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Israeli spy agencies accused Iran on Monday of using fake social media accounts to lure citizens of the Jewish state abroad “to harm or abduct them”.
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Continue reading Iran Used Fake Instagram Accounts to Try to Nab Israelis: Spy Agencies
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said he was more worried about the risk of a large-scale cyberattack than another financial crisis like that of 2008.
The risks of a 2008-like crisis with a need for government bailouts of banks were “very, very l… Continue reading Fed Chair Says Cyberattacks Main Risk to US Economy
Facebook said Tuesday that hackers “scraped” personal data of some half-billion users back in 2019 by taking advantage of a feature designed to help people easily find friends using contact lists.
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Continue reading Facebook Says Hackers ‘Scraped’ Data of 533 Million Users in 2019 Leak
A bipartisan group of US senators on Friday sent letters to major digital ad exchanges, including Google and Twitter, asking whether user data was sold to foreign entities who could use it for blackmail or other malicious ends.
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Continue reading US lawmakers Press Online Ad Auctioneers Over User Data
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.
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Continue reading Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army
Some jokingly said the cryptic tweet, “;l;;gmlxzssaw,” was a US nuclear launch code. Others, that the Pentagon had been hacked.
And some even thought it was a signal to political conspiracists.
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Continue reading Child Unknowingly Tweets From US Nuclear Command’s Account
Several German lawmakers have once again fallen victim to a cyber attack, local media said Friday, with security experts pointing the finger at Russian hackers.
Hackers used phishing emails to gain access to the computers of at least seven federal MP… Continue reading ‘Russian Hackers’ Again Target German MPs: Report
Europe and the United States will use a thaw in ties to strike a pact that would allow for the exchange of private data across the Atlantic, replacing previous agreements struck down by an EU court.
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Continue reading EU, US Make New Attempt for Data Privacy Deal
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to consider an appeal by Facebook that would have derailed a $15 billion lawsuit over whether it illegally tracked users about a decade ago.
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Continue reading Facebook Fails in Bid to Derail $15 Bn Privacy Suit
A lawyer for a Cypriot hacker who has served almost four years behind bars said he will not appeal against a one-year jail sentence in the US for cyber-crimes he committed as a minor.
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Continue reading Defense of Convicted Cypriot Hacker in US Not Seeking Appeal