Siemens contractor pleads guilty to planting ‘logic bomb’ in spreadsheet software
A contract programmer has pleaded guilty to planting “logic bombs” inside a client’s spreadsheets in an attempt to receive extra work …
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Demand for Cybersecurity Workers in the United States Has Nearly Doubled Since 2013
Cybersecurity job postings in the United States has nearly doubled since 2013 and is growing three times as fast as other IT roles, …
House lawmakers demand end to warrantless collection of Americans’ data
Two House lawmakers are pushing an amendment that would effectively defund a massive data collection program run by the National Security …
A widely used infusion pump can be remotely hijacked, say researchers
A hospital infusion pump widely used in hospitals and medical facilities has critical security flaws that allow it to be remotely hijacked …
CBP says traveler photos and license plate images stolen in data breach
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed a data breach has exposed the photos of travelers and vehicles traveling in and out of the …
Jewish dating app JCrush exposed user data and private messages
A security lapse at JCrush, a dating app designed for the Jewish community, left a databases open without a password, exposing sensitive …
How Marcin Kleczynski went from message boards to founding anti-malware startup Malwarebytes
example of the American dream. A Polish-born immigrant turned naturalized citizen, Kleczynski grew up in the Chicago suburbs spending much …
Daily Crunch: Assange faces Espionage Act charges
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US DoJ’s superseding indictment charges Assange with violating Espionage Act
The United States Department of Justice charges WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 18 counts on the alleged violation of the Espionage …
US charges Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act
The US Department of Justice has hit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 charges related to illegally obtaining, receiving and …