Cyber

A self-described computer hacker claims he stole over $40 million in the virtual currency bitcoin, and told officials he was planning to flee to London by using a fake passport in the name of actor Jeremy Renner.

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Wednesday that states should not be wary of asking for the federal government’s help to strengthen election systems in light of Russian meddling in last year’s election.

The lawyer defending a Russian computer programmer arrested in Spain says flaws in the extradition request by the United States signal a political motivation behind the prosecution.

The House Intelligence Committee’s Intelligence Authorization Act calls for a report on the disclosure process for vulnerabilities.

The results from the survey indicate a clear and imminent threat to the critical infrastructure of the U.S. within the next two years.

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is set to head to Rhode Island for meetings with other governors on healthcare, cybersecurity and other issues.

It’s difficult to determine the net level of exposure of individuals and organizations globally, and until recently, few tried.

DDoS attacks are important not because of their size. Rather, they are damaging due to the nature of the attack, which targets the underlying fabric of websites and ties up resources or pulls information from the database powering sites.

Nuclear and other energy providers have been advised by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI that hackers may be trying to breach their computer systems.