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Who are the enemies of the Internet?
In their latest report on online surveillance, Reporters Without Borders have named Bahrain, China, Iran, Syria and Vietnam as “state enemies” of the Internet due …
Asian network of on-line card fraudsters dismantled
Finnish law enforcement authorities, working closely with the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, have dismantled an Asian criminal network responsible for illegal …
Older MiniDuke strain found, raises questions about its origins
A version of MiniDuke – the cyberspy malware aimed at governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere – has been operating for at least 21 months, internet …
Jailed British hacker hacks own prison’s mainframe
A UK cyber criminal jailed in a maximum security prison has managed to hack into the institution’s mainframe after having been allowed to participate in IT lessons, the …
Old school malware used for spying on European govts
Kaspersky Lab’s team of experts published a new research report that analyzed a series of security incidents involving the use of the recently discovered PDF exploit in …
Most Americans think cyber warfare is imminent
A national survey of Americans shows a majority fear that cyber warfare is imminent and that the country will attack or be attacked in the next decade. Despite the threat, …
Reactions to Obama’s Executive Order on cybersecurity
On February 12, we have witnessed U.S. President Barack Obama sign an Executive Order and issue a Presidential Policy Directive aimed at improving the cybersecurity of …
Bit9 hacked, its certificates stolen and used to sign malware
Bit9, a security firm that provides software reputation, application control and whitelisting services to companies in the financial, technology, government and other sectors, …
U.S. President to decide on pre-emptive cyberstrikes
As the moment when U.S. President Barack Obama will issue a cybersecurity executive order slowly draws near, other questions that affect the nation’s cyber defense and …
Japan holds first hacking contest backed by government
Despite being one of the greater world economies and being technologically advanced as few others, Japan has woken up to the reality of cyber crime relatively late. The highly …
Hackers breach U.S. Energy Department networks
Notifications sent out to employees and contractors of the U.S. Department of Energy have confirmed that it and its networks have been the latest victim of …
FTC urges mobile platforms to consider offering Do Not Track
The explosive growth of mobile services allows consumers to do things that would have been hard to imagine only a few years ago, but at the same time, mobile technology raises …