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German intelligence agency helped NSA spy on EU companies
Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service (BND) has been aiding the US NSA spy on European companies and politicians since 2008, possibly even earlier, Der Spiegel claims …
Hacktivists are targeting law enforcement personnel, warns FBI
The FBI has issued an alert for law enforcement personnel and public officials, warning them that they may be targeted by hacktivists.“Hacking collectives are effective …
White House cyber attackers linked to OnionDuke APT actor
“It’s widely believed that the October 2014 breaches of US State Department and White House computer systems have been executed by Russian hackers. Kaspersky Lab …
GitHub issues transparency report
GitHub has released its first ever transparency report. Of the 10 subpoenas for user data, GitHub has disclosed information in 7 of them, and has informed affected users about …
Attorney claims cops planted spying malware on drive containing evidence
Police force using malware in investigation is not an unheard-of situation but, according to an affidavit filed in a whistle-blower case against the Fort Smith Police …
US prohibits Intel to export chips for Chinese supercomputers
US chip maker Intel has been prohibited by the US Department of Commerce to export chips needed to upgrade Chinese supercomputers. The Department determined that “the …
Man gets 150 months in prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards
A member of the identity theft and credit card fraud ring known as Carder.su was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for selling stolen and counterfeit credit cards over …
DARPA to create software systems that last 100 years
As modern software systems continue inexorably to increase in complexity and capability, users have become accustomed to periodic cycles of updating and upgrading to avoid …
Polymorphic Beebone botnet sinkholed in international police operation
On April 8, a global operation targeted the Beebone (also known as AAEH) botnet, a polymorphic downloader bot which installs various forms of malware on victims’ …
Russian hackers executed the US State Department, White House network breaches
The October 2014 breaches of some of the computer systems of the US State Department and the White House have been executed by Russian hackers, unnamed US officials familiar …
US to enact sanctions against foreign cyber attackers
US president Barack Obama has signed on Wednesday a new executive order aimed at imposing “sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in malicious cyber-enabled …
Feds subpoena Reddit for info on DarknetMarkets subreddit users
A US Immigrations and Customs Agency (ICE) special agent has recently issued a subpoena to popular social news site Reddit, asking them to share the information they might …
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