CYBERCRIME

After issuing a press release declaring their intention to protest the funeral of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, members of the Westboro Baptist Church were nowhere to be found outside the ceremony on Tuesday.

The Oct.3 data breach of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. that led to attack on computer network and compromise of personal information has resulted in jeopardizing the interests of over 1.1 million people.

The hacker collective Anonymous said Thursday that it is harassing and disabling Israeli websites to protest the bombing of Gaza.

An alleged accomplice of the accused New York Fed bomb conspirator has been seized on unrelated child pornography charges.

The cyber bully that is thought to have driven Canadian teen Amanda Todd to suicide last week has reportedly been exposed by the internet hacktivist group Anonymous.

Facebook (Nasdaq: FB) has launched a new page in its Family Safety Center to give users tools to prevent cyber bullying.

The malware protections on Windows 8 has been improved.

Todd still receiving torment in the fashion that caused her to take her own life.

U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned Thursday that the nation was faced with a dire cyber threat from foreign actors targeting computer control systems that operate chemical, electricity and water plants and those that guide transportation.

Microsoft's war against botnets gained momentum as reports have emerged that the Redmond giant has disrupted threats to unsecured supply chains from Nitol botnet that was found to infect computers even before they could go on sale.

Just how secure is your PIN number? According to the data security blog Data Genetics, much more vulnerable than you might think. The results show that obvious choices such as 1234 are extremely popular and wildly unsafe.

Device proliferation as well as social media and browser intrusion continue to lead the parade of cyber threats to computer networks and data centers, a new IBM study found.

Apple will begin its official rollout of iOS 6 on Wednesday, just a couple of short days before the release date of its recently revealed iPhone 5. The next-generation operating system boasts a host of new features for iOS devices, but one crucial flaw may have some users considering a switch to Android.

A new study conducted by Microsoft dubbed Operation b70, from Aug. 2011, shows that several computers carry malware installed in the factory, BBC News reported.

GoDaddy.com, the popular website that hosts millions of domains for businesses, said it had restored most service Tuesday. On Monday, it was subject to cyberattack by someone claiming to be a member of the Anonymous hacker group.

Customer sites operated by private GoDaddy.com reported major computer problems Monday due to an apparent cyberattck by Anonymous. Last winter, Intyernet activists attacked GoDaddy.com for its support of the Stop Online Privacy Act.

Emma Watson has become the favorite celebrity for the cyber criminals to lure the unsuspecting browsers.

The Norton Cybercrime Report released Wednesday pegs the total cybercrime cost for the U.S. consumers at $20.7 billion, with close to 71 million Americans falling prey to the online scam.

Kaspersky Lab, a leading security firm, says it has discovered a fourth state-sponsored virus in the Middle East in a span of three years that targets computers in Lebanon.

The National Security Agency has sought the help of professional hackers to render the Internet more secure against cyberattacks and for intelligence sharing against potential threats.