Sep 02 Watch Could the celebrity photo hack happen to you? By PBS News Hour A slew of intimate celebrity photos have surfaced this week after several celebrities’ personal online storage accounts were hacked. Though it is not clear who hacked the accounts or posted them, Apple said that the breach on its iCloud server… Continue watching
Sep 01 Why calling stolen celebrity nudes a ‘leak’ is wrong By Corinne Segal A hacker posted pictures of nude female celebrities without their consent on Sunday, prompting a call for a change in how we talk about the hacking of personal photos. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch News Wrap: Islamic State executes captured Syrian fighters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Islamic State militants reportedly executed more that 150 Syrian soldiers taken during recent fighting. Meanwhile, President Obama tamped down expectations for military action in Syria, saying the U.S. priority is to fight Islamic State in… Continue watching
Aug 06 Russian hackers steal 1 billion usernames and passwords By Colleen Shalby A Russian gang of hackers is said to have stolen more than one billion username and password combinations, and over 500 million email addresses. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch News Wrap: Allegations emerge of Chinese hacking into U.S. government files By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, The New York Times reported Chinese hackers accessed the Office of Personnel Management system, focusing on applications for top-secret clearances. In Beijing, a foreign ministry spokesman called the reports “irresponsible.” Meanwhile, the Pakistani military claimed… Continue watching
Jun 11 Popular Twitter app TweetDeck hacked; shut down By Colleen Shalby TweetDeck, the tweet sharing and scheduling site connected to Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 20 A guide to U.S. allegations of China cyberspying By Eileen Sullivan, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has brought unprecedented criminal charges against five officials in the Chinese military for hacking into private U.S. companies' systems and stealing trade secrets. It was the first time the U.S. has revealed any evidence the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch College students combat hackers By PBS News Hour Business and government spent around $46 billion in 2013 to guard against malicious cybercriminals. How can the U.S. combat this growing threat? Carnegie Mellon University is training the next generation of cybersecurity experts by teaching them to think like hackers. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Were criminal gangs involved in the Target security breach? By PBS News Hour New information emerged Saturday about a holiday security breach at retailers, including Target, which the retail giant said affected over 110 million customers. Who was behind the attack and how did they carry it out? Hari Sreenivasan and Mike Riley… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch Sunday, November 17, 2013 Major changes to the high school equivalency exam,… Continue watching