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World

Massive database of 533 MILLION Facebook users with PHONES leaked online, but tech giant says it’s just ‘old data’

Posted on April 4, 2021April 4, 2021By Editor

A trove of personal data, including full names, phone numbers and emails of a whopping 533 million Facebook users has reportedly been leaked online. The social media giant downplayed the incident, claiming that the data was “old.” … Read More >Massive database of 533 MILLION Facebook users with PHONES leaked online, but tech giant says it’s just ‘old data’

Russia

Putin calls on nations across world to create new ‘legally binding’ global cyberspace treaty, as hack attack row with US escalates

Posted on March 31, 2021March 31, 2021By Editor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the international community should come together to make a new formal pact governing the use of the internet. It would ban potentially hostile actions in order to maintain peace online. … Read More >Putin calls on nations across world to create new ‘legally binding’ global cyberspace treaty, as hack attack row with US escalates

USA

Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

Posted on March 27, 2021March 27, 2021By Editor

A Google hacking team has exposed — and shut down — an expert counterterrorism hacking operation by a supposed US ally. While the report hid most details, it raised troubling questions on what constitutes an ally in cyberspace. … Read More >Google exposes nine-month counter-terror hacking op by ‘friendly’ government, raising questions about what makes an ally

EU

French privacy watchdog probes Clubhouse over possible breach of EU rules

Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021By Editor

The French privacy watchdog is investigating the parent company of the US-based voice chat app Clubhouse to determine if it breached EU data protection regulations when servicing users based in Europe. … Read More >French privacy watchdog probes Clubhouse over possible breach of EU rules

EU

Dutch security agency says 1,200 ‘vulnerable’ Microsoft servers affected by security loophole as data stolen, emails sold online

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021By Editor

Some 1,200 Microsoft email servers in the Netherlands are almost certainly infected, the country’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) said on Tuesday, as it urged companies to update their software and assess the damage. … Read More >Dutch security agency says 1,200 ‘vulnerable’ Microsoft servers affected by security loophole as data stolen, emails sold online

US is an ‘out-and-out eavesdropping empire,’ says Beijing, as Washington lists Chinese companies as national security threat

Posted on March 16, 2021March 16, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has taken aim at Washington, labeling it ‘hypocritical’ and claiming it spies on its own allies, after the US designated five Chinese companies as posing a threat to national security under a 2019 law. … Read More >US is an ‘out-and-out eavesdropping empire,’ says Beijing, as Washington lists Chinese companies as national security threat

Op-ed

Biden’s awkward threat of retaliatory cyber attacks belies US uncertainty and insecurity on all things Russia

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

By leaking plans for “covert” cyber-retaliation against Russia, the Biden administration allows domestic political considerations to trump legitimate national security concerns by painting Russia as the all-purpose bogeyman. … Read More >Biden’s awkward threat of retaliatory cyber attacks belies US uncertainty and insecurity on all things Russia

Russia

Kremlin ‘alarmed’ by reports US considering cyberattack against Russia, as official government websites suddenly taken offline

Posted on March 11, 2021March 11, 2021By Editor

Russian officials have demanded Washington categorically rule out acts of cyberterrorism against the country, after Western media reported the US was mulling digital “retaliation” for a colossal hacker attack it blames on Moscow. … Read More >Kremlin ‘alarmed’ by reports US considering cyberattack against Russia, as official government websites suddenly taken offline

USA

‘Pretty-much everything on Gab’: Leaks publisher offers private data of ‘alt-tech Twitter’ users to researchers of ‘neo-Nazis’

Posted on March 2, 2021March 2, 2021By Editor

The Gab accounts of Donald Trump and Gab’s own CEO are among those “compromised” by a hack of the microblogging service popular among US conservatives and right-wingers. The data is being offered to researchers and journalists. … Read More >‘Pretty-much everything on Gab’: Leaks publisher offers private data of ‘alt-tech Twitter’ users to researchers of ‘neo-Nazis’

UK

Cyber criminals adopted ‘silent stealing’ scams during the Covid-19 pandemic & people working at home are the most likely target

Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021By Editor

A new approach known as “silent stealing”, where fraudsters seek to steal a small amount of money from a large number of people, appears to be on the rise as the UK keeps battling the Covid-19 crisis. … Read More >Cyber criminals adopted ‘silent stealing’ scams during the Covid-19 pandemic & people working at home are the most likely target