Security

DHS Acknowledges Own Computer Break-ins

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Homeland Security Department, the lead U.S. agency for fighting cyber threats, suffered more than 800 hacker break-ins, virus outbreaks and other computer security problems over ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Computer Break-In at U. of Southern California Prompts Warning to 270,000 Applicants

The University of Southern California is getting in touch with 270,000 current and former applicants after a hacker broke into a database through a security hole that university officials believe had ...
CSOonline

Two supermarket chains report major computer break-ins

Supermarket chain Supervalu has reported that more than 200 stores were affected by a computer break-in that exposed customers’ debit- and credit-card numbers and other data. In addition, AB ...
SFGate

Computer break-in imperils Californians / Thousands could become victims of identity theft

Criminals may have stolen personal data of 35,000 Californians by infiltrating computers at ChoicePoint Inc., a company that keeps background information on virtually every U.S. citizen. The ...