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putin frenzy, blowback in baltimore, class warfare

putin frenzy, blowback in baltimore, class warfare

Coming up on nowadays's reveal:How are lawmakers responding to recent allegations surrounding...


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vive la difference that foiled attack on macron |...

vive la difference that foiled attack on macron |...

French voters were insulated from the far right’s election meddling because they prefer to share...


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ghosts in the machine: the real hackers hiding...

ghosts in the machine: the real hackers hiding...

This week’s tabloid headlines about the teenager who allegedly broke into TalkTalk’s website...


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russian hacking of the us election is the most...

russian hacking of the us election is the most...

From Trump’s mastery of Twitter to the insecurity of technology,cynicism and fear threaten our...


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refugee urges thousands at hacker congress to use...

refugee urges thousands at hacker congress to use...

Chaos Communications Congress,Europe’s largest hacker conference, opened with call to action from...


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entire us political system  under attack  by...

entire us political system under attack by...

Meanwhile,some US commentators on cybersecurity issues absorb suggested that these attacks are not a...


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disruption games: why are libertarians lining up...

disruption games: why are libertarians lining up...

In the era of digital politics,an odd alliance has sprung up: anti-state campaigners and...


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information is a potent weapon in the new cold war

information is a potent weapon in the new cold war

Loss of public trust killed the USSR and it can bring down Western elites tooAsked by Bloomberg this...


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thenib:from ann telnaes. mr. mcconnell s support...

thenib:from ann telnaes. mr. mcconnell s support...

thenib:From Ann Telnaes.Mr. McConnell’s support for investigating American intelligence findings...


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former guantanamo detainee speaks to hacker...

former guantanamo detainee speaks to hacker...

Moazzam Begg stresses the importance of encryption programs while convert Cerie Bullivant says...


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we shouldnt let high tech toys make children...

we shouldnt let high tech toys make children...

This week saw the largest-ever hack targeting minors,described as an Ashley Madison-level breach. It...


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ransomware attack on san francisco public transit...

ransomware attack on san francisco public transit...

San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency attacked by hackers who locked up computers and data with...


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passengers get free ride after san francisco muni...

passengers get free ride after san francisco muni...

San Francisco Municipal Transport Agency attacked by hackers who locked up computers and data with...


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adult friend finder and penthouse hacked in...

adult friend finder and penthouse hacked in...

Over 412m accounts from pornography sites and sex hookup service reportedly leaked as Friend Finder...


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shame hacking: attack on dating site for beautiful...

shame hacking: attack on dating site for beautiful...

BeautifulPeople.com boasts ‘online dating for beautiful people only’,and at first there’s a...


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stolen credit card details available for £1 each...

stolen credit card details available for £1 each...

Guardian finds batch of 100 stolen cards on sale for £98 on ‘dark web’ amid heightened fears...


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us official says france warned about russian...

us official says france warned about russian...

US cyber officials gave France ‘heads up’ that Russia was hacking their systems and was working...


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us congressman calls for investigation into...

us congressman calls for investigation into...

Vulnerabilities within SS7 mobile phone network brokerage system allow attackers to listen to...


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bahamas man alonzo knowles charged with hacking...

bahamas man alonzo knowles charged with hacking...

The 23-year-old illegally accessed film scripts,social security information and sensitive materials,...


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queensland students personal information hacked in...

queensland students personal information hacked in...

The premier,Annastacia Palaszczuk, says education department computers were breached revealing...


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daily stormer jumps to dark web while reddit and...

daily stormer jumps to dark web while reddit and...

Action by technology companies and hacking group Anonymous removes neo-Nazi site from open web,while...


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browser autofill used to steal personal details in...

browser autofill used to steal personal details in...

Chrome,Safari, Opera and extensions such as LastPass can be tricked into leaking private information...


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will the us elections be hacked? its doubtful, but...

will the us elections be hacked? its doubtful, but...

The fact that most election machines are not connected to the internet makes hacking unlikely,but...


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protonmail: encrypted email provider held ransom...

protonmail: encrypted email provider held ransom...

Email provider headquartered at Cern in Switzerland has internet connection chop off by hackers who...


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jailbreak for iphones wins $1m bounty

jailbreak for iphones wins $1m bounty

Computer exploit merchant Zerodium says it paid research team that worked out how to ‘jailbreak’...


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hackers for hillary: event attendance through the...

hackers for hillary: event attendance through the...

Outraged by Donald Trump’s call on Russia to hack the Democratic nominee,an atypical fundraiser...


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why tech firms pay hackers to hack them

why tech firms pay hackers to hack them

Companies spend grand money to identify flaws,but does this effect for a safer internet?Imagine...


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hackers can trick self driving cars into taking...

hackers can trick self driving cars into taking...

Lidar sensor can be fooled into seeing fake people,cyclists, cars or walls with a $60 system built...


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hackers targeting internet connected systems to...

hackers targeting internet connected systems to...

The tall price of oil,and an increasingly software-reliant network of sensors and monitoring tools...


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opms top technology official retires amid data...

opms top technology official retires amid data...

Donna Seymour is the second tall-ranking official to leave OPM since the hacking of personal...


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juniper networks security flaw may have exposed us...

juniper networks security flaw may have exposed us...

Secure networking devices used by the US Defense Department and the FBI could fill been targeted by...


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three men plead guilty in case of cyber attack...

three men plead guilty in case of cyber attack...

Prosecutors say the three created Mirai ‘botnet’ used in attack and built massive network of...


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us officially accuses russia of hacking dnc and...

us officially accuses russia of hacking dnc and...

Administration says ‘only Russia’s senior-most officials’ could have signed off on...


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talktalk breach: what to do if youre a customer

talktalk breach: what to do if youre a customer

whether you are a TalkTalk customer,the company says to be aware of a heightened risk of financial...


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ashley madison denies allegations of fembot army

ashley madison denies allegations of fembot army

Hacked dating site says it has millions of real female users,but fresh questions are raised over...


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ss7 hack explained: what can you do about it?

ss7 hack explained: what can you do about it?

A vulnerability means hackers can read texts,listen to calls and track mobile phone users. What are...


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us officials downplay impact of department of...

us officials downplay impact of department of...

Hackers claim to bear stolen sensitive information from 20000 people employed by Department of...


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the power grids greatest enemy has four legs and a...

the power grids greatest enemy has four legs and a...

CyberSquirrel1 aims to reveal that it’s not hackers we should be afraid of – it’s...


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bounty hunters are legally hacking apple and the...

bounty hunters are legally hacking apple and the...

A growing roster of ‘white hat’ hackers earn thousands finding chinks in the digital armor of...


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techcrunch falls victim to ourmine hacking group

techcrunch falls victim to ourmine hacking group

Hackers deface technology site while telling visitors attack is only a security test in latest...


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hacker collects 272m email addresses and...

hacker collects 272m email addresses and...

A security firm announced that it had persuaded a fraudster to give the database of email addresses...


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hello kitty data breach leaks details of 3.3m user...

hello kitty data breach leaks details of 3.3m user...

SanrioTown,the online community for Hello Kitty fans, suffers leak of information including names,...


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parents warned as hello kitty data breach leaks...

parents warned as hello kitty data breach leaks...

SanrioTown,the online community for Hello Kitty fans, suffers leak of information including names,...


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katy perrys twitter account is hacked and song...

katy perrys twitter account is hacked and song...

Homophobic abuse is tweeted to singer’s 89 million followers and admire messages sent to her arch...


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these engineers are developing artificially...

these engineers are developing artificially...

In a sign of the autonomous security of the future,a $2m contest wants teams to build a system that...


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bafflement over tory mps admission she hacked...

bafflement over tory mps admission she hacked...

Former hacktivists say action by Kemi Badenoch breaches Computer Misuse Act and question potential...


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same russian hackers likely breached olympic drug...

same russian hackers likely breached olympic drug...

Experts believe hacker ‘Fancy Bear’ hacked Democratic National Committee and World Anti-Doping...


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anti trump campaign sparks civil war among...

anti trump campaign sparks civil war among...

Critics say targeting Republican counters hacking collective’s tradition of not taking sides in...


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phishing attack could steal lastpass password...

phishing attack could steal lastpass password...

Hackers can simulate a login dialogue so closely that even careful users might simply give them...


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us intelligence directors phone account was...

us intelligence directors phone account was...

Top spy James Clapper apparently latest official to become hacking victimCalls allegedly set to be...


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toy firm vtech hack exposes private data of...

toy firm vtech hack exposes private data of...

Company admits breach and suspends trading on Hong Kong stock exchange,while security experts...


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los angeles hospital paid $17,000 in bitcoin to...

los angeles hospital paid $17,000 in bitcoin to...

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center had lost access to its computer systems since 5 February after...


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white house seeks its first ever chief information...

white house seeks its first ever chief information...

In an arguably long-overdue move,the Obama administration will appoint someone to ‘focus on...


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fisher price smart bear allowed hacking of...

fisher price smart bear allowed hacking of...

Security researchers have found a flaw in the Smart Toy internet-connected teddy bear that used a...


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hackers can hijack wi fi hello barbie to spy on...

hackers can hijack wi fi hello barbie to spy on...

Security researcher warns hackers could steal personal information and turn the microphone of the...


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youve got fail: high school students hack cia...

youve got fail: high school students hack cia...

Hack of John Brennan’s AOL account motivated by ‘support for Palestine’Personal information of...


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oregon man pleads guilty to stealing nude and...

oregon man pleads guilty to stealing nude and...

An Oregon man who accessed hundreds of email accounts and stole the photos from 13 people has...


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vtech hack: us and hong kong to investigate as...

vtech hack: us and hong kong to investigate as...

Biggest ever cyber-attack targeting children sees private information stolen including photos and...


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anonymous swaps isis propaganda site for prozac ad...

anonymous swaps isis propaganda site for prozac ad...

GhostSec Anonymous splinter group pulls Islamic State darknet offline replacing it with a pharmacy...


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us jury finds son of russian lawmaker guilty of 38...

us jury finds son of russian lawmaker guilty of 38...

The son of a prominent Russian politician has been convicted in Seattle of 38 charges related to...


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the supreme court just gave fbi the power to hack...

the supreme court just gave fbi the power to hack...

A proposed change to the ‘Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure’ issued yesterday by the United...


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israeli cyber weapon dealers figured out how to...

israeli cyber weapon dealers figured out how to...

NSO Group,a company that sells hacking services to governments so they can spy on journalists and...


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