Cybercrime

Bug bounty program slates $300K mobile hacking contest for Nov.

HP TippingPoint's ZDI, along with Google and BlackBerry, will sponsor November edition of Pwn2Own that focuses on smartphones and tablets

Critics question FTC’s authority to bring data security complaints

The agency has no specific data security rules and operates from a vague statute, critics say

Largely a family affair, medical identity theft on the rise

Survey finds this crime is on the rise and leads to average cost of $18K-plus to resolve

Hack victims urged to share the gory details

Advanced Cyber Security Center fosters voluntary information sharing among private organizations as a way of staying ahead of the bad guys

Apple’s iPhone 5S reopens debate on sensor data collection

Poor design fosters hacker attacks of websites running PHP

Lawmakers question security of health insurance hub days from launch

More testing of security in the U.S. government's health exchange data hub is needed, critics say

Cyberspies attack key South Korean institutions, North Korean hackers suspected

The targeted attack uses malware to steal sensitive information, according to Kasperky Lab researchers

Buggy Microsoft update hamstrings Outlook 2013

Folder pane goes blank after stability and performance update Tuesday; Microsoft pulls update from Windows Update and WSUS

Google loses appeal in Street View privacy lawsuit

Google had argued that its collection of data was exempted under the Wiretap Act