CYBER WARS

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Australia says 'state actor' hacked parties, parliament
Feb 18, 2019 (AFP)
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told lawmakers that investigators looking into a hack of parliament computer systems revealed two weeks ago "also became aware tha...
Saudi defends app allowing men to monitor women relatives
Feb 16, 2019 (AFP)
The Absher app provides services for "all members of the society... including women, the elderly, and people with special needs", the interior ministry said. Th...
Researchers keeps wraps on automatic text generator to prevent misuse
Feb 15, 2019 (AFP)
That software developed by OpenAI could be used to generate news stories, product reviews and other kinds of writing which may be more realistic than anything d...
Germany to let NATO use its cyber skills
Feb 14, 2019 (AFP)
NATO has designated cyberspace as a conflict domain alongside land, sea and air and says electronic attacks by the likes of Russia and China -- but also crimina...
Russia moves to ban troops from using smartphones
Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)
The move comes after journalists have used photos and videos posted on social media by troops to gain information on Russia's military involvement in Syria and ...
China calls US concerns over Huawei 'groundless'
Feb 12, 2019 (AFP)
The world's second-largest smartphone maker and biggest producer of telecommunications gear has been under fire in recent months after the arrest of a top execu...
Bezos case exposes billionaires' vulnerability to hackers
Feb 10, 2019 (AFP)
Bezos came out fighting this week, accusing the National Enquirer of blackmailing him with lurid pictures of him and his mistress, and pre-empting the threat to...
Australia using new decryption powers even before planned review
Feb 08, 2019 (AFP)
The powers were granted under a new decryption law which was rushed through parliament in December amid fierce debate, and seen as the latest salvo between gove...
Bezos, world's richest man, shows won't be pushed around
Feb 08, 2019 (AFP)
Now Jeff Bezos is intent on showing he won't be bullied in a battle of wills with the politically connected owner of a supermarket tabloid. The 55-year-old Bezo...
Defending Against Adversarial Artificial Intelligence
Feb 07, 2019 (SPX)
"Over the last decade, researchers have focused on realizing practical ML capable of accomplishing real-world tasks and making them more efficient," said Dr. Ha...
Huawei 'shocked, amused' by espionage accusations
Feb 07, 2019 (AFP)
Huawei has raised suspicions in the west for its close ties to the Chinese government and fears are that the company may be an integral tool of the superpower's...
France to tighten 5G security: minister
Feb 06, 2019 (AFP)
"The role of the nation is to protect the economic interests of the country, 5G could lead us to taking strong decisions in this area," Le Maire said on the Fra...
Don't let Huawei help set up 5G, US warns EU nations
Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)
Washington considers the matter urgent as European Union countries prepare to roll out fifth-generation networks that will bring near-instantaneous connectivity...
Merkel says more security needed on Chinese firms
Feb 05, 2019 (AFP)
Speaking at Keio University in Tokyo, Merkel said there was a "big debate" in Germany about using Huawei equipment, with growing calls to prevent the firm build...
Norway intelligence service issues Huawei warning
Feb 04, 2019 (AFP)
"One has to be attentive about Huawei as an actor and about the close connections between a commercial actor like Huawei and the Chinese regime," the head of No...
DoD says it will require some contractors to prove they're safe from hackers
Jan 31, 2019 (UPI)
A Pentagon press release issued Friday said the DoD had released its new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification and will begin adding the requirements to re...
Huawei charm offensive runs into buzzsaw of US charges
Jan 30, 2019 (AFP)
The US Justice Department this week unveiled a raft of charges against Huawei which could see its Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou extradited to the United ...
Czechs exclude Huawei from tender amid security concerns
Jan 30, 2019 (AFP)
The broadsheet DNES daily said other government institutions were following suit after the country's cyber-security agency warned that Huawei software and hardw...
Huawei ban blamed as new Australian mobile network axed
Jan 29, 2019 (AFP)
TPG claimed having its "principal equipment vendor" barred from 5G networks meant the project was no longer viable. The company said had already spent Aus$100 m...
Huawei exec's extradition hearing pushed to March
Jan 29, 2019 (AFP)
Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was indicted along with Huawei and two affiliates in a US case related to allege...
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