CYBERCRIME

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The Islamic Republic also said that the U.S. is in “no position” to accuse foreign nationals without providing any evidence.

The indictments announced Thursday by Attorney General Loretta Lynch are only the third time the U.S. has publicly identified suspected cyber adversaries.

The Philippines also filed a complaint against two men who may be involved.

Malware known as "Steam Stealer" makes the gaming network's 140 million users vulnerable.

Unknown hackers breached the computer systems of Bangladesh Bank and transferred $81 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to casinos in the Philippines between Feb. 4 and Feb. 5.

South Korea has been on heightened alert against the threat of cyberattacks by North Korea after the latter conducted a nuclear test in January.

The Justice Department is expected to bring charges even though Iran does not have an extradition agreement with the U.S.

By downloading Transmission software, users unwittingly became victims of the first known ransomware attack on the Apple Mac OS X operating system.

Users of a popular file-sharing program on Mac computers risk a ransomware attack that encrypts data and extorts a bitcoin payment.

In new guidelines released Thursday, British prosecutors have sought to make it a criminal offense to set up fake social media profiles to post damaging or indecent material online.

A new Department of Defense competition will invite vetted hackers to find vulnerabilities in U.S. cybersecurity.

The Defense Department hopes a new program will help seal government computer networks.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the military wants to accelerate the use of digital weapons as a way to interrupt the terrorist group’s online infrastructure.

Snapchat said it was embarrassed after an employee fell for a phishing scam, leading to staff identities being compromised.

Stolen patient records are just the beginning for cyberattackers with healthcare access.

The only way to prepare for an attack? Start backing up your computer regularly.

Paying off criminals who had locked the Los Angeles hospital's systems was "the quickest and most efficient" way to restore operations, CEO Allen Stefanek said Wednesday.

Groups rather than individuals commit the vast majority of cybercrime, according to a new IBM report.

A California hospital faces an approximately $3.5 million demand from hackers as the price of regaining access to patient records.

The alleged cyberattack comes amid heightened tensions between the two neighbors over Pyongyang's nuclear test in early January.