It’s an effort to crack down on cyber crime, but a proposed U.S. law could also make you a target for something much less sinister. On Wednesday, two senators said the main law targeting cybercrime needs fixing because it allows law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate websites’…

A top American lawmaker may be right after all. Just one day ago, China was accused of exercising ?an intolerable level? of espionage right here in the county. Today, Russia’s spy service announced they detained a Chinese national for allegedly attempting to steal secrets about a Russian missile system. Identity…

If nothing else, the WikiLeaks scandal may make you more secure online. The White House plans to issue an executive order on Friday to replace a flawed patchwork of computer security safeguards exposed by the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to WikiLeaks last year. Facebook is…

Hackers have allegedly targeted the German sportswear and equipment manufacturer, Adidas. The company allegedly had to take its website offline after facing a sophisticated and criminal cyber assault. You might be happy to know that even hackers get hacked too. Some researchers say that hackers have formed gangs and hack…

Teamwork with the FBI and the Bulgarian police helped to round up an international cyber crime gang. The gang has allegedly been draining money through illegal transactions. As the threat of cybercrime continues to grow, governments and private companies are now exploring ways to tackle the problem together. This story…