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US Bank, PNC latest to report website problems

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

NEW YORK (AP) - Two more major American banks, U.S. Bank and PNC, reported problems with their customer websites Wednesday after a financial services security group warned about possible cyberattacks. U.S. Bank spokesman Tom Joyce said some customers experienced intermittent delays. He said the

Companies agree to settle computer spying charges

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 26th

By RICHARD LARDNERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A software program developed to track the locations of rented computers secretly collected confidential and personal information about consumers, including medical records, bank statements and even web cam pictures of couples engaged in sex,

Bank security group warns of website attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By The Associated Press A financial services security group is warning about possible cyber-attacks on banks, citing "recent credible intelligence." The group, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center, has raised its cyber threat level to "high" from "elevated," saying

Panetta talks computer hacking issues with Chinese

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - Despite several years of escalating diplomacy and warnings, the U.S. is making little headway in its efforts to tamp down aggressive Chinese cyberattacks against American companies and the government. U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who is

Panetta talks computer hacking issues with Chinese

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

Panetta talks computer hacking issues with Chinese

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 20th

17 more top universities offer free cyber courses

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 19th

By TERENCE CHEAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Seventeen leading universities in the U.S. and abroad will start offering free cyber courses through the online education platform Coursera, the company said Wednesday. The announcement by Mountain View-based Coursera underscores the rapid

Probation department looking at filmmaker

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By PETE YOST and STEPHEN BRAUNAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal probation officials are investigating the activities of a southern California filmmaker convicted of financial crimes who has been linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East, a spokesman for

Huawei: Australia law could exclude China firms

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By ROD McGUIRKAssociated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An official of Chinese telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies said Friday he is concerned that new Australian laws to protect communication networks from cyber-attacks could exclude companies from tendering for work simply because

UK spy agency asks academics to tackle cyber risks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

LONDON (AP) - Britain's government says a new research institute partly funded by the country's eavesdropping spy agency will ask mathematicians and computer scientists to join the fight against cyber threats. The Government Communications Headquarters, or GCHQ - Britain's equivalent of