The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015

Featured Headline
HowtheU.S.thinksRussianshackedtheWhiteHouse
CNN
April8,2015
Washington(CNN)Russianhackersbehindthedamagingcyberintrusion
oftheStateDepartmentinrecentmonthsusedthatperchtopenetrate
sensitivepartsoftheWhiteHousecomputersystem,accordingtoU.S.
officialsbriefedontheinvestigation.

Headlines
Here'swhatit'lltaketogettheenergysectortotacklecybersecurity
HoustonBusinessJournal
March16,2015
Cybersecuritywithinenergycompaniesandthenation'senergyinfrastructurehascontinuallygrownasa
chieftopicofconcern,butlegalexpertssayitmayliterallytakeanactofCongresstoproperlyaddressthe
ongoingrisks.

SeeYourCompanyThroughtheEyesofaHacker
HarvardBusinessReview
March24,2015
Whattheseattackstogetherwithbreachestodefense,lawenforcement,andmilitarycontractornetworks
revealisthatourcybersecurityeffortsoverthelasttwodecadeshavelargelyfailed,andfixingthiswill
requiretheattentionnotonlyofsecurityofficersandITteams,butalsoofboardsandCEOs.

The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015
TexasElectricGridVulnerableToCyberAttack
KEYETV
April2,2015
Thewarningsaregettinglouderandlouder."It'snotaquestionofif,"saidChrisHumphreyswithTheAnfield
Group."It'saquestionofwhen."Energysecurityexpertssaythegridisvulnerable.
AntiHackerExecutiveOrder:5Concerns
DataBreachToday
April3,2015
PresidentBarackObamasaystheongoingincreaseinhackattacksagainstU.S.businesses,government
agenciesandcriticalinfrastructurerepresentsa"nationalemergency."
Datapossiblyexposedformorethan364KAuburnUniversitystudents
SCMagazine
April6,2015
AuburnUniversityisnotifyingmorethan364,000current,formerandprospectivestudentsaswellas
applicantswhoneverenrolledinorattendedtheuniversitythattheirpersonalinformationwas
inadvertentlyaccessibleviatheinternet.
Exlusive:FAAComputerSystemsHitByCyberattackEarlierThisYear
Nextgov
April6,2015
HackersearlierthisyearattackedaFederalAviationAdministrationnetworkwithmalicioussoftware,agency
officialssaidMonday.
BusinessesBraceforCyberAttacks
FoxBusiness
April6,2015
InthewakeofhacksatcompanieslikeSonyandHomeDepot(
HD
),businesseshavebeenrampingup
effortstocombatcybercrime.

StudytoProbeHealthcareCyberAttacks
DataBreachToday
April6,2015
InthewakeoftherecenthackerattacksonAnthemInc.andPremeraBlueCrossthatcompromised
personaldataonmillionsofindividuals,theHealthInformationTrustAllianceisattemptingtolaunchastudy
togetabetterunderstandingoftheseverityandpervasivenessofcyberattacksinthehealthcaresector,as
wellastheattackers'methods.

The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015

Dellsupportsoftwareflaggedasvulnerabletohackers
TheHill
April6,2015
SoftwarepreinstalledonmanyDellcomputerswasrevealedtobevulnerabletohackersinthewayit
automaticallyexecutescode,bothsafeandmalicious.
UCRIVERSIDE:Computerstolendatabreachaffects8,000
ThePressEnterprise
April6,2015
UCRiversideofficialsarenotifying8,000graduatestudentsandgraduateapplicantsthattheirpersonal
identityinformationisatrisk.
Whenhackerscrippledata,policedepartmentspayransom
TheBostonGlobe
April6,2015
DigitalthievessmuggleransomwareprogramswithnameslikeKEYHolder,CryptoLocker,orCryptoWallby
sendingtaintedemailmessages,suchasafakenoticefromapackagedeliveryservicecontaininga
hyperlinkthatinfectstherecipientscomputerwhenclicked.
Majorcompaniesstillvulnerableto'Heartbleed'bug
TheHill
April7,2015
MostoftheworldslargestcompaniesarestillvulnerabletotheHeartbleedglitchthatcompromised
securityaroundtheInternet,accordingtothecybersecurityfirmVenafi.
DestructivehackingattemptstargetcriticalinfrastructureinAmericassurvey
Reuters
April7,2015
ReutersHackingattacksthatdestroyratherthanstealdataorthatmanipulateequipmentarefarmore
prevalentthanwidelybelieved,accordingtoasurveyofcriticalinfrastructureorganizationsthroughoutNorth
andSouthAmerica.

The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015
WatchdogWantsFDICtoDoMoretoEnsureBanksThwartHackers
WallStreetJournal
April7,2015
WASHINGTONTheFederalDepositInsuranceCorp.needstodoabetterjobensuringbanksaresafe
fromattacksbyhackers,agovernmentwatchdogsaidinareportreleasedonMonday.

Lobbyistsonedgeabouthackers
TheHill
April8,2015
Fearingadisastrousdatabreach,publicpolicyshopsacrossthecityarescramblingtolockdowntheir
networksagainstintrusionsbyhackers,cybercriminalsandforeigngovernments.
HowtheU.S.thinksRussianshackedtheWhiteHouse
CNN
April8,2015
Washington(CNN)RussianhackersbehindthedamagingcyberintrusionoftheStateDepartmentinrecent
monthsusedthatperchtopenetratesensitivepartsoftheWhiteHousecomputersystem,accordingtoU.S.
officialsbriefedontheinvestigation.

ClarkCountyentersthecyberageofinsurance
ReviewJournal
April8,2015
ClarkCountygovernmentcomputerserversdontstoresensitiveplansaboutupcomingfeaturefilms,like
SonyPicturesEntertainmentserversdidwhenhackersbreachedthecompanyandrevealedemailswith
embarrassingcommentsaboutcelebrities.
Payaransomorloseyourfileshackersforcecomputeruserstomakeahardchoice
StarTribune
April8,2015
NEWYORKIt'sachillingmoment:Amessageappearsonacomputerscreen,sayingthefilesare
encryptedandtheonlywaytoaccessthemisbypayingaransom.
WH:Hackersaccessed'sensitive'databutnothingconfidential
TheHill
April8,2015
TheWhiteHouseonWednesdayacknowledgedhackershadaccesstosensitivedataduringabreachin
thefallbutreiteratednoconfidentialmaterialwaslifted,andthenetworkswereneverdamaged.

The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015
Powergridsfailinginfrastructureatriskofcyberattack
FoxNews
April8,2015
Tuesday'spowerfailureinWashingtonhasonceagainraisedquestionsaboutthevulnerabilityofAmericas
electricpowergrid.

WhiteHousebattlescyberattacksonadailybasis
USAToday
April8,2015
Governmentnetworksareprobedcontinually,includingtheWhiteHouse,saidoneObamaadministration
official,speakingonanonymitytodiscussinternalsecurity.

2AustinhotelshitbydatabreachCreditcardinfoatrisk
AustinBusinessJournal
April8,2015
AdatabreachthataffectedtwoAustinhotelsisbeinginvestigatedbylawenforcementofficials,accordingto
anannouncementfromWhiteLodgingServicesCorp.

Cyberattackdisables11FrenchTVchannels,takesoversocialmediasites
CNN
April9,2015
(CNN)AglobalFrenchlanguagetelevisionnetworkstruggledThursdaytoregainitsfootingandcontact
withitsaudienceafterhavingbeenvirtuallydisabledbyamassivecyberattackthepreviousevening.

NLRBhitsPostalServiceoverresponsetocyberbreach
WashingtonPost
April9,2015
TheNationalLaborRelationsBoardhasfiledacomplaintcallingontheU.S.PostalServicetonegotiatewith
employeegroupsoverhowquicklytotellpersonnelaboutcyberattacksthataffecttheirpersonaldata.

DrugPumpsSecurityFlawLetsHackersRaiseDoseLimits
Wired
April9,2015
ThebrandinquestionwasthepopularLifeCarePCAdruginfusionpumpsoldbyHospiraanIllinoisfirm
withmorethan55,000oftheintravenousdrugpumpsinhospitalsaroundtheworld.

Statelawsondatabreachesneedoverhaul
TheOlympian
April9,2015
Meanwhile,a10yearoldWashingtonstatelawondatabreachesisincreasinglyobsolete.Thatswhywe
proposelegislationtoupdateourstatutesandrequiremeaningful,timelynotificationwhenbreachesof
sensitivepersonalinformationoccur.

The Week in Headlines

April 6 - April 10, 2015
DatabreachesrockAuburn,UCRiverside
TheHill
April9,2015
Twomorecollegesaresufferingfromdatabreachesthatexposedinformationonstudentsandothers,
accordingtoreports.

Banksfacenewcybersecurityrulesforvendors
USAToday
April9,2015
WallStreetbanksandotherfinancialinstitutionsneedfurtherstrengtheningoftheircybersecurity
measures,anewreportsaidThursday.

CyberBreachattheWhiteHouse:TimetoIncreaseCyberDefensesandDeterCyberAggression
TheDailySignal
April9,2015
InaCNNreportreleasedyesterday,U.S.officialsdeterminedthatRussianhackerspenetratedthe
unclassifiednetworkoftheWhiteHouse,whichservestheexecutiveofficeofthePresident.

Pentagonweaponsguideaddscybersecurity
TheHill
April10,2015
CybersecurityisnowacoreconsiderationforallweaponspurchasesattheDefenseDepartment.

PowerfulChinesecyberweaponattackedUScodingsite
TheHill
April10,2015
SecurityresearchershaveidentifiedapowerfulandpreviouslyunknowncyberweaponusedbyChinato
attackGitHub,aU.S.codingsite.