Cyber Crime
Cyber experts fear escalation of attacks
WASHINGTON - Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy, but it is the fear of the unknown that some say keeps them up at night.
ATM heist: India's IT sector in unwelcome spotlight
MUMBAI/BANGALORE - A breach of security at two payment card processing companies in India that led to heists at cash machines around the world has reopened questions on the risks of outsourcing sensitive financial services to the Asian nation.
Cyber attacks against U.S. banks more severe than most realize
WASHINGTON - The series of cyber attacks that repeatedly knocked major U.S. banking websites offline in the past nine months has been more powerful than the general public realizes, government officials and security experts told the Reuters Cybersecurity Summit.
Saudi Arabia says hackers sabotage government websites
RIYADH - Several government websites in Saudi Arabia were sabotaged in a series of heavy cyber attacks from abroad in recent days, disabling them briefly until the attacks were repelled, the government said.
Personal cybersecurity a challenge even for top experts
WASHINGTON - Nobody is safe in the digital world and even the smartest minds in the cybersecurity world constantly struggle to fend off hackers in their personal lives.
LulzSec hackers who "wreaked havoc" at Sony jailed in UK
LONDON - A group of British hackers who "ran riot" causing millions of dollars of damage to computer networks run by Sony , the CIA and other agencies were sentenced to jail terms on Thursday.
LulzSec hackers "at cutting edge" of cyber crime, court told
LONDON - Four British hackers who took part in 2011 cyber-attacks on targets ranging from the CIA to Sony were audacious, arrogant men whose motivation was "anarchic self-amusement", a court heard on Wednesday.
ATM heist: India's IT sector in unwelcome spotlight
MUMBAI/BANGALORE - A breach of security at two payment card processing companies in India that led to heists at cash machines around the world has reopened questions on the risks of outsourcing sensitive financial services to the Asian nation.
Napolitano says ATM heist sign of cyber crime scope
WASHINGTON - A global network that stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks showed how easily financial crimes can be committed and coordinated in cyberspace, and underlined the need for cyber security legislation, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday.
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