Stories Tagged as
Hacking
How to protect your business from the latest cyber attack
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 26, 2017
Bad Rabbit ransomware has started spreading in the U.S.
Pretty much all Wi-Fi is vulnerable, security experts reveal
by
Jed Kim
Oct 16, 2017
Belgian researchers have identified a vulnerability in the way most of us connect wirelessly to the internet. The weakness even has a name: Krack. If exploited (and luckily that has not yet happened, as far as anyone can tell), information like our credit cards, passwords, basically anything we type is at risk for being seen […]
Schools have become the latest target of cyberattacks
Oct 13, 2017
A hacking organization shut down a Montana school district for three days following threats of violence and a demand for bitcoin.
Complicated passwords aren't going to solve the computer security problem
by
Molly Wood
and Kristin Schwab
Oct 12, 2017
A lot of the rules we follow when creating passwords actually makes them worse.
Fallen Equifax CEO faces congressional grilling
Oct 3, 2017
The former CEO of Equifax will spend much of this week testifying on Capitol Hill. Richard Smith is scheduled to appear before no less than four congressional committees, over three days. Lawmakers will be asking lots of questions about the massive data breach at Equifax. Less clear is what happens next. Click the audio player […]
Equifax dumps CEO in wake of damaging data breach
Sep 26, 2017
The breach exposed the information of about 143 million Americans.
SEC reveals 2016 hack that breached its filing system
Sep 21, 2017
It may have provided the basis for some illegal trading.
For public good, not for profit.
How the Equifax hack could have been avoided
by
Kai Ryssdal
Sep 18, 2017
The breach might have been stopped with a system update. But it won't be the last big hack.
This 17-year-old hacked the Air Force
by
Ben Johnson
and Kristin Schwab
Aug 10, 2017
He found 40 website vulnerabilities at a federal bug bounty challenge.
What it's like to let someone try to phish you
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Maria Hollenhorst
Jul 7, 2017
PhishMe simulates scams as a way to train people what not to click on.