CYBER WARS

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Chinese city spends $24,000 on phone hacking software: report
Jan 08, 2015 (AFP)
A Chinese city will spend $24,000 on Trojan horse computer software for monitoring mobile phones, state media reported Thursday, after a notice announcing the m...
Chinese paper blames Google over Gmail blocking
Dec 30, 2014 (AFP)
Internet giant Google's unwillingness to obey Chinese law is to blame for the shutdown of its hugely popular email service, state-run media said Tuesday after t...
China blocks access to Google e-mail service
Dec 29, 2014 (AFP)
China has blocked the last remaining way to access Google's popular e-mail service, experts said Monday, as authorities work to establish "Internet sovereignty"...
N. Korea suffers another Internet shutdown: Xinhua
Dec 27, 2014 (AFP)
North Korea suffered an Internet shutdown for at least two hours on Saturday, Chinese state-media and cyber experts said, after Pyongyang blamed Washington for ...
China a likely factor in North Korea cyber prowess: experts
Dec 26, 2014 (AFP)
North Korea may be facing explosive hacking accusations, but analysts are questioning how an isolated, impoverished country with limited Internet access could w...
S. Korea hacking suspect used China IP addresses: investigators
Dec 24, 2014 (AFP)
A suspect in the hacking attack on South Korean nuclear reactors has used multiple Internet protocol (IP) addresses based in China, investigators said Wednesday...
N. Korea's Internet collapses after Sony hack
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
North Korea's Internet went dark for several hours amid rumors of US retaliation over its alleged hacking of a Hollywood studio, just as the pariah state came u...
Sony threatens Twitter with legal action over hack
Dec 23, 2014 (AFP)
Sony Pictures has threatened Twitter with legal action unless it removes confidential material stolen from the movie company's computers that someone has posted...
N.Korea's Internet collapses after Sony hack
Dec 22, 2014 (AFP)
North Korea's Internet went completely dark Monday after hours of instability, cyber experts said, suggesting the country's network could be under attack follow...
China condemns 'cyber terrorism' as Obama pledges N. Korea review
Dec 22, 2014 (AFP)
China condemned "cyber terrorism" on Monday after US President Barack Obama pledged to consider officially labelling North Korea, accused by Washington of hacki...
Hackers may have exploited Sony's weakest link: humansW/LLL
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers who forced Sony Pictures to abort release of a comedy about North Korea likely slipped past the entertainment titan's defenses by exploiting a weak spot...
Movie world fears for freedom of speech as N.Korea parody pulled
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
Sony Pictures' decision to cancel the release of its madcap comedy about North Korea after threats from hackers has caused consternation in the movie world and ...
US calls movie studio hack a national security breach
Dec 19, 2014 (AFP)
The White House called the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures a serious national security matter Thursday, threatening an "appropriate response" as others pointed th...
Hackers invoke 9/11, threatening Sony film release
Dec 17, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, warning cinema-goers not to see a film which has angered North...
Hackers invoke 9/11 in new chilling Sony threat
Dec 16, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers invoked the 9/11 attacks Tuesday in their most chilling threat yet against Sony Pictures, again warning the Hollywood studio not to release a film which...
British energy sector acknowledges cyber threats
Dec 12, 2014 (UPI)
While keeping a tight lid on details, the British government confirmed Friday its energy department was aware of targeted computer-related attacks. The FBI rece...
Cyberattacks to worsen in 2015: McAfee researchers
Dec 09, 2014 (AFP)
A series of spectacular cyberattacks drew headlines this year, and the situation will only worsen in 2015 as hackers use more advanced techniques to infiltrate ...
N. Korea denies carrying out hack attack on Sony Pictures
Dec 07, 2014 (AFP)
North Korea denied Sunday involvement in a brazen cyber attack on Sony Pictures, but praised it as a "righteous deed" potentially orchestrated by supporters fur...
Cyber Norms Key to Global Security
Dec 04, 2014 (Sputnik)
Establishing standards to better identify and understand cyber threats is a critical global security issue, the head of the US Navy's Cyber Command told Sputnik...
Online freedom declines, amid NSA effect
Dec 04, 2014 (AFP)
Internet freedom suffered this year as a growing number of countries stepped up efforts to spy on users and censor online postings, a global survey showed Thurs...
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