Senator Demands Answers on FBI's Use of Zero Days, Phishing

The chairman of the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee is asking some pointed questions of the FBI director about the bureau’s use of zero-day vulnerabilities, phishing attacks, spyware, and other controversial tools. Sen. Charles Grassley R-Iowa has sent a letter to FBI Director James Comey...

MiniDuke Espionage Campaign Began About a Year Earlier Than First Thought

Researchers have found an earlier version of the MiniDuke espionage malware that dates to June 2011 – almost a year ahead of the previously oldest variant designed to spy on NATO, European governments and U.S. research and think tanks. Unlike the cyberspyware discovered last week, this one embedd...

Is WikiLeaks Really Hacking for Secrets !

In April 2009 the whistle-blower website WikiLeaks appear a abstruse U.S. aggressive certificate account abstruse capabilities of the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai. In an online column answer how it acquired the information, WikiLeaks adumbrated alone that it came from "a...

21-Year-Old Matt Bergin Shines in U.S. Cyber Challenge, Wins Second Place

Quick Summary Matt Bergin, a 21-year-old sales representative by day, spends his nights hacking into network systems. Recognized Talent: Bergin's skills led to an invitation to the U.S. Cyber Challenge, organized by the White House and U.S. Navy. Impressive Achievement: He secured 2nd place in th...