February 21, 2020

US and UK call out Russian hackers for Georgia attacks

The US and UK governments have both accused Russia of launching a cyber attack against the Georgian government last year.

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February 19, 2020

Facebook asks to be regulated kinda like a newspaper, kinda like telco

Zuckerberg is in Brussels right in time for the European Commission's release of its manifesto on regulating AI.

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January 20, 2020

FBI seizes credentials-for-sale site WeLeakInfo.com

The FBI has seized the domain for WeLeakInfo.com, a site that sold breached data records, after a multinational effort by law enforcement.

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January 14, 2020

Lottery hacker gets 9 months for his £5 cut of the loot

We don't care how little you made from your crimes, the judge said. We care that you went after an outfit that gives a ton to charities.

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December 10, 2019

EU releases its 5G conclusions

The Council of the European Union sent a memo summarizing its thoughts on the "need to mitigate security risks linked to 5G".

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November 20, 2019

Tories change Twitter name to ‘factcheckUK’ during live TV debate

Twitter wagged its finger at the UK's Conservative party for renaming its press account "factcheckUK" during a live TV debate.

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October 07, 2019

Facebook urged by governments to halt end-to-end encryption plans

The US, UK and Australian governments last week officially urged Facebook to halt its plans for end-to-end encryption.

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August 01, 2019

Five Eyes nations demand access to encrypted messaging

The alliance wants tech companies to build backdoor access to users’ encrypted data, by force if necessary.

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July 04, 2019

TikTok investigated (again) over how it handles children’s data and safety

It's already gotten hit with the biggest-ever US child privacy fine, and now it might be facing a fine for GDPR violations.

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