Cybercrime

Australian who boasted of hacking to plead not guilty to charges stemming from raid

Dylan Wheeler, who claimed in February to have breached Microsoft's and Sony's networks, has not been charged with hacking

US to release annual figures on spying orders and people affected

US legislators, rights groups and Internet companies have asked for transparency of government surveillance

vBulletin users warned of potential exploit

The forum software's developers advise users to delete the 'install' folder

NIST subjects draft cybersecurity framework to more public scrutiny

NIST seeks feedback from industry on common practices to secure IT systems

Google Android feeling brain drain?

VP of Android mgmt. Hugo Barra headed from Google to Xiaomi – but why?

Critic: NTIA’s mobile privacy push has failed

Privacy advocates say the agency's multistakeholder process on privacy was flawed

FTC: Medical lab lost patient info on peer-to-peer network

The Atlanta lab disputes the agency's assertions of security breaches

Under legal pressure, Facebook clarifies how it uses your data

The clarifications come in response to a recent court ruling

Is it time to start hacking the hackers?

Cisco responds to VMware’s NSX launch, allegiances

Says a software-only approach to network virtualization spells trouble for users