Recently, Sony's European arm was chastised for its data security missteps in the form of a nearly $400,000 fine handed down from the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). In April 2011, a targeted cybercriminal attack compromised the accounts of approximately 77 million Sony PlayStatio...

Cybercrime syndicate Anonymous was back in the headlines this past weekend, preempting the Super Bowl news cycle with a concerning announcement. Social media spokesmen for the clandestine group are suggesting that they are now in possession of a detailed portfolio of intelligence on approximately 4,...

Financial institutions in the United States saw a spike in cybercriminal activity earlier this year after a series of distributed-denial-of-service-attacks interrupted operations. Although DDoS attacks are primarily designed to disrupt operations, some evidence suggested that these were intended to ...

The University of Georgia recently announced a significant data breach involving the names and Social Security numbers of more than 8,500 current and former employees. While hackers may have compromised the system as early as September 28, officials didn't begin their investigation until October 1, ...