Category: Cyber Security
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US Launches Cybersecurity Defence Agency
President Donald Trump signed into law the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Act of 2018, thereby establishing the first agency devoted to defending U.S. infrastructure from cyber attacks. In 2017, security company Symantec revealed that it had discovered evidence..
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France Gives Google the Guillotine
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces last month said that they will no longer use Google’s search engine as default, but instead use a French search engine called Qwant as it doesn’t exploit user data. This is a new initiative by the French government to bolster digital sovereignty in the country…
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China: The Growth of a Surveillance State
Facial recognition and AI are growing businesses for Chinese tech companies with ‘nowhere to hide’ for civilian targets. Kuang-Chi Group is a Chinese company that develops and invests in a metamaterial, telecommunication, aerospace, smart-city, AI and digital health technologies. While…
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Pentagon launches first cyber operation
U.S. Cyber Command has begun targeting Russian operatives, warning them that the military is tracking their activities in an attempt to deter them from disrupting the fast-approaching midterm elections. A cyber threat is deemed any malicious act that attempts to gain access to a computer…
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GreyEnergy: Hackers targeting companies in Ukraine
A hacking group believed to be linked to Russia called GreyEnergy has been targeting energy and critical infrastructure companies in Ukraine. Security researchers at ESET said the group has been active over the past three years is believed to be linked to BlackEnerg…
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NCSC: Major cyberattack could hit UK soon
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned that a major life-threatening cyberattack on the UK will take place in the near future. In its second annual review, the agency revealed it has handled more than 10 attacks a week, most of which trace back to hostile nations. The National…
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35 million US voter records being sold on Dark Web
Up to 35 million US voter records from 19 states have been found up for sale on a popular hacking forum, security researchers have discovered. The discovery comes just weeks ahead of the …
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Facebook: 29 million users affected by breach
Facebook said hackers had gained access to 29 million users’ accounts in a massive data breach last month. The company downgraded its initial estimate that 50 million users were compromised in the intrusion. In late September, Facebook disclosed a security vulnerability that the company…
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Pentagon data breach exposes nearly 30,000 personnel
The Pentagon has revealed that a security breach of US Department of Defense travel records may have compromised the personal information of nearly 30,000 military and civilian staffers. The department’s travel records were maintained by an unnamed contractor. The US Department…
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Chinese intel officer charged with espionage
A top intelligence officer for the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) has been arrested and indicted on charges of economic espionage and attempting to steal trade secrets from multiple US aviation and aerospace companies. China and the US have long had differing views on the internet…