Day: December 21, 2020

Categories Middle East

Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers

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The relatively “new” hacker group Pay2Key claimed on Sunday they had hacked into the systems of various Israeli defense industry corporations, including Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). … Read More >Cyber-war on Israel? ‘Iran-linked’ hacker group claims to have breached Israel Aerospace Industries’ servers

Categories World

Beijing urges Washington to halt crackdown as Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US exchanges

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The Chinese Foreign Ministry has blasted US President Donald Trump after he signed a bill that would see Chinese firms removed from US stock exchanges unless they adhere to American auditing standards. … Read More >Beijing urges Washington to halt crackdown as Trump signs bill that could kick Chinese firms off US exchanges

Categories USA

SolarWinds hack: US Treasury’s unclassified systems breached as Washington points finger at Russia and China

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A huge cyber-attack on a software company providing support to several US federal government agencies has breached the unclassified systems of the Treasury, its head Steven Mnuchin has said. … Read More >SolarWinds hack: US Treasury’s unclassified systems breached as Washington points finger at Russia and China

Categories World

Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in large-scale attack – report

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The personal phones of some 36 Al Jazeera journalists have been hacked by “government operatives” who used a controversial spying tool by Israel’s infamous NSO Group to snoop on them, a report by a Canadian research lab claims. … Read More >Israeli Pegasus spyware allegedly used to hack phones of dozens of Al Jazeera journalists in large-scale attack – report

Categories USA

Sarah Palin joins calls to pardon Assange, condemns previous comments on WikiLeaks founder: ‘I made a mistake’

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Former Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has joined the chorus of voices calling for a pardon for Julian Assange, despite condemning the “bad guy” in the past. … Read More >Sarah Palin joins calls to pardon Assange, condemns previous comments on WikiLeaks founder: ‘I made a mistake’

Categories USA

Trump lashes out at ‘dumbest’ ex-adviser Bolton after CNN interview about ‘appalling’ idea to rerun election under martial law

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President Trump blasted reports he’s considering imposing martial law as “fake news” and called his former National Security Advisor John Bolton “one of the dumbest people in Washington,” after Bolton called the idea “appalling.” … Read More >Trump lashes out at ‘dumbest’ ex-adviser Bolton after CNN interview about ‘appalling’ idea to rerun election under martial law

Categories USA

Trump’s China tweet ‘destructive & deceitful’ as there isn’t ‘ANY QUESTION’ Russia behind latest hacking scare, Adam Schiff claims

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Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) has joined Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in blaming Russia for a recent massive cyber attack. He also slammed President Donald Trump for the inconvenient suggestion China could have been the culprit. … Read More >Trump’s China tweet ‘destructive & deceitful’ as there isn’t ‘ANY QUESTION’ Russia behind latest hacking scare, Adam Schiff claims

Categories Business

Govt aware latest lockdown could have ‘severe’ impact on British economy — UK health minister

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The economic impact of fresh restrictions introduced by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson amid a rapidly spreading new coronavirus strain are expected to be very severe, admits British Health Minister Matt Hancock. … Read More >Govt aware latest lockdown could have ‘severe’ impact on British economy — UK health minister