CYBERCRIME

Russian hackers spreading a piece of Android malware disguised as a porn app are targeting users in the U.S., demanding a ransom of $500.

A new measure gives California prosecutors more power in dealing with revenge porn cases.

The Turla hacking group is exploiting satellites to hide its presence on high-profile targets in government, military and research institutions in the U.S. and China.

Turla, which is named after the malicious software it uses, has targeted diplomatic and military targets in the United States, Europe, Middle East and Central Asia.

The world's leading dating website, Match.com, has been putting customers at risk by hosting a malvertising campaign on its U.K. site.

Actions would be in response to reports that spies in China and Russia allegedly attacked US databases to target American intelligence personnel.

The owner of adultery website Ashley Madison had already been struggling to sell itself or raise funds for at least three years before the publication of details about its members.

“These campaigns ... represent a significant jump in the overall volume of phishing activity in the region,” a Google executive said.

The attack is a variation on the distributed denial-of-service attacks favored by groups like Anonymous and the Chinese government.

The notice comes after the FBI issued an alert about instances of Middle Eastern men approaching military families near their homes.

The hack is said to have affected around 4,000 military and personnel staff working for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Thunderstrike 2, the firmware hack, is largely impossible to defend against.

Through the malware attack, hackers were able to take end-user computers hostage.

"There’s no doubt that over the past few years the capabilities of everyone have increased," says former U.S. Army Cyber Command chief.

Several lawmakers have raised concerns about the balance of privacy and security, which could delay a vote on the bill.

The Obama administration is considering options in striking back against China over a cyberattack that hit a government agency last month, the New York Times reported.

Encryption is the process of encoding communication so that only a message's recipient can view it.

Planned Parenthood said that it was being targeted by "extremists" trying to discredit the organization's work.

"Some parts of the Internet lack rules. This isn’t one of them," an updated rules section on Medium.com reads.

Certain websites, including Google Drive, automatically establish SSL encryption to protect confidential user information.

If the country can’t protect its spies, what right does it have to send them abroad?