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China summons tech giants over 'deep fakes', internet security
Mar 18, 2021 (AFP)
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) said talks concerned "voice software that has yet to undergo safety assessment procedures", as well as the applicat...
US teen 'mastermind' in epic Twitter hack sentenced to prison
Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)
State prosecutors announced the deal Tuesday in the case of Graham Ivan Clark, 18, described as the mastermind of the July 2020 "Bit-Con" worldwide hack of Twit...
Canadian authorities accused of deception in Huawei exec extradition case
Mar 17, 2021 (AFP)
Meng is fighting extradition to the United States, where she faces charges of bank fraud and conspiracy related to a Huawei subsidiary's alleged violations of U...
Messaging app Signal no longer working in China
Mar 16, 2021 (AFP)
Users of the free app, which has surged in popularity globally after rising privacy concerns, were unable to access it without a virtual private network (VPN). ...
Canada judge rejects new request in Huawei extradition case
Mar 14, 2021 (AFP)
Meng -- whose father is Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei -- has been in a two-year battle against extradition over charges the firm violated US sanctions on ...
US judge removes China's Xiaomi from Trump-era blacklist
Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)
Six days before Donald Trump left office last year, his administration cemented its trade war legacy against Beijing with a series of announcements targeting Ch...
Activists in race to save digital trace of Syria war
Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)
The page exhibiting footage that violated YouTube's community standards could not be restored because Al-Mutez Billah, a citizen-journalist, had been executed b...
Huawei listed anew as threat to US national security
Mar 13, 2021 (AFP)
A roster of communications companies thought to pose "an unacceptable risk" to national security included Huawei Technologies; ZTE; Hytera Communications; Hangz...
US moves closer to retaliation over hacking as cyber woes grow
Mar 12, 2021 (AFP)
The official said the White House was working closely with the private sector to ramp up cyber defenses following the attacks which targeted Microsoft Exchange ...
Latest mass hacks highlight challenge for Biden administration
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
Security analysts say stronger actions are needed to deter the attacks which exploited vulnerabilities in corporate and government networks and opened opportuni...
Russia ramps up facial recognition systems
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
The initiative has gained ground since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, with authorities using it as a tool to enforce lockdown measures while Russians in...
Beijing bristles at UK envoy over media freedom article
Mar 10, 2021 (AFP)
The foreign ministry's remarks came a day after it summoned Caroline Wilson over an article -- posted on Chinese social media platform WeChat last week -- in wh...
European banking regulator says it has resolved hack
Mar 09, 2021 (AFP)
Following a thorough investigation, the Paris-based EBA determined that the extent of the breach "was limited" and that confidentiality of its systems and data ...
EU banking regulator hit by Microsoft email hack
Mar 08, 2021 (AFP)
Microsoft said last week that a state-sponsored group operating out of China was exploiting previously unknown security flaws in its Exchange email services to ...
UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster
Mar 08, 2021 (AFP)
Ofcom fined the network 100,000 pounds over a complaint brought by a UK national, Peter Humphrey, who says he was forced to make a criminal confession aired by ...
Chinese cyber-espionage unit on US hacking spree: report
Mar 06, 2021 (AFP)
The campaign has exploited recently discovered flaws in Microsoft Exchange software, stealing email and infecting computer servers with tools that let attackers...
Canada says leave politics out of Huawei extradition case
Mar 05, 2021 (AFP)
Meng's defense team argued this week in the Supreme Court of British Columbia that Trump's remarks 10 days after her 2018 Vancouver arrest -- in which he said h...
Software icon McAfee charged in cryptocurrency scam
Mar 05, 2021 (AFP)
John McAfee, founder of the antivirus firm that bears his name, and Jimmy Watson face charges of conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering in connection with sche...
Australian Space Consortium to Leverage Quantum-Based Technologies
Mar 04, 2021 (SPX)
Commencing in 2023, the missions are designed to find accessible water and other resources in support of NASA's Artemis program to land the first woman and next...
Russia demands explanation from Facebook over blocked accounts
Mar 04, 2021 (AFP)
The US-based social network said its automated systems detected and disabled 530 Instagram accounts being used in the campaign against protesters who took to th...
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