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US cybersecurity officials on Thursday said Amazon, Google and Microsoft have enlisted to help them fight ransomware and defend cloud computing systems from hackers.
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Amazon was fined 746 million euros ($880 million) by Luxembourg authorities over allegations it flouted the EU’s data protection rules, the online retail giant said Friday.
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Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said Sunday.
The suit charged that Zoom’s sharing of users’ personal data with Facebook, Google and LinkedIn was a breach of privacy for millio… Continue reading Zoom to Settle US Privacy Lawsuit for $85 Mn
Operating systems have been restored at South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm, the company said Thursday following a cyber-attack last week that hit the country’s key port terminals.
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South Africa’s state-owned logistics firm said Tuesday it was working to restore systems following a major cyber-attack last week that hit the country’s key port terminals.
The attack began on July 22 but continued, forcing Transnet to switch to manual… Continue reading S.Africa’s Port Terminals Still Disrupted Days After Cyber-Attack
Allegations that governments used phone malware supplied by an Israeli firm to spy on journalists, activists and heads of state have “exposed a global human rights crisis,” Amnesty International said, asking for a moratorium on the sale and use of surv… Continue reading Amnesty Urges Moratorium on Surveillance Technology in Pegasus Scandal
Websites were briefly knocked offline Thursday after a software update triggered a glitch at network specialty firm Akamai.
Reports of internet outages from locations around the world spiked at website Downdetector, with US-based Akamai saying some w… Continue reading Akamai Software Update Triggers Internet Outages
China on Tuesday said the US had “fabricated” allegations it carried out a massive Microsoft hack, countering that Washington was the “world champion” of cyber attacks while raging at American allies for signing up to a rare joint statement of condemna… Continue reading China Says Washington Hack Claims ‘Fabricated’, Condemns US Allies
Reports that Israel-made Pegasus spyware has been used to monitor activists, journalists and politicians around the world highlight the diplomatic risks of nurturing and exporting “oppressive technology”, experts warned Monday.
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Ireland dramatically loosened international travel restrictions on Monday, joining an EU-wide pandemic passport scheme weeks later than the rest of the bloc after a ransomware attack hobbled healthcare IT systems.
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