Hillary Clinton to hand over email server to the FBI
Hillary Clinton has agreed to hand over to the FBI the private email server that she used as secretary of state. Her use of private email has generated a barrage of criticism as Mrs Clinton runs for...
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Twitter ‘snooping’ requests double in UK
Requests for Twitter users’ personal information more than doubled in the UK in 2015, according to the company’s latest transparency report. Twitter said UK government agencies and the police made 299...
View ArticleHackers Hide Malware in Plain Sight
WASHINGTON—In a scene from the 2005 science fiction movie “Serenity,” the heroine, River Tam – a quiet, troubled girl – is watching TV in a bar when, without notice, she turns into a violent killing...
View ArticleWhat Healthcare Can Learn from the OPM Data Breach
The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced earlier this summer that it had fallen victim to a large-scale cybersecurity attack. The OPM data breach further proved that regardless of size,...
View ArticleISIS Hackers Released Details About 1,400 Americans, Urge Attacks
ISIS hackers have reportedly gained access to computers belonging to U.S. Military and government personnel. The Islamic State hackers published a list of 1,400 names and are urging attacks on those...
View ArticleGovt confirms eight Australians hacked by IS
Justice Minister Michael Keenan has confirmed to Sky News that eight Australians have had their personal details compromised by I.S. ‘We are aware that there has been a hack that comprised around 1500...
View ArticleU.S. Government Think Tank Welcomes Global Cybersecurity Innovator “Securonix”
LOS ANGELES, CA and WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 08/12/15 — Reinforcing its role as a thought leader and innovator in the cybersecurity arena, Securonix today announced that the Institute for...
View ArticleVolkswagen suppressed a paper about car hacking for 2 years
The recent trend of car hacking research has created quite a culture clash between hackers and automakers. Volkswagen, which owns Porsche, Audi, Lamborghini, Bentley and others, tried to suppress the...
View ArticleHackers target gas stations across the country
Hackers are a growing problem for gas stations nationwide, and many have been targeted. According to research by Security Week, over 5,000 gas stations in the United States have been hacked. Executives...
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Chinese hackers attack University of Virginia email, cause IT shutdown
A message on the front page of Virginia.edu explaining that UVA’s IT systems are down (captured August 14, 2015) (c) Rick Sincere 2015. All rights reserved. Late breaking news from the University of...
View ArticleSexual Assault Charges Against Wikileaks Founder Dropped
Swedish prosecutors have dropped their investigation into two sexual assault charges against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. They announced Thursday that they were doing so because they had run out...
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WikiLeaks Launched New Era of Hope for Democracy – Institute President
Institute for Public Accuracy Executive Director Norman Solomon claims that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched a new era of possibility for democracy around the world by his revelations...
View ArticleHow to use Encryption Privacy Tools to Evade Corporate Espionage
ICIT’s most recent briefing entitled “How to Use Encryption and Privacy Tools to Evade Corporate Espionage” has been authored at the request of multiple entities who wish to take a proactive approach...
View ArticleSmartphones Vulnerable to Hackers with SS7 Flaw
Smartphones’ security is breached, and this is the shocking truth users worldwide are facing. Last August 16, Australia’s 60 Minutes featured the flaw in smartphones’ security and how both...
View ArticleSubverting Illusions: Julian Assange and the Value of WikiLeaks
Three years after Ecuador’s government granted political asylum to Julian Assange in its small ground-floor London embassy, the founder of WikiLeaks is still there – beyond the reach of the government...
View ArticleWikiLeaks Crowdfunds for Trade Documents
Crowdfunding has gotten startups off the ground. Now it’s being used to a more controversial end: WikiLeaks is crowdfunding with the goal of leaking information about impending trade deals. The...
View ArticleOPM hack: A teaching moment for healthcare providers
Agency’s CIO faces scrutiny for oversight of remediation Healthcare leaders can learn a lot from the recent cybersecurity attack on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For instance, organizations...
View ArticleUS IRS hackers accessed additional 220,000 taxpayer accounts
The hacking attack on the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) affected more people than initially estimated, the government agency said. IRS, which is responsible for tax collection and tax law...
View ArticleProfessional Services Firms – A Soft Route To The Hackers’ Real Target?
All companies today are at risk from a successful attack on their IT systems. It’s widely acknowledged that it’s no longer a question of if you will be breached, but when. Unfortunately though, some...
View ArticleHackers leak personal data of 32M Ashley Madison customers
Hackers who targeted cheating spouses’ Web site AshleyMadison.com have followed through on a threat to publish online a huge swath of customer data that they stole a month ago, several technology sites...
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