hacking and cyberwar

Hackers Attack Hundreds Of High-Profile German Politicians, Post Private Data Online

1:09pm January 04, 2019

by Bill Chappell

In the days before Christmas, the private data of some of Germany's most powerful leaders was trickled out "in a kind of Advent calendar," a German broadcaster reports.

Donald Trump makes a campaign stop in Scranton, Pa., on Wednesday. He faced a day of harsh criticism from across the political spectrum for appearing to urge Russia to hack his Democratic rival's email.

Politics & Government

Trump Says He Was Being 'Sarcastic' In Asking Russia To 'Find' Clinton's Emails

3:29pm July 28, 2016

by Brett Neely

The Republican presidential nominee faced a day of harsh criticism from across the political spectrum for appearing to urge Russia to hack his Democratic rival's email.

Katherine Archuleta announced Friday that she is stepping down as the director of the Office of Personnel Management, following a breach of databases that hold federal workers' personal information.

OPM Director Archuleta Resigns In Wake Of Data Breaches

1:59pm July 10, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Katherine Archuleta, the head of Office of Personnel Management who's been under fire since revelations that millions of people's personal data was compromised, is resigning.

National

Federal Employee Breach Very Likely Included Security Clearance Info

12:58pm June 13, 2015

by Bill Chappell

In the massive security breach that was revealed early this month, hackers also very likely accessed information from background checks that were done on both federal employees and applicants.

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike, says his company is building stockpiles of intelligence about potential hacking groups.

National

Hygiene, Honey Pots, Espionage: 3 Approaches To Defying Hackers

7:42am February 17, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The hack of insurer Anthem is one in a string of costly cyberattacks worldwide. In Silicon Valley and beyond, startups are taking very different approaches to helping companies outsmart the attackers.

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