Cybersecurity: Crime and Espionage

The CrashOverride program represents the first-in-the-wild case of a generic automated attack: one that is designed to affect all systems of a given family, not just a particular installation. If someone were to couple this warhead to a self-propagating worm for delivery, it could constitute a global threat.

The courts take up questions over authorization to access the third-party accounts of former employees, the CFAA's definition of "loss," and bitcoin.

Should tensions mount, there is a risk that China will loosen its restraint and again permit its military and state-owned enterprises to conduct cyber-enabled economic espionage against U.S. companies.

A grand jury has released an indictment against four defendants in the Yahoo hacking case, including two Russian FSB officers.