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Prague – The Czech foreign minister said Tuesday his office had fallen prey to hackers who worked their way into the email accounts of dozens of employees including himself.
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Lille, France – Jihadists have yet to shut down a power grid, paralyze a transport network or banking system or take over a key industrial site from afar, but experts say the threat of such a cyber attack should be taken seriously.
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Washington – Nearly two-thirds of Americans have experienced some kind of data theft or fraud, leaving many mistrustful of institutions charged with safeguarding their information, a poll showed Wednesday.
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San Francisco – Cisco Systems on Tuesday announced a $3.7 billion deal to buy a startup specializing in improving the performance of applications, continuing to expand beyond computer networking hardware.
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Amsterdam – A man accused of a worldwide cyberbullying racket that got young girls to pose naked before blackmailing them went on trial Wednesday in Amsterdam, saying he is innocent of the charges.
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San Francisco – A federal appeals court on Tuesday reaffirmed Microsoft’s legal right to refuse a US government order to hand over data stored overseas in a case with important privacy implications.
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Continue reading Microsoft Victory in Overseas Data Privacy Case Stands
Beijing – China has announced a 14-month campaign to “clean up” internet service providers and crack down on devices such as virtual private networks (VPNs) used to evade strict censorship.
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Continue reading China Cracks Down on Bids to Bypass Online Censorship
An alleged Russian hacker wanted for fraud has been detained in Spain and jailed pending extradition to the United States, police and a court spokesman said Thursday.
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Shanghai – App stores in China must register with the state from Monday, a government statement said, as China tightens its control over the internet.
App stores are “not strict” when they examine and approve apps, the China Cyberspace Administration… Continue reading App Stores Must Register With State: China