cybercrime

Seven Questions for RSA Security Head Art Coviello

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on February 27 at 6:50 am PT

A year after an attack on its widely used security system, the head of RSA Security talks about lessons learned and what the computer security industry needs to do next.

Operation Shady RAT: The Biggest Hacking Attack Ever

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 3, 2011 at 7:15 am PT

The biggest network intrusion ever has been carried out since 2006 against organizations in 72 countries. You get three guesses who the attacker is thought to be, but you probably only need one. Need a hint? It wasn’t LulzSec.

U.K. Police Say This Is the Face of LulzSec Hacker Known as Topiary

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 1, 2011 at 5:59 am PT

The 18-year-old resident of the Shetland Islands has been granted bail and is scheduled to appear in a U.K. court on Aug. 30.

Anonymous Hacks NATO, Steals Lame Documents

Arik Hesseldahl in News on July 21, 2011 at 11:06 am PT

The hacking group Anonymous raised eyebrows today for its “daring hacker raid” on the servers of NATO. What did it take? A bunch of documents that so far seem, well, boring, really.

LulzSec Shrugs After Scotland Yard Nabs Hacking Suspect (Updated)

Arik Hesseldahl in News on June 21, 2011 at 11:21 am PT

Scotland Yard’s arrest of a 19-year old on computer crime charges has some wondering if the infamous LulzSec hacking troupe — which has attacked entities as varied as Sony, Nintendo and the CIA — is about to be broken. The group itself doesn’t sound worried. Update: Now LulzSec has acknowledged a tie to the person arrested.

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White House Advisor: Use of Term Cyberwar "Terrible"

Michael Hickins, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 16, 2011 at 12:00 am PT

White House cybersecurity coordinator Howard Schmidt said that policymakers and others should stop “conflating… cyberwar with cyber-espionage with cybercrime.”

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Apple, Softbank Told to Beef Up iPhone Web Filtering

Yoree Koh, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 18, 2011 at 4:40 am PT

It may be Japan’s favorite smartphone, but Apple Inc.’s iPhone isn’t above the law. The Internet access law, that is. A Japanese government panel said Monday it requested Apple’s Japan unit and its sole official distributor Softbank Corp. to improve the iPhone filtering system to prevent users under 18 year old to access unseemly sites.

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More Than 60 Charged in Cyber Scheme

Chad Bray, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on September 30, 2010 at 1:15 pm PT

More than 60 people have been charged in an alleged global scheme to use computer viruses to steal at least $3 million from U.S. bank accounts.