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What if a crippling attack struck the country's digital infrastructure? Experts including current and former officials tackle the question. The results show that the peril is real and growing.

The crisis began when college basketball fans downloaded a free March Madness application to their smart phones.

Officials at the National Security Agency have been working with Google to investigate the cyber attacks that Google believes originated in China.

A hacker broke into 49 House websites of both political parties overnight to post a crude attack on President Obama.

The Chinese government denied involvement in Internet attacks and defended its online censorship Monday after the United States urged Beijing to investigate complaints of cyber intrusions in a dispute that has added tension to bilateral relations.

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He said Google's complaints about cyber attacks and censorship in China shouldn't be "over-interpreted" or linked to Beijing's bilateral relations with the U.S.

For Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, it was a global virtual black eye.

Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.

Facebook Inc., the world's most popular social-networking Web site, was awarded $711 million in damages against a spammer who gained access to users' accounts and sent phony messages.

Be cautious if you plan to Bing Jessica Biel or Google Brad Pitt. The Hollywood actors are among the top 10 celebrity searches online that can lead to computer problems, according to a report released Tuesday by the computer security company McAfee.

International crime rings want your personal information. Here's how to make it hard for them to get it.