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Police and FBI must return seized materials to Kim Dotcom
New Zealand High Court Justice Helen Winkelmann has ordered the NZ police and the FBI to go through the digital material seized following the arrest of Megaupload founder Kim …
Chinese army announces drill to test its digitalized forces
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has announced it will be holding a military exercise in June, aimed at testing “new types of combat forces including …
Liberty Reserve laundered $6 billion through illegal transactions
An indictment has been unsealed on Tuesday charging Liberty Reserve, a company that operated one of the world’s most widely used digital currency services, and seven of …
U.S. weapons systems designs reportedly stolen by hackers
Hackers – more than likely Chinese – have stolen designs for two dozen U.S. weapons systems during a series of raids, a previously undisclosed section of a report …
Brazilian govt sites found serving malware
Cyber crooks targeting Brazilian users have a well-documented predilection for banking Trojans, but every now and then they opt for other types of malware. Trend Micro …
DHS employees’ info possibly compromised due to system flaw
U.S. Department of Homeland Security employees have begun receiving notifications about a vulnerability that has inadvertently made their personal information potentially …
A spotlight on grid insecurity
Drawing from responses from more than 100 utilities across America, a new report shows that the nation’s electric grid remains highly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and …
Commission wants to minimize U.S. IP theft economic impact
As the long awaited first meeting between China’s new president Xi Jinping and U.S. president Barack Obama draws near, the problem of cyber espionage and theft of …
Guantanamo cuts off Wi-Fi access due to OpGTMO
The U.S. military, under whose command is the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and the infamous prison of the same name that currently houses over 150 prisoners, has decided to shut …
U.S. DOJ accuses journalist of espionage
Last week’s revelation that the U.S. DOJ has successfully subpoenaed two months’ worth of telephone toll records for phones of AP journalist has created quite an …
U.S. Congress has questions about Google Glass and privacy
Members of the U.S. Congress’ Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus have sent an open letter to Google CEO Larry Page, questioning the company’s privacy consideration when it …
Digital Government Strategy progress and challenges
A new report by Mobile Work Exchange and Good Technology examines Federal agencies’ progress toward the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Digital Government …