Cyber Security

Bill Gates is siding against Apple — and many other technology companies — in saying the firm should help the U.S. government to hack into a locked iPhone as part of an investigation into the San Bernardino shooting.

In the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks last week, and the new threats that have emerged since, a new breed of vigilantes wants to wage a war against ISIS on a new battlefield...online. 

GOP presidential candidate Carly Fiorina drew on her experience in Silicon Valley in the first Republican debate. 

In the latest revelation that cyber crime is on the rise, the U.S. said Thursday that hackers stole social security numbers from 21.5 million people in a data breach.

There's no federal law about data breach notification, and states are stepping up to fill in the gap. But is that the right way to do it?

A former special agent at the Drug Enforcement Administration and a former special agent at the U.S. Secret Service have been charged by the Justice Department with stealing digital currency.    

Blackjack or Bust? As the online gambling market balloons, security experts warn it is becoming a hotbed for money laundering.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is sounding the alarm to banks about rising cyber-attacks on their websites and their cash machines.

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox filed for bankruptcy Friday, losing nearly half-a-billion dollars worth of bitcoins, in a major blow to the crypto currency. 

Ottawa reportedly rebuffed efforts by Chinese electronics company Lenovo to acquire BlackBerry due to worries about national security.

Cyrus Vance, Jr., Manhattan’s District Attorney, wants more access to Apple iPhones and says the company needs to do more to protect victims of crime.

Apple customers were targeted by hackers over the weekend in the first campaign against Macintosh computers using a pernicious type of software known as ransomware.

With the hacks into the Ukraine power grid, and the latest cyber attack on Israel’s Electric Authority, attention has returned anew to the vulnerabilities of the U.S. power grid.

For a business that depends on secrecy, maintaining confidentiality should have been a core competency. It apparently wasn’t.

According to the IRS, the cyber thieves who stole tax return information from 100,000 Americans may have used social media to get in the door. Are you 'over-exposed' online?

In the wake of hacks at companies like Sony and Home Depot, businesses have been ramping up efforts to combat cybercrime. Uber announced Thursday that it has hired its first Chief Security Officer and the White House issued an executive order aimed at foreign hackers.

Last year saw a 58% rise in the number of global technology transactions from 2013, the most in over five years, according to a new report from CB Insights that identifies 2,886 tech deals, with 79 IPOs and 2,809 M&A transactions taking place.

Sony Pictures said it will make the comedy movie, "The Interview," available for rental and purchase online on Wednesday on Google's YouTube site, Google Play, Microsoft Xbox Video and on its own dedicated website.

Both eBay and Facebook were experiencing technical difficulties on Wednesday, but the source of the outages was unclear.