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Experts: NKorea training teams of 'cyber warriors'
Investigators have yet to pinpoint the culprit behind a synchronized cyberattack in South Korea last week. But in Seoul, the focus is fixed on North ...
BracketRacket: Zags, Ryan's Wiki and Geno is 59
Welcome back to BracketRacket, the one-stop shop for all your NCAA tournament needs. Today, we say farewell to our first No. 1 seed and explain why ...
FCC Chairman Genachowski to step down
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Julius Genachowski, on Friday announced that he's stepping down in the "coming weeks," after ...
Google exec urges Myanmar to embrace free speech
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Friday urged Myanmar's government to allow private businesses to develop the country's woeful ...
Judge: Aggregator of AP news can't have free ride
A federal judge concluded that an Internet news clipping service essentially resold stories from The Associated Press, saying in a decision released ...
What makes SKorea cyberattacks so hard to trace?
The attacks that knocked South Korean banks and media outlets offline this week appear to be the latest examples of international "cyberwar." But ...
Report: FCC Chair Genachowski to step down
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski (jen-uh-KOW'-skee) is reportedly set to announce Friday that he will step down.
South Korea: Chinese address source of attack
Investigators have traced a coordinated cyberattack that paralyzed tens of thousands of computers at six South Korean banks and media companies to a ...
McLaren apologizes to Red Bull for software glitch
McLaren has apologized for a software-related issue on an engine control unit it supplies to Formula One teams and which contributed to Red Bull ...
Man gets over 3 years in iPad data breach case
An admitted online "troll" was sentenced Monday to the maximum prison term under federal guidelines — more than three years — for illegally gaining ...
Carnegie Mellon, NSA seek high school hackers
Bored with classes? Carnegie Mellon University and one of the government's top spy agencies want to interest high school students in a game of ...
Software glitch delays 660,000 tax refunds
The Internal Revenue Service says 660,000 taxpayers will have their refunds delayed by up to six weeks because of a problem with the software they ...
OB/GYNs told robot hysterectomy not best option
Pricey robotic surgery shouldn't be the first or even second choice for most women who need a hysterectomy, says advice issued Thursday to doctors who ...
Google's top Android exec unexpectedly steps down
Andy Rubin has stepped down as the executive in charge of Google's Android operating system for smartphones and tablet computers, ending a seven-year ...
Researchers find German-made spyware across globe
The discovery of a group of servers linked to an elusive espionage campaign is providing new details about a high-tech piece of spy software that some ...
Report: More youth use smartphones as route to Web
Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing. It's a longstanding directive for online safety — but one that's quickly ...
Report: Iran blocks VPN access to Gmail, Yahoo
Iranian authorities have blocked many foreign-based virtual private networks, or VPNs, severely restricting access to many websites. The VPNs are ...
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba names new CEO
Alibaba Group, one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies, said Monday its executive vice president will succeed founder Jack Ma as chief ...
Facebook tries to stay hip with jazzier News Feed
Facebook doesn't want to be dismissed as an Internet has-been before its social network even enters its adolescence. In an effort to remain hip, it ...
Report: VA sent data over unsecured networks
A government watchdog says the Veterans Affairs Department has been sending sensitive data — including electronic health records — over unencrypted ...
EU fines Microsoft $733M for breaking browser pact
The European Union has fined Microsoft €561 million ($733 million) for breaking a pledge to offer personal computer users a choice of Internet ...
Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft
The European Union has fined Microsoft Corp. €561 million ($733 million) for failing to live up to the terms of a settlement that was to end the ...
Wireless connections creep into everyday things
A car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your ...
Suit: 185K spyware images sent to rental computers
Spyware installed on computers leased from furniture renter Aaron's Inc. secretly sent 185,000 emails containing sensitive information — including ...
Report: Stuxnet cyberweapon older than believed
The sophisticated cyberweapon which targeted an Iranian nuclear plant is older than previously believed, an anti-virus company said Tuesday, peeling ...