July 23, 2021

US court gets UK Twitter hack suspect arrested in Spain

O, what a tangled web we weave/When first we practise to deceive!

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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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January 21, 2020

China and US top user data requests in Apple transparency report

Most of the US and China's requests had to do with investigations into fraud, suspected account access and phishing.

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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 08, 2020

US warns of Iranian cyber threat

The DHS has issued three warnings in the last few days encouraging people to be on alert for physical and cyber attacks from Iran.

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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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March 21, 2019

FBI crackdown on DDoS-for-hire sites led to 85% slash in attack sizes

According to a new report, average and maximum DDoS attack sizes decreased by 85.36% and 23.91%.

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November 15, 2018

France: Let’s make the internet safer! US: ‘How about NO?!’

Don't cry for us, Argentina: Critics saw potential for government meddling without court order, among other issues.

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November 01, 2018

US indicts alleged Chinese spies for hacking aerospace companies

The DOJ described five years of stealing turbofan engine designs that relied on insiders, state-sponsored hackers, phishing and malware.

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