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Maker of Smart-Grid Control Software Hacked

Photo: Matti.Frisk / Flickr The maker of an industrial control system designed to be used with so-called smart grid networks disclosed to customers last week that hackers had breached its network and accessed project...

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Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Judge appears skeptical towards government position on Megaupload data

Today US District Judge Liam O'Grady deferred a decision on whether Megaupload users would get their data back, saying he would consider scheduling a hearing at a later date. A date for this...

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Friday, June 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Megaupload Judge To Issue Order On Return Of User Data “Shortly”

It’s been almost six months since Megaupload’s servers were raided and seized by U.S. authorities, a long time if you have valuable data stored on the companies now-frozen infrastructure. That’s the predicament sports...

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Friday, June 29th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Infrastructure at Risk From Feds’ Failure to Share Info, Security Researchers Charge

LONG BEACH, CA — If the government really wants to protect the nation’s electrical grid and critical infrastructure from hackers and other attackers, it’s got to change the way it communicates with the...

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Friday, October 28th, 2011 Net News No Comments