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Apple denies handing source code over to China
Apr 19, 2016 (AFP)
Apple on Tuesday denied providing Chinese authorities with special access to its devices, as the iPhone maker defended its position on encryption and cooperatio...
Apple defends stand in Brooklyn case on iPhone access
Apr 15, 2016 (AFP)
Apple urged a federal court Friday to reject efforts to force the company to help break into an iPhone as part of a New York drug investigation. In the latest c...
Microsoft sues US over secret warrants to search email
Apr 14, 2016 (AFP)
Microsoft on Thursday sued the US government, arguing that secret warrants to search people's email violate constitutional rights of Americans. The US tech gian...
US could force firms to help break encryption, under new bill
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
Two key US lawmakers Wednesday unveiled legislation to require technology firms to help law enforcement unlock encrypted devices -- prompting a fierce outcry fr...
Hackers helped FBI crack San Bernardino iPhone: report
Apr 13, 2016 (AFP)
Professional hackers discovered at least one software flaw that helped the FBI break into an iPhone used by a San Bernardino attacker, the Washington Post repor...
Updated Qbot virus attacks public sector organizations
Apr 12, 2016 (UPI)
A new strain of Qbot malicious software that self-updates is being used to attack public sector organizations around the world, BAE Systems reports. More than 5...
Sweden military servers hacked, used in 2013 attack on US banks
Apr 11, 2016 (AFP)
Swedish military computers were hacked and used in an attack targeting major US banks in 2013, the armed forces said on Monday. The attack knocked out the web p...
US fight goes on with Apple over iPhone access
Apr 09, 2016 (AFP)
The US government is keeping its encryption battle with Apple alive, pressing the high-tech giant to help crack an iPhone in a drug case in New York. The Justic...
New laser technique promises super-fast, secure quantum cryptography
Apr 06, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a new method to overcome one of the main issues in implementing a quantum cryptography system, raising the prospect of a useable 'unb...
WhatsApp toughens encryption after Apple-FBI row
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented "full end-to-end encryption," a move which steps up privacy but may lead to conflicts wit...
US military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
Six months after Washington and Beijing agreed not to conduct cyber attacks on each other's private sector for commercial gain, a top US spy questioned Tuesday ...
China's ZTE executives to step down amid US sanctions row
Apr 05, 2016 (AFP)
Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE will replace three top executives, the WSJ reported, in an apparent bid to see US restrictions on its business lifted after...
Grieving father begs Apple, enlists hackers over son's iPhone
Mar 31, 2016 (AFP)
A grieving father in Italy has written to Apple's chief executive Tim Cook to beg him to unblock his dead son's iPhone so he can retrieve the photographs stored...
Apple-FBI clash ends in stalemate
Mar 30, 2016 (AFP)
The high-stakes legal showdown between Apple and the FBI has abruptly ended, with no resolution to key questions about law enforcement access to devices with st...
FBI hacks attacker's iPhone, drops Apple suit
Mar 29, 2016 (AFP)
The FBI has unlocked the iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, officials said Monday, ending a heated legal standoff with Apple that had pitted US...
Chinese media laud hacker for US spying
Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)
Spying on the US is a service to China, state-run media said Wednesday, singing the praises of a man who confessed to hacking American defence contractors on Be...
Apple says San Bernardino iPhone could affect NY case
Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)
Apple has said the US government's potential ability to unlock a phone used by one of the San Bernardino killers means the company may not have to provide help ...
French body fines Google over 'right to be forgotten'
Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)
France's data protection agency on Thursday fined Google 100,000 euros ($112,000) for only partially honouring requests by individuals to have information about...
FBI defends handling of Apple case after retreat
Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)
The FBI Thursday defended the handling of its legal battle with Apple over encryption following an abrupt retreat from its bid to force the tech giant to help u...
Breakthrough technology to improve cyber security
Mar 23, 2016 (SPX)
With enough computing effort most contemporary security systems will be broken. But a research team at the University of Sydney has made a major breakthrough in...
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