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Apple devices getting beefed-up defence against spyware
AFP, Published on 07/07/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new way for activists, journalists and other targets of state-sponsored espionage to protect themselves from spyware.
Toyota's 'woven' city, TVs as smartphones: CES highlights
AFP, Published on 07/01/2020
» LAS VEGAS: A smart city from Toyota and a new 5G smartphone from China's TCL were among the announcements Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show preview day.
Germany's spy chief warns Russian cyberattacks could hit polls
AFP, Published on 29/11/2016
» BERLIN - Germany's foreign intelligence service chief warned Tuesday that Russia could seek to disrupt next year's elections in Europe's biggest economy with cyber attacks.
Russian hackers target cash before politics
AFP, Published on 08/11/2016
» MOSCOW - Just as the scandal over alleged Russian hacking of the US Democratic Party erupted in June, police in Russia were rounding up a group known as Lurk.
Russians, China hack US networks 'all the time': spy chief
AFP, Published on 08/09/2016
» WASHINGTON - America's intelligence chief on Wednesday said Russia hacks US computer networks "all the time," while also seeking to reassure the public the transition to a new president would "be OK..
Hacking the hackers? US spy agency at center of apparent breach
AFP, Published on 17/08/2016
» WASHINGTON - The US National Security Agency, which gained international notoriety in 2013 after Edward Snowden revealed its data snooping techniques, has itself become the target of an apparent data breach.
Iranians hunt Pokemon despite ban
AFP, Published on 06/08/2016
» TEHRAN - Iran was quick to ban global gaming craze Pokemon Go, but as with many of the Islamic republic's internet controls, tech-savvy youths have carried on regardless.
UAE warns Pokemon Go may expose users to criminals
AFP, Published on 15/07/2016
» ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates warned on Friday that criminals could exploit users of the smash hit virtual reality Pokemon Go game and other apps to hack their phones and spy on their movements.
EU, US sign data protection deal
AFP, Published on 02/06/2016
» BRUSSELS - The European Union and the United States on Thursday signed a deal to protect personal data transferred across the Atlantic in a bid to fight crime and terrorism.
US military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities
AFP, Published on 06/04/2016
» WASHINGTON - Six months after Washington and Beijing agreed not to conduct cyber attacks on each other's private sector for commercial gain, a top US spy questioned Tuesday whether China has cut such activities.