Chinese Hacking

Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) on Thursday disclosed a material cybersecurity incident involving insider abuse and data theft, leading to a $20 million Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) ransom demand from a threat actor. The company has refused to pay, instead placing a $20 million bounty for information leading to...

The U.S. Justice Department has indicted 12 Chinese nationals for their alleged involvement in a worldwide hacking campaign. What Happened: The Justice Department suspects China’s Ministry of Public Security and Ministry of State Security to have employed hackers to acquire confidential...

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) has called on the Justice Department to hold Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) accountable for what he describes as “negligent cybersecurity practices.” What Happened: In a letter sent on Thursday to the heads of the Justice Department, Cybersecurity and...

Cybersecurity and cannabis may sound like two different worlds. In fact, cannabis operators might think no one would target an industry that does not even participate in the national banking system. Who's going to know our passwords? Who'd hack a weed company?  ...

A cybersecurity company in China says it believes evidence shows the CIA has hacked government officials, scientists and industry targets in China for several years. The company, Qihoo 360, published a report online alleging a "CIA hacking group" known as APT-C-39 has been targeting...

Investors of FireEye (NASDAQ: FEYE) are off to a great start in 2014. On Friday, cyber security firm FireEye announced it has acquired Mandiant, a computer forensics specialist firm in a $1.05 billion deal. Mandiant is most famous for releasing a report in February 2013 documenting evidence of...