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Prime Minister David Cameron Is to Enter Talks with China Over Cyber Spying
Dec 5, 2013Prime Minister David Cameron is to enter talks with China over cyber spying after raising the issue with Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang during his visit to the country. It follows on from a long-running war of words between the US and ...
Tags: Cyber Spying, Talks with China
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MiniDuke Has Targeted Government Organisations in as Many as 23 Countries
Mar 1, 2013A cyber espionage operation dubbed MiniDuke has targeted government organisations in as many as 23 countries, security vendors said on Wednesday. The malware uses well-crafted PDF documents to trick recipients into opening the malicious ...
Tags: MiniDuke, Malware, Governments
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Cyber Attacks on Major US Media Outlets Has Intensified Worries Over Chinese Hackers
Feb 5, 2013A String of cyber attacks on major US media outlets has intensified worries over Chinese hackers, who analysts say are probably linked to the secretive Beijing government. The attacks, part of a series of incidents traced to Chinese ...
Tags: Hacking Incidents, Fears, China
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A New Trojan Horse Tries to Covers Its Tracks by Crippling The Victim's Computer
Dec 20, 2012A new Trojan horse tries to covers its tracks by crippling the victim's computer after stealing data, a security researcher said today. Dubbed "Shamoon" by most antivirus companies, the malware has been used in targeted attacks aimed at ...
Tags: Trojan horse, tracks, victim's computer, shamoon malware, Windows PCs
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The Internet Is an Equally Effective Tool for Repression
Dec 18, 2012The Internet, long viewed as a tool to expand freedom, is an equally effective tool for repression. That is just as true in the United States as anywhere else. Security guru Bruce Schneier noted in a recent blog post, citing Evgeny ...
Tags: Cyber spying, Middle East, Skype, Spying, Syria, video
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The Nation of Georgia,Fed up with Persistent Cyber-Spying Attacks
Oct 30, 2012IDG News Service-In one of the photos,the dark-haired,bearded hacker is peering into his computer's screen,perhaps puzzled at what's happening.Minutes later,he cuts his computer's connection,realizing he has been discovered. The nation of ...
Tags: Georgia, cyber-spying, Russia-Based Hacker
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An Agreement Was Reached to Settle Charges The Companies Spied on Consumers
Sep 28, 2012WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission has reached an agreement with seven rent-to-own companies and a software design firm to settle charges the companies spied on consumers who rented their computers. The settlements bar the ...
Tags: RTO Retailer
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FTC Has Reached Proposed Settlements with a Software Vendor and Seven Rent-to-Own Stores
Sep 25, 2012The U.S.Federal Trade Commission has reached proposed settlements with a software vendor and seven rent-to-own stores after the agency accused them of installing spyware on rented computers that captured screenshots of personal ...
Tags: U.S.Federal Trade Commission, DesignerWare, software vendor