Energy Department Lab Suffers Cyber Attack

A lab maintained by the Energy Department was forced to shut down its website and suspend Internet service after the discovery of a cyber attack.

Hackers broke into the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s website, in an attempt to steal privileged information and gain access into the lab’s computer system.

A follow-up attack targeted employees, some of which were vulnerable to an email scam and resulted in malware…

Human Immune System Used as Model for Cybersecurity

The human immune system is being used as a model to prevent attacks by hackers. Like cells in the human body, computer scientists and IT engineers are looking for computers to recognize threats and communicate among themselves, thus making them less vulnerable to attacks, according to Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity…

Hacker Alleges Neighbor of Framing

A Blaine, Minn., man in jail for hacking into his neighbor’s Wi-Fi network is accusing his neighbor of framing him for the crime.

Barry Ardolf originally admitted to using his neighbor’s online identity to email death threats and child pornography, but now says his guilty plea was coerced and is the victim of framing.

Ardolf is representing himself in court with stand-by council, just a month after he fired his second…

Woman Pleads Guilty to Selling $400,000 of Counterfeit Software

A Michigan woman has pleaded guilty to selling more than $400,000 worth of counterfeit software.

Jacinda Jones pleaded guilty to one count of willful copyright infringement and faces up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release.

Jones sold more than 7,000 copies of pirated business software at discounted prices through www.cheapdl.com between July 2008 and January…

CyberPatriot IV Opens Up Registration for Cyber Warrior Hopefuls

The nation’s largest high school cyber-defense challenge, CyberPatriot, is now inviting students from all U.S. high schools or accredited home school programs to register for CyberPatriot IV to compete to become the next cyber warriors.

Established by the Air Force Association, CyberPatriot was created to inspire high school students to pursue careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology,…

Hacker Breaches Iowa Restaurant Patrons’ Accounts

Police are urging central Iowans to keep track of their bank accounts after more than a dozen patrons of a local Mexican restaurant had their bank accounts accessed by a hacker, according to The Des Moines Register.

Police Lt. John Broderson said up to 18 customers who frequented Qdoba Mexican Grill on University Avenue in Clive have reported suspicious banking transactions “in the several hundred-dollar range, maybe in the…

Alleged Sextortionist Charged with 13 Counts of ID Theft

A 26-year-old Minnesota man has been charged with identity theft for allegedly hacking into Facebook accounts and pilfering pictures of women to post on adult websites, The Associated Press reported.

Prosecutors say Timothy Noirjean allegedly contacted the victims online and lured them into befriending him and handing over their personal information. He then would reset passwords and posing as the account holder, contacting the victims’ friends to obtain more information.

Noirjean allegedly stole photographs…

Hawaii Opens Doors to First Cyber Center

Hawaii may be most famous for its beaches and picturesque landscapes, but the volcano island could soon become known for its work in defending the nation’s digital battleground.

Referentia Systems, a cybersecurity solutions provider headquartered in Hawaii, yesterday announced the opening of its new Honolulu-based Cyber Collaboration Center. The new facility will work to…

TechAmerica Selects Harris Corp’s Wyatt Starnes for Cloud Commission

The TechAmerica Foundation has selected VP of Harris Corporation’s cyber division Wyatt Starnes for the foundation’s CLOUD2 Commission.

The commission’s task is to provide the Obama administration with the latest cloud recommendations on government and commercial innovation and advancement.

A 37-year expert in information technology, including his role as…

Hackers Breach another School District’s System

Thousands of students’ and teachers’ personal information have potentially been compromised after officials with a South Carolina school district say a hacker broke into their system.

The break-in at Lancaster County School District happened after the hackers monitored district computers and captured keystrokes to get passwords. The intruders were then able to access the records on the state system of more than 25,000 students and more…