Will police be able to override and take control of your self-driving car?
(Cyberwar.news) Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are no longer mere creatures of science fiction. Tech companies are investing billions of dollars to make AVs a reality. Although self-driving cars are a ways down the road, their impending arrival provokes a host of moral dilemmas and ethical concerns. Among these ethical considerations, is the question of which public infrastructures and Read More
Obama’s ‘diplomacy-dominated’ Russia policy downplays Moscow’s highly dangerous cyber activities
(Cyberwar.news) The Obama administration’s diplomacy-heavy foreign policy has led to its failure to highlight Russia’s highly capable and increasingly dangerous cyber activities to the detriment of U.S. national security, according to experts and intelligence officials interviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. In fact, the threat of cyber intelligence-gathering and cyber warfare by Russia against the Read More
U.S. intelligence: Foreign hackers are spying on political campaigns
(Cyberwar.news) The director of U.S. intelligence says that agencies he oversees have learned that foreign hackers who are potentially working for foreign governments are snooping on presidential campaigns, leading government officials to assist the campaigns in tightening security ahead of the November election. As reported by The Associated Press, the detected activity follows a pattern Read More
China criticizes Pentagon annual report on Chinese military island-building, cybersecurity breaches
(Cyberwar.news) BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned the U.S. Defense Department’s annual report on the Chinese military on Sunday, calling it deliberate distortion that has “severely damaged” mutual trust. In its annual report to Congress on Chinese military activities, the U.S. Defense Department said on Friday that China is expected to add substantial military infrastructure, including communications Read More
NATO, Pentagon would love to get ahold of tech behind Bitcoin
(Cyberwar.news) The basis of bitcoin – blockchain technology – has many applications, like allowing finance firms to cut down on administrative costs and trade faster, while allowing nations like Estonia to securely track health records. Now, the U.S. military, along with NATO, want to get in on the technology as well, reports Defense One. The Read More
Report: GOP convention in Cleveland likely target for hackers
(Cyberwar.news) Cyber security experts told newsnet5.com that Donald Trump, his supporters, local businesses and Cleveland residents are all possible targets for cyber hacking during the city’s Republican National Convention this summer. [Article by Megan Hickey, republished from http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/cyber-security-experts-republican-national-convention-likely-target-for-hackers] Dave Kennedy, Founder of TrustedSec , an information security consulting company based in Strongsville, said “hacktavist” groups Read More
Big data breaches found at several major email services number on the hundreds of millions
(Cyberwar.news) [Reuters] Hundreds of millions of hacked user names and passwords for email accounts and other websites are being traded in Russia’s criminal underworld, a security expert told Reuters. The discovery of 272.3 million stolen accounts included a majority of users of Mail.ru (MAILRq.L), Russia’s most popular email service, and smaller fractions of Google (GOOGL.O), Yahoo Read More
Hackers can use ransomware to hijack hospital equipment and harm or kill patients
(Cyberwar.news) An anonymous member of Kaspersky Lab’s research team has disclosed how easy it is for cyber-criminals to alter the way medical devices work, putting the lives of patients at risk, and potentially costing hospitals hundreds of thousands of dollars. Computer hackers have deployed a malicious piece of malware known as ransomware against hospitals in both the Read More
Supreme Court just approved a rule change giving the FBI more hacking authority
(Cyberwar.news) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday approved a rule change that would let U.S. judges issue search warrants for access to computers located in any jurisdiction despite opposition from civil liberties groups who say it will greatly expand the FBI’s hacking authority. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts transmitted the rules to Congress, Read More
FBI just unlocked ANOTHER Apple iPhone without the tech giant’s help – are all devices compromised?
(Cyberwar.news) For months the FBI complained that it needed Apple Inc.’s help to unlock a locked iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino terrorists, even going to court to try and force the tech giant to specialty build a backdoor into that one device so it could extract potentially valuable information. Eventually, reports noted, Read More
