian Todd investigates claims that Visa and MasterCard are under cyber attack from supporters of Julian Assange.
Unsolicited and unwanted e-mail was flooding our in- boxes in 2003. Congress reacted by enacting the CAN-SPAM law. That took care of the problem, right? Wrong. Today, spam remains a scourge.
In September, a researcher explained why Stuxnet is such a dangerous worm.
A highly complex computer attack that may have been targeting Iran's nuclear power plants is posing a serious security threat to critical infrastructure worldwide, according to government and cyber-industry experts testifying Wednesday on Capitol Hill.
More than a year after President Barack Obama called for improved national cybersecurity, only two of his recommendations have been fully implemented, while the remaining 22 have been only partially implemented, a federal audit has found.
It's only a drill and no computers will be harmed in testing now underway to check whether governments, private industry, and other computer infrastructure could handle a major cyberspace attack.
Internet security agents say Iran is being targeted by a computer worm. Expert Gerry Egan explains the threat.
Recently, we completed an intensive, bipartisan six-month study on cybersecurity and presented it to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
The public and private sector are not doing enough to share information that could help prevent a catastrophic cyberattack on the nation's critical infrastructure, according to a report by the General Accountability Office released on Monday.
There's a power struggle going on in the U.S. government right now.
On the face of it, the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the growing threat of a disabling cyber attack would seem to have little in common. But experts have warned Congress that the inability of government and industry to prevent or respond to a cyber threat could be equally disastrous.
A new Congressional cyber security proposal would give the president emergency powers to protect critical private networks under attack, but the bill's sponsors insisted it does not allow the government to take control of any private cyber-network.
We all know about spam -- clogging up our inboxes with ads for Viagra and too-good-to-be-true offers from renegade African diplomats.
This week's arrests of three men in connection with one of the world's largest computer-virus networks may seem like great news -- perhaps even a sign authorities are starting to win the war against cyberthieves.
A Washington think tank staged a mock cyberattack on the United States on Tuesday in a bid to evaluate strategies for fighting cyberterrorists. Former senior government officials gathered at the Bipartisan Policy Center to play the roles of Cabinet members responding to a simulated attack on the nation's computer infrastructure.
It was a good year for cyber crime - that's bad news for e-commerce. CNN.com's Kevin Voigt explains.
The past 12 months have been a banner year for cyber crime. And that could be bad news for the future of e-commerce.
Major countries and nation-states are engaged in a "Cyber Cold War," amassing cyberweapons, conducting espionage, and testing networks in preparation for using the Internet to conduct war, according to a new report to be released on Tuesday by McAfee.
If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.
If you're on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site, you could be the next victim.
The Department of Homeland Security will hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years to help protect U.S. computer networks, an Obama administration official said.
An independent research group predicts that cyberwarfare will accompany future military conflicts and is recommending international action to blunt its impact.
Internet attacks shut down the social networking site Twitter for about two hours on Thursday morning and caused glitches in other sites like Facebook and LiveJournal, a blogging site.
North Korea is thought to be behind recent cyber attacks in South Korea. CNN's Sohn Jie-Ae reports.
I got my first SMS spam message last week and it infuriated me.
Pres. Obama: "It is now clear... this cyber threat" is among the nation's most serious issues.
President Obama announced Friday he is creating the post of cyber security coordinator to oversee "a new comprehensive approach to securing America's digital infrastructure."
Mac computers are known for their near-immunity to malicious computer programs that plague PCs.
The Conficker worm is finally doing something--updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday.
The U.S. military has spent at least $100 million defending its computer network from and responding to cyberattacks, according to a top official responsible for network security.
Conficker update
updated: Wed Apr 01 2009 20:45:00
CNN.com's John Sutter explains whether the Conficker virus threat is real.
An April Fool's Day computer worm was launched on Wednesday but so far has not caused problems for the millions of computers that are believed to be infected.
The Supreme Court has passed up a chance to examine how far states can go to restrict unsolicited e-mails in efforts to block spammers from bombarding computer users.
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced Wednesday she is putting a Microsoft executive in charge of protecting the U.S. government's computing systems.
Poor Hormel and its signature canned, processed, porcine-derived product, SPAM. First came Monty Python mockery and now, the dubious honor of becoming a household name for unsolicited junk email.
The incoming president should create a new White House office and appoint a presidential assistant to oversee a "comprehensive national security strategy for cyberspace," a Washington-based think tank recommended Monday.
A cyber attack coordinated with a military offensive. CNN's Jeanne Meserve reports.
The next large-scale military or terrorist attack on the United States, if and when it happens, may not involve airplanes or bombs or even intruders breaching American borders.
Back in the good old days of the Internet, the hacker was a teenager motivated by high-tech pranks and bragging rights. Today, the online thief could be anyone with 'Net access after a quick buck.
In its first appearance, CounterSpy was the only antispyware product that correctly identified every piece of spyware in our current active-detection test. It did very well in active scanning, on-demand detection, and complete spyware removal. We also like its overall look and feel.
What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices.
When it comes to cell phones, the smarter they are, the harder they fall - for viruses.
Many small business owners have a bull's-eye on their back, and they don't even know it.
It's just the news that hardworking taxpayers want to see in their inbox: an update on their refund from the Internal Revenue Service.
CNNMoney: Beware the Kama Sutraupdated: Wed Mar 01 2006 17:14:00
What do Trojan Horses, the Kama Sutra and a worm have in common?
Many computer users around the globe apparently heeded the warnings about a worm with a sexy name and took precautions to protect their data from the destruction of "Kama Sutra."
"There are a lot of people who are going to be very unhappy on the third of February," said Professor Merrick Furst from the Georgia Tech College of Computing.
Windows users worried about malicious attacks helped prod Microsoft to release a patch for a vulnerability five days earlier than expected.
Microsoft has released a patch for a vulnerability in some Windows graphics files.
Internet criminals want your computer, your money and your identity. And their tactics are becoming increasingly refined and organized, according to security experts.
Internet criminals want your computer, your money and your identity. And their tactics are becoming increasingly refined and organized, according to security experts.
We're all subject to life's little frustrations. Take, for example, those annoying subscription cards that fall out of magazines. It's enough to drive you batty.
A German teenager confessed to creating last year's Sasser worm -- which wreaked havoc on hundreds of thousands of computers -- as he went on trial on charges including computer sabotage, a court official said.
YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW SCOTT Richter, but there's a good chance you've gotten e-mail from him. Once ranked the world's third-largest spammer, he is estimated to have sent 250 million unsolicited e...
It's the oldest trick in the virus writer's handbook.
CNNMoney: Spamming spammers?updated: Tue Mar 22 2005 06:22:00
IBM unveiled a service Tuesday that sends unwanted e-mails back to the spammers who sent them.
If spam was the corporate horror flick of 2004, then spyware is 2005's sequel--infiltrating computers, deluging them with viruses, and tracking behavior. Though the software has plagued home PCs fo...
Researchers have identified a new computer virus that masquerades as news headlines from CNN's Web site.
As David Perry left a cyber-security conference in Luxembourg in 2004, an airport terminal handling international flights was in chaos.
Grinch-like virus writers are spreading their version of holiday cheer by embedding a variant of the so-called "Zafi" e-mail worm inside electronic greetings.
Melissa, PoizonBox, Code Red, Slammer, MyDoom--it's nasty and brutish out there in cyberspace. Viruses and worms are every- where. How can you make sure you have the proper defense? Here are steps ...
Federal agents armed with search warrants conducted raids in three states Wednesday as part of a nationwide crackdown on the theft of copyrighted materials through the Internet, the Justice Department announced.
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