Adrian Lamo, ‘Homeless Hacker’ Who Turned in Chelsea Manning, Dead at 37

Adrian Lamo, the hacker probably best known for breaking into The New York Times's network and for reporting Chelsea Manning's theft of classified documents to the FBI, was found dead in a Kansas apartment on Wednesday. Lamo was widely reviled and criticized for turning in Manning, but that chapt...

Sony Hires Ex- Homeland Security Official after PlayStation Hack

Sony Hires Ex- Homeland Security Official after PlayStation Hack Sony has hired a former official at the US Department of Homeland Security for the new post of chief information security officer, months after a massive hacking attack leaked information on 100 million user accounts on its games...

Iran's Intelligence Minister Admits to Hacking Opposition Emails

Iran's Intelligence Minister, Heydar Moslehi, has publicly admitted to hacking the emails of opposition members. Iranian news agencies, including ILNA, quoted Moslehi stating that emails were the primary communication tool for opposition members during last year's postelection protests. The...