Collaborate Disseminate
German authorities on Tuesday said a 20-year-old hacker had confessed to stealing and leaking private data from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, because he was “annoyed” by some of their public statements.
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German police said Tuesday they arrested a 20-year-old suspect in the case of private data stolen from hundreds of politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, and published online.
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The US intelligence community launched a campaign Monday to help US business defend against hacking by foreign governments like China and Russia.
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The US tech industry is weathering a crisis of confidence over data protection and a difficult geopolitical situation, with record sales expected in 2019, organizers of the Consumer Electronics Show said Sunday.
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA… Continue reading US Gadget Love Forecast to Grow Despite Trust Issues
Hundreds of German politicians, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, have fallen victim to a massive online leak of private data, the government said Friday.
“Personal data and documents belonging to hundreds of politicians and public figures were publi… Continue reading Massive Data Leak Targets German Officials Including Merkel
A law requiring internet companies in Vietnam to remove content communist authorities deem to be against the state came into effect Tuesday, in a move critics called “a totalitarian model of information control”.
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For years criminal websites shrouded in secrecy have thrived beyond the reach of traditional search engines, but a group of French engineers has found a way to navigate this dark web — a tool they don’t want to fall into the wrong hands.
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A malware attack that appears to have originated outside the US delayed the hardcopy distribution of several major newspapers, according to a report.
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Personal details of nearly 1,000 North Korean defectors living in the South have been leaked in a hacking case, officials said Friday, exposing them to potential threats from the North.
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