Baltimore’s chief information technology official has apologized to city leaders for the response to a cyberattack that has crippled the city for a month. The Baltimore Sun reports Frank Johnson offered his “sincere apologies” to city council members Friday during a public ...

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In this age of data breaches, malware, ransomware, and phishing attempts, small and mid-sized businesses can no longer operate under the premise that th

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Maryland leaders hailed the state as a “cyber capital” of the world Wednesday at the Cyber Maryland 2017 conference while acknowledging that the state has to do more to capitalize on the companies and agencies that represent the burgeoning industry. ...

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The firm was one of several businesses globally that was hit by an attack known as "Petya."

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CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said Wednesday it had been hit by a “sophisticated cyberattack” during which attackers gained limited access to one of the company’s databases in June 2014. The names, birth dates, email addresses and subscriber identification numbers of about ...

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The U.S. Postal Service said Monday it is the victim of a cyberattack and that information about its employees, including Social Security numbers, may have been compromised.

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Widespread collection of personal data online frequently prompts debate about privacy, but there is one group of people that has largely managed to remain behind a wall of anonymity, says Danielle Citron: perpetrators of online threats and harassment.

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Target Corp. has acknowledged its security software picked up on suspicious activity after a massive cyberattack was launched, but it decided not to take immediate action.

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WASHINGTON — The Senate failed Thursday to pass legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid, water supplies and other critical industries from cyberattack and electronic espionage despite dire warnings from top national security officials about the potential for devastating assaults ...

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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has turned down a Freedom of Information Act request to disclose National Security Agency records about the 2010 cyber attack on Google users in China. The Electronic Privacy Information Center, which focuses on privacy ...

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