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North Korean hackers go on phishing expedition before Trump-Kim summit

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As President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un prepare to meet again, cybersecurity researchers say Pyongyang-linked hackers are targeting Korean speakers with spearphishing emails tied to the diplomatic summit. The suspected North Korean hackers sent out a lure document last week purporting to be from a non-government organization, according to South Korean company ESTsecurity. The invitation from the “Korea-U.S. Friendship Society” invites recipients to a meeting in the South Korean capital of Seoul to analyze the results of the Trump-Kim summit, which begins Wednesday. Trump and Kim will discuss North Korea’s nuclear program, which, along with hacking tools, is a key pillar of the regime’s foreign policy. The spearphishing document was formatted in a South Korean word-processing application and came with malicious code associated with North Korean operatives, said ESTsecurity, a company that multiple independent researchers say does good analytical work. Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike has seen that same […]

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Donald Trump’s ‘Executive Time’ leak – journalists retype documents to protect White House source

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Such a leak is likely to anger Trump and the White House, of course, and so Axios had to be careful not to throw their source under the bus.
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DNC targeted by Russian hackers beyond 2018 midterms, it claims

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The Democratic National Committee has filed a civil complaint accusing Russia of trying to hack its computers as recently as November 2018. Continue reading DNC targeted by Russian hackers beyond 2018 midterms, it claims→

Facebook to finally answer for Cambridge Analytica scandal; record fine expected

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After scandalizing the world with the Cambridge Analytics affair, Facebook is finally coming under legal fire for letting the political consultancy access personal information on 87 million users without their knowledge. The U.S. Federal Trade Commissi… Continue reading Facebook to finally answer for Cambridge Analytica scandal; record fine expected→

Huawei’s reclusive founder emerges to deny espionage allegations, flatter Trump

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Ren Zhengfei, the billionaire founder of Chinese telecommunication giant Huawei, has denied that the Chinese government uses his company to conduct espionage. In his first interview with foreign media in nearly four years, Ren told reporters Huawei does not have regular contact with Beijing and that he would decline any request to provide sensitive information about the company’s clients. Ren’s defense of Huawei coincides with recent arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions. Western lawmakers and intelligence officials have long warned Huawei represents a possible national security threat. “I love my country, I support the Communist Party. But I will not do anything to harm the world,” said Ren. “I don’t see a close connection between my personal political beliefs and the business of Huawei.” Ren, 74, is a former People’s Liberation Army officer who founded Huawei in 1987. The company started as […]

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Politicians who block social media users are violating First Amendment

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The difference between a personal vs. an official social media account was at the crux of the case decided on Monday. Continue reading Politicians who block social media users are violating First Amendment→

Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying

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A team of mathematicians, physicists, philosophers and psychologists argue that the decline of democracies is poorly understood, but concepts from complex systems theory may offer a solution. Continue reading Complex Systems Theorists Explain Why Democracy Is Dying→