CYBER WARS

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Iran hackers penetrate key world networks: researchers
Dec 03, 2014 (AFP)
Iranian hackers have managed to penetrate and steal information from governments and companies around the world since 2012, posing a grave security threat, rese...
Sony slams 'malicious' hack attack, mum on N. Korea
Dec 03, 2014 (AFP)
Sony Pictures denounced Wednesday a "brazen" cyberattack it said netted a "large amount" of confidential information, including movies as well as personnel and ...
Hacker group targets company financial info
Dec 01, 2014 (AFP)
A hacker group has tapped into email accounts of executives in more than 100 companies that could give them lucrative access to market-moving information, a US ...
Stealthy spy software snooping for years: Symantec
Nov 25, 2014 (AFP)
Computer security firm Symantec on Monday said it uncovered stealthy software wielded as part of a years-long spying campaign, most likely by a nation state. Th...
Cyberspying tool could have US, British origins
Nov 24, 2014 (AFP)
A sophisticated cybersespionage tool has been stealing information from governments and businesses since 2008, researchers said Monday, and one report linked it...
China arrests man who photographed base for 'foreign spy'
Nov 23, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese man was arrested for selling pictures of an aircraft carrier base to a foreign spy, the latest young Internet user to be targeted by overseas intellig...
China Premier calls for greater role in shaping Web
Nov 20, 2014 (AFP)
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Thursday demanded a greater role for Beijing in shaping the global Internet, calling for "order" online as he failed to address his g...
Top China official urges stronger Internet management
Nov 19, 2014 (AFP)
A top Beijing official called for stronger management of the Internet Wednesday at a government-organised conference condemned by rights campaigners as a Chines...
Amnesty feels 'chill' from China Internet meeting
Nov 18, 2014 (AFP)
Rights group Amnesty International on Tuesday described a major Chinese-organised Internet conference as chilling, calling it an attempt to have a greater say i...
US State Department network shut after cyber breach
Nov 17, 2014 (AFP)
The US State Department said Monday it shut down its unclassified computer network over the weekend after evidence emerged that it could have been hacked. Offic...
US spies on mobile phones from the sky: report
Nov 14, 2014 (AFP)
US justice officials are scooping up mobile phone data from unwitting Americans as part of a sophisticated airborne surveillance program designed to catch crimi...
Cyberattack hit US weather service: report
Nov 13, 2014 (AFP)
Cyberattackers believed to have been working from China broke through defenses of the US weather service recently, according to a Washington Post report. US med...
U.S. Central Command adopts GenDyn software for secure info sharing
Nov 12, 2014 (UPI)
U.S. Central Command is now using the new version of cyber-defense software from General Dynamics C4 Systems for sharing classified information. The information...
Americans wary of snooping from government, advertisers
Nov 12, 2014 (AFP)
Americans are worried about being tracked -- both by the government and by online marketers. A survey released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center found privac...
Hackers target CEOs in 'Darkhotel' scheme
Nov 10, 2014 (AFP)
Hackers have developed a scheme to steal sensitive information from top executives by penetrating the Wi-Fi networks of luxury hotels, security researchers said...
US mulls new tactics to stem wave of cyberattacks
Nov 06, 2014 (AFP)
As hacking attacks reach epidemic proportions, the US cybersecurity community is looking at new ways to step up defense, including counterattacking the hackers ...
'Major' hacking attack in US looms: expert survey
Oct 29, 2014 (AFP)
Cyber attacks might be taking a toll now, but just wait: a survey of experts says things are likely to get even worse in the US over the next decade. A majority...
US eyes cyber 'deterrence' to stop hackers
Oct 28, 2014 (AFP)
The US military is looking to flex its muscles in cyberspace as a "deterrence" to hackers eying American targets, the nation's top cyber-warrior said Tuesday. A...
Cyber-security center launched in Wales
Oct 23, 2014 (UPI)
A new cyber-security center has been officially launched in Britain by Alert Logic for its expanding European customer base. The European Security Operations Ce...
Samsung devices get top US security clearance
Oct 21, 2014 (AFP)
South Korean tech giant Samsung said Tuesday its smartphones and tablets have received a US government security clearance allowing officials to use them to send...
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