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Indian govt to ask Yahoo, Google to route emails through servers in India
Web mail service providers such as Google, Yahoo, and others will be asked to route all emails accessed in India through servers located in the country – even if the …
Syrian dissidents claim government uses malware to spy on them
Syrian opposition activists have been targeted by the government since the start of the massive anti-government protests in January 2011, but only recently they have began to …
The escalating cost of US cybersecurity plans
When US President Barack Obama called on the Congress for laws that would protect the country’s citizens, businesses and infrastructure from various cyber threats, it …
Concerned about online privacy? FBI says you might be a terrorist
Being concerned about your online privacy might be a sign that you’re up to no good, says the FBI and the US Department of Justice, via a collection of 25 fliers to be …
Government website passwords published by Anonymous
As the moment when the new legislation for defending the rights of copyright holders regarding online sharing will be discussed is coming near, the Irish politician pushing it …
Romanian hacker TinKode allegedly arrested
A 20-year old Romanian believed to be “TinKode”, the infamous hacker that has breached the systems and defaced the pages of several government organizations, has …
The F-BOMB: A tiny $50 spying computer for DARPA
Everyone loves a cheap but effective solution, and DARPA – the US Department of Defense’s agency for developing new military technologies – is no exception. …
FBI in the market for app to monitor social networks
The US FBI is looking into the possibility of using an “Open Source and social media alert, mapping, and analysis application” for increasing its situational …
A peek into the Sykipot campaigns
The group(s) behind the massive and consistent campaigns targeting US defense contractors with the Sykipot Trojan continue their attacks unabated, reports Symantec. Its …
Targeted attacks will change the economics of security
Today, European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, will unveil the new European Privacy Directive, designed to safeguard personal, identifiable information that is stored …
Programmer steals US government software source code
A Chinese computer programmer has been arrested in New York for having allegedly copied and stolen the source code of software developed by the US Treasury Department, …
Megaupload shuttered, founders arrested, Anonymous retaliates with DDoS attacks
As the Internet-wide blackout in protest of the anti-piracy PIPA and SOPA legislations was slowly winding down, US authorities have announced the seizure and takedown of …
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