Iowa Caucus 2012: State GOP Worried About Hacker Threat

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Republican Party officials in Iowa are taking new steps to secure their vote counting systems after an anonymous threat suggested computer hackers could attempt to disrupt next month’s presidential nominating caucuses. A video uploaded to YouTube features a computer-generated voice denouncing a corrupt political system and…

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Cyber shortfalls have top cop worried

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Iranian hacker dupes Google, activists worried

The security of Google’s email service was compromised recently by a well-known hacker, possibly backed by Iranian authorities. Story by PRI’s The World. Listen to audio for full report. In a country like Iran, where activists and journalists are constantly aware of the watchful eye of the government, many people…

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