Could cyberwar knock us back to the Stone Age?

If the United States were involved in a major cyberwar, just how badly would it be hit? Could the U.S. survive? Could modern civilization survive? In this thought experiment, David Gewirtz explores such a scenario in-depth.










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Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange CEO Mark Karpeles arrested in Japan

Karpeles is accused of tampering with financial records to inflate his bank account by $1 million -- and a former employee has ended his silence over the Mt. Gox debacle.










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Bitdefender suffers data breach, customer records stolen

A hacker is demanding $15,000 in payment or they plan to release customer details online.










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FBI Skills Gaps Leaves Field Offices Understaffed with Cyber Experts

Next Generation Cyber Initiative has problems, says OGI

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Japanese Police Cuff Mt Gox Boss Karpeles

He’s suspected of manipulating now-bankrupt Bitcoin exchange

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Windows 10 Spammers Hit Users with Ransomware

CTB-Locker is waiting in that attachment

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Sadly, Windows 10 Is Stealing Your Bandwidth 'By Default' — Disable It Immediately

After installing Windows 10, Feeling like your Internet Bandwidth is dropping away? Windows 10 is stealing your network bandwidth. Along with the privacy features related to Wi-Fi Sense, Windows 10 users should check for another hidden by default feature that uses your network bandwidth to share updates with other Windows 10 users across the Internet. Microsoft launched Windows 10 on

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