Security

Five indicted in massive hacking scheme

Companies reported $300 million in losses from the five-year series of attacks

European companies should stop sending data to the US, German privacy officials say

The exchange should stop because of NSA spying, privacy advocates said

From cruise offers to banking Trojans, SMS spam clogs channels

Plans to centralize cybersecurity with DHS seen as step forward

U.S. Cloud Firms Suffer From NSA PRISM Program

PayPal opens up bug bounty program to minors

Those under 18 years old can collect bug bounty rewards through their parent's PayPal account

Cybercriminals increasingly use the Tor network to control their botnets, researchers say

Researchers from ESET discovered two new malware threats that use control servers within the Tor anonymity network

Japan’s Sharp updates ‘analog’ tablet after surprising success

Sharp says sales of a simple monotone tablet for scribbling hand-written notes have beat forecasts and launches an new model

Five things to consider for a mobile security policy

Mobile is the new endpoint in IT. But organizations are still struggling with mobile security.

US House votes against reining in NSA phone records collection

Lawmakers defeat an amendment that would have narrowed the collection program