Tag: Cyber Security

Categories Russia

Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

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The move by US Tech companies to censor US President Donald Trump has raised concern in Russia, with politicians and IT industry figures expressing concerns about it, and about its potential implications for political freedoms. … Read More >Tech guru Durov warns Apple & Google pose threat to freedom, as Russian Senator says Trump Twitter ban a challenge to sovereignty

Categories USA

Not even a ‘highly likely’? Cybersecurity group admits SolarWinds hack came FROM WITHIN THE US, but doubles down on blaming Russia

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Internet security firm FireEye has revealed the enormous SolarWinds hack that left upwards of 250 agencies and businesses unprotected for weeks was launched from inside the US – but that hasn’t stopped them from blaming Moscow. … Read More >Not even a ‘highly likely’? Cybersecurity group admits SolarWinds hack came FROM WITHIN THE US, but doubles down on blaming Russia

Categories Asia & Pacific

Beijing blasts US as ‘empire of hacking & theft,’ rebuffs claims that China will exploit Pacific cable project for ‘espionage’

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The Chinese government has rejected allegations from two US senators that it seeks to leverage a multi-million-dollar undersea cable project for “espionage,” deeming the charges cover for Washington’s own global spying efforts. … Read More >Beijing blasts US as ‘empire of hacking & theft,’ rebuffs claims that China will exploit Pacific cable project for ‘espionage’

Categories Russia

Russian Deputy FM says American hackers tried to meddle in country’s vote amid growing row over online espionage

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American operatives tried to hack Russia’s constitutional vote last summer, one of Moscow’s top diplomats has said in a series of explosive allegations, claiming the US is responsible for the majority of online attacks. … Read More >Russian Deputy FM says American hackers tried to meddle in country’s vote amid growing row over online espionage

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 USA

Ex-US Cybersecurity Chief Calls Not to Escalate Hacking Incident as Senators Clamour for Response

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The pervasive data breach, which is said to still be compromising the servers of top US institutions, mostly federal agencies and think tanks, was reported late last week, sparking a heated debate on who the perpetrators are. … Read More >Ex-US Cybersecurity Chief Calls Not to Escalate Hacking Incident as Senators Clamour for Response

Categories Middle East

UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

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In August, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain became the third and four Arab League member states to normalize ties with the State of Israel, with Washington sweetening the deal by offering Abu Dhabi a $23 billion arms agreement including up to 50 F-35 fighters and over a dozen Reaper drones. … Read More >UAE Says It’s Weathering ‘Cyber Pandemic’, Facing Hack Attacks in Wake of Israel Normalization Deal

Categories USA

FBI declares HACKERS targeting think tanks ‘shaping US policy’… same NGOs that fearmonger about foreign hacking

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Hackers are targeting American think tanks, according to the FBI and the recently-founded Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a body owing its existence to those same think tanks’ scare stories about foreign hackers. … Read More >FBI declares HACKERS targeting think tanks ‘shaping US policy’… same NGOs that fearmonger about foreign hacking