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Nov 15 2021
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Joe Biden and Xi Jinping: What they want from talks
US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a virtual summit on Monday as tensions between the countries deepen.
The competing superpowers surprised many last week by issuing a joint declaration to address climate change, at talks in Glasgow, Scotland.
But growing concerns of a military confrontation over Taiwan have thrown their differences into sharp
BBC NewsMar 20 2013
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South Korea military on alert after massive computer hack
South Koreas military is on high alert as authorities investigate a possible cybersecurity breach that disabled computer systems at two main banks and at three television broadcast stations on Wednesday.
Washington TimesDec 17 2020
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Foreign hack of US government bigger than previously known, CISA warns
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency revealed on Thursday that the massive global hacking campaign conducted by foreign actors is even larger than originally reported.
The cyber actors gained secretive backdoor access in more ways than just through the publicly known SolarWinds software update being corrupted.
“One of the initial access vectors for this activity
Washington ExaminerSep 14 2020
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House approves bill to secure internet-connected federal devices against cyber threats
The House on Monday passed legislation to improve the security of federal internet-connected devices, with the bill garnering bipartisan support.
The Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act, passed unanimously by the House, would require all internet-connected devices purchased by the federal government – including computers, mobile devices, and other products with the
The HillFeb 23 2022
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Durham adds to Spygate's chapter on Trump transition
Special counsel John Durham's recent filing alleging that a Democratic-allied technology executive "exploited" White House internet traffic after the 2016 election appears to add to a growing list of instances in which former President Donald Trump and his team were targets of snooping during the presidential transition period following his surprise victory.
The fresh findings, which
Washington ExaminerDec 19 2019
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267 million - mostly American - Facebook users IDs, names and phone numbers have been exposed online in unsecured database
The records of hundreds of millions Facebook users was discovered in a online forum on the dark web.
The unsecure database contained the IDs, phone numbers and full names of 267 million users, most of which reside in the US.
Although it is not yet clear how the sensitive information was exposed, experts speculate the database was compiled through an illegal process called ‘
Daily MailJan 01 2021
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Senate overrides Trump veto of defense bill, forcing it into law over president's objection
The Senate voted to override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, providing the president his first and likely only veto defeat.
The likely final vote of the current Congress provided more than the two-thirds needed to force the NDAA into law over Trump’s objection.
The critical defense and policy bill sets 2021 spending levels at $740 billion and
Washington ExaminerNov 18 2020
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Trump firing of Chris Krebs after comment rebutting fraud allegations brings backlash
President Trump received fierce pushback -- including some from fellow Republicans -- on Tuesday night after firing Chris Krebs, the director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), following efforts by Krebs to rebut the president's claims of widespread voter fraud.
The Tuesday evening firing happened after Krebs led a campaign at CISA to control rumors about
Fox News (Online News)Aug 19 2020
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Americans Cite Cyberterrorism Among Top Three Threats to U.S.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As President Barack Obama rolls out a proposal to increase U.S. cybersecurity funding, Americans view cyberterrorism as a leading threat to U.S. vital interests in the next 10 years. U.S. adults rank cyberterrorism (73%) along with international terrorism (79%) and development of nuclear weapons by Iran (75%) as the highest of a dozen potential threats.
In prior
GallupDec 15 2020
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Hack of Federal Agencies Shows Cyber Dangers to Supply Chains
A suspected Russian hack that is rippling across federal agencies and U.S. businesses highlights the far-reaching impacts of attacks on supply chains.
Customers of the software provider SolarWinds Inc. began unknowingly installing malware this spring through seemingly routine updates to a network-management tool, the company reported in a regulatory filing Monday. The updates included a
Wall Street Journal (News)