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Glowing bacteria is part of a project on the open-source laboratory Arcturus BioCloud.

Biohackers Aim To Make Homebrew Insulin, But Don't Try It Yet

2:23pm July 30, 2015

by Miriam E. Tucker

Insulin can be expensive even with insurance, and millions of people need it to stay alive. Proponents of the biohacking movement say it should be possible to make it safely and cheaply.

Chris Valasek (left) and Charlie Miller talk about hacking into vehicle computer systems during the Black Hat USA 2014 hacker conference in Las Vegas last August.

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The Ghost In The Car May Be A Hacker

2:32pm July 24, 2015

by Avie Schneider

As cars become increasingly computerized and connected, researchers are finding vulnerabilities that may allow autos to be controlled remotely. U.S. lawmakers want standards to make cars more secure.

The website of the "married dating" service Ashley Madison was the target of hackers who are now demanding that the service be discontinued.

Affair-Enabling Website Ashley Madison Is Compromised By Hackers

11:43am July 20, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Threats to release some 37 million users' photographs and data come at a time when Ashley Madison's leaders have been discussing a potential $200 million stock offering.

Adm. Michael Rogers, NSA director and head of the U.S. Cyber Command, has avoided singling out China for blame in the OPM hack, which may affect as many as 18 million federal workers.

In Data Breach, Reluctance To Point The Finger At China

1:55pm July 07, 2015

by David Welna

Personal data of at least 18 million federal workers may have been accessed via the OPM computer system. Some officials quietly blame China; others want to avoid upsetting this major trade partner.

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Was Recent IRS Data Breach Preventable?

4:33pm June 02, 2015

by Brian Naylor

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen was called before a Senate panel to answer questions about a data breach revealed last month involving the accounts of 104,000 taxpayers.

Shoppers line up outside a Target store in South Portland, Maine.

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Target Offers $10 Million Settlement In Data Breach Lawsuit

2:58pm March 31, 2015

by Miles Parks

The proposal comes after a rough year and a half for a company that saw changes in leadership and thousands of layoffs.

DOJ Indicts 3 Men Accused Of 'Largest Data Breach In History'

3:16pm March 06, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Two Vietnamese citizens and a Canadian have been charged in connection with the hacking of eight U.S. email service providers and the use of stolen addresses for spam marketing.

Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike, says his company is building stockpiles of intelligence about potential hacking groups.

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Hygiene, Honey Pots, Espionage: 3 Approaches To Defying Hackers

7:42am February 17, 2015

by Aarti Shahani

The hack of insurer Anthem is one in a string of costly cyberattacks worldwide. In Silicon Valley and beyond, startups are taking very different approaches to helping companies outsmart the attackers.

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Hackers Strike Health Insurer Anthem

7:25pm February 05, 2015

by Doreen McCallister

The country's second-biggest health insurer says hackers obtained personal information such as names, birthdates and social security numbers of policyholders. No credit card data was compromised.

Possible Hack Of Sony, Microsoft Game Console Sites

11:56am December 26, 2014

by Scott Neuman

A group calling itself Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for a possible denial-of-service attack against the tech companies' online game sites.