Wikipedia founder ‘will never cooperate with censors,’ worries about state-sponsored attacks

Jimmy Wales sat down with VentureBeat to chat about his concern about censorship and state-sponsored attacks.

Rupert Murdoch: Wall Street Journal still under attack from Chinese hackers

Nearly a week after the Wall Street Journal reported a hack on its own systems, parent company-owner Rupert Murdoch says there is still a problem.

Defense Secretary says U.S. could see ‘cyber-Pearl Harbor’

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is freaked out, and for good reason. He advised America today that the country is in danger of a cyber attack that could end in civilian death.

Iran shuts down oil infrastructure after cyber attack

Iran shut down Internet access to its oil terminals today following a cyber attack that is said to have begun on Sunday afternoon.

The Oil Ministry shut down Internet access to all of its oil facilities, operations, and rigs soon …

SEC tells public companies to disclose major cyber attacks

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has told public companies to disclose cyber attacks that could potentially lead to unexpected losses.

The guidelines issued on Thursday follow a rash of cyber attacks that have caused lawmakers to ask for clearer …

Anonymous readies its own social network after Google+ ban

Hacker group Anonymous plans to launch a new social network called AnonPlus where there will be “no fear of censorship,” after Google+ banned several accounts related to the group.

“As some of you know we got banned from Google+ due …

Pentagon releases cyberspace strategy, admits 24K files were stolen by hackers in March

The Pentagon on Thursday released its formal cyberspace strategy to ward off cyber attacks. The 19-page document is not nearly as focused on offensive retaliation as previously thought but instead it mostly outlines a strong defensive approach to take on …

Security experts: Government may be behind major IMF cyber attack

Last week’s cyber attack on the Washington D.C.-based International Monetary Fund’s computer system was devised by a foreign government, an unnamed security expert tells Bloomberg.

The expert didn’t say which country is thought to be behind the attack, but their …