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EU unveils new sanctions framework to punish Russia for its destabilizing activities
Oct 09, 2024 (UPI)
The measure was established by the European Council, which defines the overall political direction of the union, to combat what it says is an increasing number ...
Turkey blocks access to Discord messaging platform
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The move by Turkey's BTK communications authority came after a ruling by a court in Ankara amid "suspicion" the platform had been used for "the sexual abuse of ...
Discord seen as online home for renegades
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
Turkey on Wednesday said it was banning Discord under the auspices of protecting young people from abuse. A day earlier, Russia's telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor...
Germany to tighten staff security checks amid spying fears
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
Berlin has seen an increase in suspected spying cases linked to Russia since the Ukraine war, and also to China with ties to Beijing under growing pressure. A d...
'Sleeper agent' bots on X fuel US election misinformation, study says
Oct 09, 2024 (AFP)
The findings by the Washington-based American Sunlight Project (ASP) demonstrate how bot-like activity plagues X, previously called Twitter, despite pledges by ...
Atos extends talks to sell key assets to French state
Oct 07, 2024 (AFP)
Atos, which is an Olympics partner and holds contracts with the French army, said that an offer from the government to buy certain strategically important asset...
UK 'China spying' pair plead not guilty
Oct 04, 2024 (AFP)
Christopher Cash, 29, and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged in April under the UK's counter-espionage Official Secrets Act. Both denied the accusations during...
Police arrest Australian 'distributor' of Ghost crime app
Oct 02, 2024 (AFP)
The Ghost app was marketed to underworld figures as "unhackable" and used by hundreds of suspected criminals from Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. I...
Tech industry urges G7 to unify cloud security standards
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Industry group BSA The Software Alliance, which represents tech giants including Microsoft and IBM, argues that its initiative would reduce compliance burdens f...
Germany arrests Chinese woman accused of spying
Oct 01, 2024 (AFP)
Named only as Yaqi X., she allegedly reported to another suspected Beijing agent now under arrest, Jian G., who was working in the office of a German far-right ...
'We will reach everyone': how Israel hunted Nasrallah
Sep 29, 2024 (AFP)
Here's what we know about how Israel marshalled its intelligence resources to pull off the attack: - The buildup - Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel t...
Iranian-America indicted for spying on U.S. for Iran
Sep 28, 2024 (UPI)
Former Federal Aviation Administration contractor Abouzar Rahmati, 42, formerly was an officer in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and on Friday was ind...
'Misinformation megaphone': Musk stokes tension before US election
Sep 27, 2024 (AFP)
Researchers fear there may be little to stop Musk -- who has endorsed Donald Trump -- from using X, formerly Twitter, and his personal account to sway voters in...
Two jailed in Poland for spying for Russia
Sep 26, 2024 (AFP)
Since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Warsaw has frequently accused Russia of carrying out acts of espionage inside its territory. A NATO member and key Kyiv ally...
Taiwan says China is 'number one' source of cyberattacks
Sep 24, 2024 (AFP)
China claims the self-ruled island as part of its territory and relations between the two have plummeted in recent years as Beijing has increased its rhetoric a...
China slams 'lies and smears' after Canadian ex-diplomat alleges torture
Sep 24, 2024 (AFP)
Canadians Michael Spavor and Kovrig, who became known as "the two Michaels", were detained by Beijing in December 2018 in apparent retaliation for the arrest in...
Ukraine restricting use of Telegram over national security concerns
Sep 20, 2024 (UPI)
The decision by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine comes amid fears that Russian forces were able to access personal data from Ukrainian accou...
US accuses social media giants of 'vast surveillance'
Sep 19, 2024 (AFP)
A report based on queries launched nearly four years ago aimed at nine companies found they collected troves of data, sometimes through data brokers, and could ...
United States says thwarted Chinese 'state-sponsored' cyber attack
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
The malware infected a wide range of consumer devices, including routers, cameras, digital video recorders and network-attached storage devices, according to a ...
Global police sting targets users of organised crime app
Sep 18, 2024 (AFP)
Australian Federal Police said the app -- known as Ghost -- was marketed to underworld figures as "unhackable" and was used by hundreds of suspected criminals f...
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