Science May 14 Here’s how much your personal information is worth to cybercriminals – and what they do with it By Ravi Sen, The Conversation
Politics Dec 19 Trump downplays Russia in first comments on cyberattack President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested without evidence that China — not Russia — may be behind the cyberattack against the United States and tried to minimized its impact. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
Nation Sep 22 White House probes potential hack after Michelle Obama passport scan appears online Michelle Obama's information was part of a batch of emails spanning from February 2015 through July 2016 and purportedly hacked from the Gmail account of a White House staffer. By Josh Lederman, Associated Press
Nation Sep 22 500 million Yahoo accounts hit by hackers, company confirms Yahoo stated the stolen information may include names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth and passwords. By Kulsoom Khan
Politics Sep 15 Watch 10:54 How hackers could prey on election vulnerabilities This week, emails written by former Secretary of State Colin Powell, which were critical of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, appeared on a website that's reportedly an outlet for hackers tied to Russia. Judy Woodruff speaks with Dmitri Alperovitch of… By PBS News Hour
Jul 29 Watch 8:00 Clinton’s campaign and the DCCC are cyber hacked — was it the Russians? By PBS News Hour Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been cyber hacked. Sources told the NewsHour the DCCC hacker is the same as one that hit the Democratic National Committee. U.S. intel officials believe they’re Russian. Judy Woodruff talks with… Continue watching
Mar 28 FBI to investigate virus behind outage at MedStar Health facilities By Jack Gillum, David Dishneau and Tami Abdollah, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hackers crippled computer systems Monday at a major hospital chain, MedStar Health Inc., forcing records systems offline for thousands of patients and doctors. The FBI said it was investigating whether the unknown hackers demanded a ransom to restore… Continue reading
Sep 26 US-China agreement on hackers marks progress on cybertheft issue By Associated Press China's pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama, is a big breakthrough that could reduce U.S.-China tensions and… Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 2:13 What could hackers do with data on every federal employee? By PBS News Hour A government worker union says that the cyberattack on U.S. employee records was far worse than the Obama administration initially indicated. The hackers allegedly stole the Social Security numbers and other personal data of every federal worker, according to the… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 6:01 News Wrap: Hackers break into federal personnel office By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, suspected Chinese hackers reportedly broke into the Interior Department as well as the office that handles security clearances. Data for 4 million people may have been compromised. Also, at least 150 people were killed in… Continue watching