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The U.S. Treasury Department, shown here in 2019, has been hacked along with the U.S. Commerce Department, according to reports. Russia is suspected, but denies involvement. The U.S. government has acknowledged a breach and says it is investigating to ma

Russia Suspected In Major Cyberattack On U.S. Treasury, Commerce Departments

Dec 14, 2020
Hackers invaded computer systems at the departments of Treasury and Commerce starting in the spring, according to reports.
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Criminal Justice Collaborative
Nick Selby and NYPD officer Luis Sayan interview a retired New York City teacher who lost more than $300,000 to online scammers posing as Chinese police.

Coaxing Cops To Tackle Cybercrime? There's An App For That

Jan 16, 2020
Local police often don't feel equipped to investigate cybercrime. The NYPD is trying to teach patrol officers to ask the right questions about IP addresses, Bitcoin and phone spoofing.
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Cybercrime Booms As Scammers Hack Human Nature To Steal Billions

Nov 18, 2019
Cybercrime is ballooning as scammers learn to research their victims and fine-tune their psychological tricks.
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National
Illustration of scammer script

The Language Of Cybercrime

Nov 18, 2019
Cybercriminals have learned to refine the language they use in scams, making scams harder to detect and more likely to fool potential victims.
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The Two-Way

SEC Says Cybercriminals Hacked Its Files, May Have Used Secret Data For Trading

Sep 20, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission says the "nonpublic information" might have given the intruders an edge in the markets, but didn't contain personally identifiable information.
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All Tech Considered
Dartmouth College researcher Timothy Pierson holds a prototype of Wanda, which is designed to establish secure wireless connections between devices that generate data.

Researchers Hope This Invention Could Wave Away Medical Data Hacks

May 10, 2016
As health care increasingly moves from hospitals and doctors' offices to the home, patient medical data become more vulnerable to hackers. Dartmouth College researchers hope their product will help.
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All Tech Considered
Mark Patterson, owner of PATCO Construction in Sanford, Maine, boosted his security and bought cybercrime insurance after his company lost more than $500,000 to cyberfraud.

As Cybercrime Proliferates, So Does Demand For Insurance Against It

Oct 12, 2015
Companies are clamoring for coverage against losses due to hackers. But insurance firms are being selective: The risk involved isn't well understood — and the crimes themselves are evolving rapidly.
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The Two-Way

UCLA Health Says 4.5M May Be Affected In Data Breach

Jul 17, 2015
Attackers accessed parts of the computer network that contain personal and medical information, but there is no evidence they accessed or acquired any personal or medical information, UCLA said.
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The Two-Way

Hackers Stole Data From More Than 100,000 Taxpayers, IRS Says

May 26, 2015
The thieves used the data to file fraudulent tax returns. The IRS commissioner said less than $50 million had been successfully claimed from the agency.
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All Tech Considered
President Obama, joined by Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson (left), delivers remarks at the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center on Jan. 13 in Arlington, Va. Obama discussed efforts to improve the government's ability to co

As Homeland Security Steps Up Cybercrime Fight, Tech Industry Wary

Feb 24, 2015
The Department of Homeland Security, an agency repeatedly criticized for internal mismanagement and bloat, is the cornerstone of the new White House initiative to fight cybercrime.
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All Tech Considered
Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the cybersecurity startup CrowdStrike, says his company is building stockpiles of intelligence about potential hacking groups.

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

Feb 16, 2015
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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All Tech Considered
Using Tor, or The Onion Router, enables users to hide their online activities. Advocates say the network protects the privacy of activists. But prosecutors say it's used extensively by criminals — and is making it harder for law enforcement to do its j

Prosecutors Say Tools For Hiding Online Hinder Cybercrime Crackdowns

Jan 05, 2015
Advocates say tools that cloak online identities are needed to protect activists. Prosecutors say they hinder efforts to police all kinds of crime, from child pornography to illegal gun sales.
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