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Ex-WhatsApp executive sues Meta over alleged security failures
Sep 08, 2025 (AFP)
Attaullah Baig, who served as head of security for WhatsApp from 2021 to 2025, claims that approximately 1,500 engineers had unrestricted access to user data wi...
Far-right German MP denies knowing ex-aide allegedly spied for China
Sep 03, 2025 (AFP)
Giving evidence at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, Alternative for Germany (AfD) lawmaker Krah said he first learned from media that a former staffer from...
Telegram's Durov blasts French probe one year after arrest
Aug 25, 2025 (AFP)
Telegram founder Pavel Durov has criticised France's investigation into illegal content on his messaging app, saying authorities were "struggling" to find evide...
US Defense Intelligence Agency chief among latest ousted officers
Aug 22, 2025 (AFP)
The head of the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and two other senior officers are being removed, officials said Friday -- the latest in a series of militar...
Jury convicts US Navy sailor of spying for China
Aug 21, 2025 (AFP)
A US Navy sailor has been convicted of espionage for selling military secrets to China for $12,000, the Justice Department said Thursday. Jinchao Wei was found ...
New Zealand spy service warns of China interference
Aug 21, 2025 (AFP)
New Zealand faces the "most challenging national security environment of recent times", the country's intelligence agency said in an annual risk assessment. Key...
NZ soldier sentenced to two years' detention for attempted espionage
Aug 20, 2025 (AFP)
A military court sentenced a New Zealand soldier on Wednesday to two years' detention for attempting to spy for a foreign power. The soldier, whose name has bee...
UK drops demand for access to Apple user data
Aug 19, 2025 (AFP)
Britain has dropped its request for access to Apple users' encrypted data, which had created friction between London and Washington, US intelligence chief Tulsi...
Military court finds New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage
Aug 18, 2025 (AFP)
A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday -- the first spying conviction in the country's history...
Apple rejects Musk claim of App Store bias
Aug 14, 2025 (AFP)
Apple on Thursday rejected Elon Musk's claim that its digital App Store favors OpenAI's ChatGPT over his company's Grok and other rival AI assistants. Musk has ...
New Instagram location sharing feature sparks privacy fears
Aug 08, 2025 (AFP)
The Meta-owned image sharing platform added an option on Wednesday which shares locations using an Instagram map, similar to a feature rival Snapchat has offere...
Germany's top court limits use of police spy software
Aug 07, 2025 (AFP)
Investigators have long used secretly installed surveillance software on phones and computers to monitor suspects' encrypted messaging services and other commun...
Far-right German MP's ex-aide on trial for spying for China
Aug 05, 2025 (AFP)
Jian Guo, a German national, allegedly worked for Chinese intelligence from 2002, including while working in the Brussels office of Krah when he was an MEP betw...
Palantir gets US Army contract worth up to $10 bln
Aug 01, 2025 (AFP)
The agreement, announced Thursday, consolidates multiple contracts into a single enterprise deal that allows the military to buy Palantir's products over the ne...
Deloitte launches Silent Shield system to monitor satellite cyber threats
Aug 01, 2025 (SPX)
"Silent Shield can be a critical tool for organizations seeking to understand and manage the risks to their missions, strengthen their cyber resiliency and prot...
Macau ex-lawmaker arrested in city's first national security law action
Jul 31, 2025 (AFP)
The Chinese casino hub, which has its own legal system largely based on Portuguese law, enacted national security legislation in 2009 and widened its powers in ...
Macau ex-lawmaker arrested for national security crimes: report
Jul 31, 2025 (AFP)
The Chinese casino hub, which has its own legal system largely based on Portuguese law, enacted a national security law in 2009 and widened its powers in 2023. ...
US rescinds military academy job for former cybersecurity chief
Jul 30, 2025 (AFP)
The announcement came a day after far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer took aim at the hiring of Jen Easterly, a former US Army officer and West Point gra...
TikTok launches crowd-sourced debunking tool in US
Jul 30, 2025 (AFP)
Footnotes, a feature that the popular video-sharing app began testing in April, allows vetted users to suggest written context for content that might be wrong o...
China urges global consensus on balancing AI development, security
Jul 26, 2025 (AFP)
His remarks came just days after US President Donald Trump unveiled an aggressive low-regulation strategy aimed at cementing US dominance in the fast-moving fie...
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