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Trump taps John Ratcliffe, ex-national intelligence chief, for CIA director
Nov 12, 2024 (UPI)
"I am pleased to announce that former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe will serve as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency," Trump wrote i...
US airman who leaked classified documents jailed for 15 years
Nov 12, 2024 (AFP)
Jack Teixeira, 22, orchestrated the most damaging leak of classified information in a decade while serving as an IT specialist with the Massachusetts Air Nation...
Misinformation fears mount over second Trump term
Nov 11, 2024 (AFP)
In the closing weeks of his 2024 campaign, Trump aired false claims about weather manipulation and government assistance after hurricanes hit North Carolina, a ...
Germany arrests US man accused of offering to spy for China
Nov 07, 2024 (AFP)
According to prosecutors, the man named only as "Martin D." was held "on suspicion of expressing willingness to undertake intelligence activities for a foreign ...
China says ex-government worker to be executed for spying
Nov 06, 2024 (AFP)
The individual surnamed Zhang "provided a large number of top secret and classified state secrets to foreign intelligence agencies," the Ministry of State Secur...
Musk amplifies conservative voices in liberal Silicon Valley
Nov 01, 2024 (AFP)
The South African-born tech mogul is leading this change, committing nearly $100 million to the Republican's presidential campaign, while leveraging his X socia...
Latvia jails taxi driver for 7 years for spying for Russia
Oct 31, 2024 (AFP)
According to the Latvian security services, Sergejs Sidorovs "used his discreet appearance and his profession as a taxi driver to move around and take photos of...
China confirms South Korean detained for alleged spying
Oct 29, 2024 (AFP)
South Korea's Yonhap news service, citing diplomatic sources in Seoul, reported Monday that Chinese authorities had held the man in his 50s since late last year...
US finalizes curbs on investing in Chinese tech
Oct 28, 2024 (AFP)
The new rules, which take effect on January 2 next year, will prohibit US-headquartered firms, citizens, and permanent residents from engaging in transactions i...
US unveils national security plan to step up use of AI
Oct 27, 2024 (AFP)
The new National Security Memorandum, which comes a year after President Joe Biden issued an executive order on regulating AI, seeks to thread the needle betwee...
GMV wins ESA contract for CyberCUBE space cybersecurity mission
Oct 25, 2024 (SPX)
CyberCUBE is set to validate the CSOC's radio frequency (RF) capabilities and demonstrate advanced data analysis tools that identify and counter cyber threats. ...
Chinese hackers targeted Trump, Vance phones: report
Oct 25, 2024 (AFP)
The New York Times, quoting people familiar with the matter, said the hacking attempt appeared to be part of a wide-ranging intelligence collection effort by Ch...
Israel's military accuses 6 Al Jazeera journalists of acting as Hamas operatives
Oct 23, 2024 (UPI)
However, a New York-based international journalism association was skeptical of Israel's accusations against the journalists. On Wednesday, the Israeli Defense ...
Major crypto, diamond fraud trial opens in France
Oct 21, 2024 (AFP)
Some 28 million euros ($30 million) were allegedly stolen in the case, dubbed "red card" because of the dozen football clubs among the plaintiffs. Some 850 of t...
Beware: US election disinformation masked as 'breaking news'
Oct 21, 2024 (AFP)
The misuse of the term, typically deployed by media outlets to relay major news developments, is part of a persistent assault on reality across tech platforms t...
Instagram moves to face rising tide of sextortion scams
Oct 17, 2024 (AFP)
The measures include stricter controls on who can follow or message teen accounts and safety notices in Instagram direct messages and Facebook Messenger about s...
Chinese cybersecurity association recommends review of Intel products sold in country
Oct 16, 2024 (AFP)
Beijing and Washington have been locked in a tit-for-tat tech battle, vying for supremacy in fields including advanced semiconductors and artificial intelligenc...
Russia, China step up cybercriminal recruitment, Sri Lanka arrests 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids
Oct 15, 2024 (AFP)
Such hackers are not just stealing data, corporate vice president of customer security Tom Burt wrote in the Microsoft Digital Defense Report. They are "launchi...
Sri Lanka busts Chinese cybercrime racket
Oct 13, 2024 (AFP)
Deputy Inspector-General Nihal Thalduwa said the men were taken into custody at four locations during raids carried out since October 6, with 129 arrested in on...
Philippines arrests alleged Chinese scam farm chain boss
Oct 11, 2024 (AFP)
Lin Xunhan was detained in Binan city south of Manila late Thursday, amid a government crackdown of online businesses accused of defrauding clients and which ha...
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