The company alleges that CrowdStrike, Symantec and ESET as well as the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization conspired to restrict testing of products.

That threat is a prime concern given the numerous political candidates that are running websites with limited budgets.

In crossing the threshold of unmasking an alleged Lazarus Group member, the Justice Department showed the efficacy of combining private digital forensics with the long arm of the law.

The newly uncovered group uses a mix of custom and publicly available malware tools to breach targets in order to steal data.

Cybersecurity companies are becoming increasingly capable of burning intelligence collection efforts by governments, But with this new found influence, what responsibilities do they hold?

The attackers, dubbed "Thrip" by analysts, have reemerged after they seemingly went underground for more than two years.