The federal government Friday told election officials in 21 states that hackers targeted their systems before last year's presidential election. The notification came roughly a year after Department of Homeland Security officials first said states were targeted by hacking efforts possibly connected to Russia. The ...
Hackers probably linked to Iran's government have hit Saudi and Western aerospace and petrochemical firms, marking a rise in Iranian cyberspying prowess, security firm FireEye said on Wednesday, an assessment shared by other U.S. experts. A FireEye report on Wednesday dubbed the hacker group APT33 ...
U.S. investigators wiretapped former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort under secret court orders before and after the 2016 election, CNN reported Monday. The New York Times, citing two people close to the case, also reported that prosecutors told Manafort they planned to indict him. Federal ...
The family of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn has established a legal defense fund for him as he is scrutinized by investigators looking into Russia's meddling in the 2016 election. "The various investigations arising out of the 2016 presidential election have placed a ...
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Friday she has begun an investigation into Equifax's massive data breach, and along with 11 other Democratic senators, introduced a bill to allow consumers to freeze their credit for free. Equifax came under increased pressure from lawmakers and U.S. states ...
The U.S. Justice Department has asked the Russian broadcaster RT to register its American operations as a "foreign agent," putting fresh pressure on a major media group that Washington regards as Moscow's propaganda arm. RT said late Monday that the company that supplies all the ...
China has set up its first "commercial" quantum network in the northern province of Shandong, its latest step in advancing a technology expected to enable hack-proof communications. China says it is at the forefront of developing quantum technology. In August it sent its first "unbreakable" ...
Some of the ads bought by Russians on Facebook last year promoted events during the U.S. presidential election campaign, Facebook Inc. said Tuesday, indicating that alleged meddling ahead of the 2016 election went beyond social media. Facebook said in a statement that its takedown of ...
North Korea appears to be stepping up efforts to secure bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which could be used to avoid trade restrictions, a new report from security researcher FireEye Inc. states. Hackers from Kim Jong Un's regime are increasing their attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges in ...
Hillary Clinton says she is "done" being a political candidate, and that her shock loss to Donald Trump in last year's presidential election remains a source of deep anguish. "It still is very painful. It hurts a lot," the 2016 Democratic nominee said in an ...
A day after credit-reporting company Equifax disclosed that "criminals" had stolen vital data on about 143 million Americans, it had somehow managed to leave much of the public in the dark about their exposure, how they should protect themselves and what Equifax planned to ...
U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy has stopped selling products by leading computer security firm Kaspersky Lab amid concerns the company has links to Russian intelligence, the two companies confirmed Friday. The big box retailer, with stores across the country, did not announce the change itself ...
