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FireEye President Kevin Mandia promoted to CEO

The former Air Force cyber warrior is a CEO again.

Supreme Court approves legal authority to hack anonymous computers

Warrants can be used to target devices regardless of physical location.

Google's Waze says, 'Nope, hackers can't stalk you on our app'

A stranger cannot find you in the app, says the app.

Journalist Matthew Keys sentenced to 24 months for helping Anonymous

Related to the hacking of the LA Times.

Gawker Media's newest reporter is a high school senior

William Turton joins the site from the Daily Dot.

FBI Director Comey Says iPhone Hack 'Doesn't Work on a 5s' or Newer

"We have a tool that works on a narrow slice of phones."

Bridging the Accountability Gap: Why We Need to Adopt a Culture of Responsibility

A new study found a worrying gap between presumed and actual corporate readiness for data security incidents.

U.S. Indicts Seven Iranian Hackers Over Cyber Attacks

The attacks include one from 2013 against a dam in upstate New York.

You Can Be Hacked From Anywhere, Tanium CEO Orion Hindawi Says

Plus, why Hindawi hates Silicon Valley corporate culture: "My people don’t give a shit about the coconut water."

Re/wind: Apple and the FBI Go to War Over the Right to Look Inside Your Phone

A rundown of the week's Apple-FBI headlines.

Fraud-Fighting Startup Trusona Knows You Never Swipe the Same Way Twice

One adviser to the startup is the subject of the 2002 movie "Catch Me If You Can."

Life After a Hack: Sony Entertainment Boss Lynton's Newfound Love for His Fax Machine (Video)

This is one way to "slow things down."

Apple's Cook Slams Court Order to 'Build a Back Door to the iPhone'

The fight over encryption technology heats up more.

Federal Government Confirms That It Still Sucks at Cyber Security

A $6 billion system intended to scan for attacks uses only the most basic techniques -- and doesn't even do that very well, a government audit has found.

Shape Security Brings Its Bot-Blinding Technology to Mobile Apps

The same tricks used against bot armies on the Web can now help fend off attacks against mobile APIs.

Who Hid a Secret Back Door in Juniper's Security Gear?

Was it maybe the NSA?

Is Anonymous' War on ISIS Doing More Harm Than Good?

Chasing terrorists off social media could make it harder to track them.

Microsoft Announces Cyber Defense Operations Center

The company plans a "state-of-the-art facility" to respond to threats in real time.

Anonymous Releases Data Dump Claiming to Yank Hoods off Ku Klux Klan Members

Hundreds of names have been revealed.

Anonymous Might Have Screwed Up #OpKKK on Monday. That Doesn't Mean It Will on November 5.

The great KKK-outing of 2015 is still coming.

The Internet of Things Is Our Drunken Tech Binge

So who's the sober driver?

Hewlett-Packard, 3M Team Up to Build Privacy Screens Right Into Business Laptops

The company plans to build a privacy-protecting film layer into mainstream business PCs by the middle of next year.

Report: Uber Thinks Lyft Might Have Hacked It

Take it with a grain of salt.

Scottrade Data Breach Affects up to 4.6 Million Customers

The affected database contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers and email addresses.

Hackers Dump Data for 2.3 Million Patreon Users Online

The breach snagged email addresses, usernames and shipping addresses.

Experian Data Breach Hits Millions of T-Mobile Customers, Account Applicants

The data stolen included names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers.

New Stagefright Attack Targets Android Phones With Phony Audio Files

The bug that wouldn't die.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's State Visit Is Also a Show of Silicon Valley's International Political Muscle

He really, really wants Silicon Valley in his corner.

Feds Now Say OPM Hack Snagged 5.6 Million Employee Fingerprints

That's 4.5 million more than initially reported.

Fiat Chrysler U.S. to Recall 7,810 SUVs to Prevent Hacking

Cyber security researchers used the Internet to turn off a car's engine as it drove.

Sony, Former Workers Settle Suit Over Hacking

The workers said Sony's negligence forced them to beef up credit monitoring to address their greater risk of identity theft.

Ashley Madison Breach Proves Hackers Can and Will Take Away Your CEO's Job

A steadily growing list of senior executives have lost their jobs in the wake of high-profile hacking attacks. There will be more.