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Hacker reveals vulnerable global Internet
David Brancaccio Mar 25, 2013
An anonymous researcher has found that all sorts of devices connected to the Internet are protected only by the easy-to-guess default passwords that the equipment came with when new.
South Korea accuses North Korea of cyberattack
David Brancaccio Mar 21, 2013
South Korea is still recovering from an apparent cyberattack earlier this week. Government officials suspect North Korea of hacking, but is the country even capable?
Will Treasury Secretary Lew get tough on China?
Rob Schmitz Mar 20, 2013
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is in Beijing this morning wrapping up his two-day visit to China. It's his first foreign trip in his new role and the first high-level talks between the U.S. and China in six months.
Retailer sues Visa: Are credit card companies too strict on hacking?
David Brancaccio Mar 19, 2013
Tennessee-based retail chain Genesco is suing Visa, saying the penalty it paid for a data breach was wrong.
Can a company 'hack back' to retrieve stolen secrets?
Kai Ryssdal Mar 13, 2013
Corporations and the U.S. government team up to go on the offense against hackers.
The end of area codes: Why (212) won't mean anything
David Weinberg Mar 7, 2013
The FCC may allow Internet phone providers to assign any area code regardless of the customer’s actual geographic location. Do area codes still matter? How has our relationship with area codes evolved?
Mum's the word for U.S. businesses hacked by China
Rob Schmitz Feb 26, 2013
Experts say China's hacking is motivated by the need to innovate, but many of the U.S. firms that are victims need to reconsider their response to the attacks.
Mobile phone monogamy: Should unlocking your cellphone be illegal?
Will Oremus Feb 22, 2013
Should it be illegal to cut the tie between your cellphone and your phone company? An online petition says cellphone unlocking should get a second look.
Can Apple be hacked? Apparently, yes
David Brancaccio Feb 20, 2013
Apple is reporting some of its company computers were hacked on Tuesday and is laying the blame with an Internet plug-in called Java.
Don't freak out (yet) about 'scary' Chinese cyber attacks
Kai Ryssdal Feb 19, 2013
The New York Times reported that China is sponsoring cyber espionage on the United States. Kim Zetter from Wired talks about whether this should scare us or not.
