Cyber Security

Sony Hires Mandiant After Cyber Attack, FBI Opens Probe

Sony Pictures Entertainment has hired FireEye Inc's Mandiant forensics unit to clean up a massive cyber attack that knocked out the studio's computer network nearly a week ago, three people with knowledge of the matter said on Sunday.

Obama and Xi Will Cooperate on Cyberhacking

U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a "common understanding" on addressing cyber spying issues and agreed that neither would conduct or knowingly support hacking.

Government: 5.6M Fingerprints Stolen in U.S. Personnel Data Hack

Hackers who stole security clearance data on millions of Defense Department and other U.S. government employees got away with about 5.6 million fingerprint records, some 4.5 million more than initially reported, the government said on Wednesday.

Report: Russian Hackers Breached Dow Jones for Trading Tips

Russian hackers had infiltrated Dow Jones & Co to steal information to trade on before it was made public, and the breach was "far more serious than a lower-grade intrusion" disclosed by the company, Bloomberg reported, citing sources.