Sep 22 White House probes potential hack after Michelle Obama passport scan appears online By Josh Lederman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 11 CIA Director John Brennan warns of Russian hacking By Associated Press CIA Director John Brennan warned on Sunday that Russia has "exceptionally capable and sophisticated" computer capabilities and that the U.S. must be on guard. Continue reading
Sep 10 Election hacks raise fears of Russian influence By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Recent hacks of election data systems in at least two states have raised fear among lawmakers and intelligence officials over hackers with Russian ties. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Lower August job creation keeps unemployment flat By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, August job growth was lower than expected, with 151,000 new positions created. As a result, the nation's unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent for the third consecutive month. Also, the government of Uzbekistan confirmed that… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 8:35 Analyzing the NSA code breach in the context of recent cybersecurity events By PBS News Hour On Saturday, programming code for National Security Agency hacking tools was shared online. The content appears to be legitimate, but it is not clear if it was intentionally hacked or accidentally leaked. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with The Washington Post’s Ellen… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Teen shot in Milwaukee protests; 33 dead in Nepal after bus falls off cliff By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, on the second night of protests in Milwaukee, an 18-year-old was shot and seriously injured. The protests were in response to the fatal shooting of Sylville Smith, a black man authorities say was carrying a… Continue watching
Jul 25 Oakland hackers take a stab at making crowdfunded insulin By Andrew Stelzer, KQED Counter Culture Labs has about 35 dues-paying members and dozens of volunteers. Aside from the insulin project, the DIY scientists are trying to make vegan cheese. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 7:16 IRS commissioner: Funding cuts hinder security, efficiency By PBS News Hour The IRS is facing tougher scrutiny than ever from Congress. Last week, lawmakers repeatedly pressed IRS Commissioner John Koskinen on why the agency wasn't moving faster to improve cybersecurity, after hackers were able to breach its computers last year. Koskinen… Continue watching
Apr 05 5 ways to become a smaller target for ransomware hackers By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Hacking for ransom is on the rise — on pace to beat out last year's figures — and hits people where it hurts, locking them out of files, photos and critical records. Continue reading
Mar 23 Has health care hacking become an epidemic? By Nsikan Akpan Here are 3 reasons why your health care records will likely be hacked. Continue reading