SAN FRANCISCO - The Web sites for banking giant JP Morgan Chase last week went offline for a few hours as the result of a distributed-denial-of-service attack, a representative told CNET. Hackers have ratcheted up their assaults on financial institutions in recent months, using DDoS attacks to take down Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Chase,
MOUNTAIN VIEW - Google has launched a new web site, called Help for Hacked Sites, that has a dozen articles and videos aimed to help people avoid having their sites hacked and also teach them how to gain back control of compromised sites. "Every day, cybercriminals compromise thousands of websites. Hacks are often invisible to
SAN FRANCISCO - iOS profiles, aka mobileconfig files, are used by mobile carriers to configure key settings for e-mail, Wi-Fi, and other features. But these files could be abused by attackers to sneak past Apple's normally tight security and and hijack a mobile device, researchers at Skycure Security contend. The process would be similar to
SAN FRANCISCO - More details have been revealed about the massive cyberattack that hit several tech companies last month. Not only were Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, and Twitter hit -- but other industries' computer systems were also hacked, including prominent car manufacturers, U.S. government agencies, and a candy company. According to The Security Ledger, people familiar
MOSCOW - Cyberspace is rapidly becoming, if not a battlefield in the direct sense of the word, then a central arena for future wars. In this context, the decision by the Russian Ministry of Defense to create a specialized network command is justified and timely. According to media reports, Russia?s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu recently
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SOUTHFIELD - The State Court Administrative Office has selected ImageSoft TrueFiling platform as the Electronic Filing Manager for a statewide eFiling initiative in Michigan. The decision means that a central Electronic Filing Manager platform will soon be available to all courts throughout the State, including District, Circuit, Probate, Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court.
BEIJING, China - China's Ministry of National Defense said that cyberattacks against its military sites have increased over the past few years. Based on checks of IP addresses, the Defense Ministry claimed an average of 144,000 cyberattacks per month last year, and it fingered the U.S. for almost 63 percent of them. The allegations from
SAN FRANCISCO - A new attack is targeting European governments through flaws exploited in Adobe's Reader software, according to security researchers. Kaspersky Lab and CrySys Lab today detailed a new malicious program in the wild, called "MiniDuke," that has been attacking government entities and institutions across Europe. Government entities in the Ukraine, Portugal, Romania, and
BAY CITY - Troop Health Initiatives has received a contract from the Office of Emergency Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ann Arbor for the JEMS Technology Disaster Relief Telehealth System. The JEMS systems will be used by the VA as a disaster relief telehealth unit, connecting medical professionals and first responders in