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Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

Trump's U-turn on the banning of TikTokDanette Breitenbach

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Kenya suspends crypto project Worldcoin over safety concerns

Humphrey Malalo 3 Aug 2023

Washington Post reporter faces spy trial in Iran

Washington Post reporter faces spy trial in Iran

21 Apr 2015

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

European privacy watchdogs probe Facebook; EU wants to 'finalise' Google market abuse probe

17 Apr 2015

US charges filed in largest internet breach on record

US charges filed in largest internet breach on record

11 Mar 2015

As hacking grows, biometric security gains momentum

As hacking grows, biometric security gains momentum

10 Mar 2015

ISIS threatens Twitter founder

ISIS threatens Twitter founder

3 Mar 2015

Fierce battle looms on US 'open Internet' rules

Fierce battle looms on US 'open Internet' rules

25 Feb 2015

Obama ranks N Korea cyber capabilities as not so good

Obama ranks N Korea cyber capabilities as not so good

18 Feb 2015

Journalist linked to Anonymous gets five years' prison

Journalist linked to Anonymous gets five years' prison

23 Jan 2015

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

Social networks 'in denial' on extremist use: senior UK spy

5 Nov 2014

Pew's Lee Ranie believes that US businesses and state institutions will be under persistent attack from cyber-criminals and individuals will face growing attempts to steal money or personal data. Image:

Warning of major hacking attack on the USA

30 Oct 2014

The loss of credit card information and the fraudulent theft from banks after the card information had been stolen is the crime that most people in the US fear. Image: Stock Image:

Credit card hacking is US's top crime fear

28 Oct 2014

About 92% of US people believe that social media networks give people the right to be more abusive than they would be in a social environment. Image:

Pew says online harassment levels high in US

23 Oct 2014

Alleged money-laundering kingpin, Arthur Budovsky has pleaded not guilty to running an underground money-laundering agency for criminals throughout the world. Image:

Underground bank founder pleads not guilty

15 Oct 2014

A flaw in Windows software allowed Russian hackers to spy on NATO, various European governments, energy and telecommunications companies and US academic institutions according to researchers at iSight Partners. A patch for the flaw will be released by Microsoft this week. Image:

Windows flaws let Russian hackers spy on NATO

15 Oct 2014

Wickr's Founder Nico Sell says that third-party apps opened the door to hackers who are believed to have illegally downloaded about a billion images of selfies that were supposed to self-destruct. Image:

Hackers steal Snapchat images offer them online

13 Oct 2014

The CDT's Joseph Hall says that online voting is difficult to achieve because the identity of the voter must be confirmed but the vote must remain anonymous. Image: CDT

Online voting still some way off

9 Oct 2014

Yahoo's Alex Stamos says after extensive investigations the company found that the security breach of its servers was not related to Shellshock or Bash vulnerabilities. Image:

Yahoo's system breach was not Shellshock

8 Oct 2014

Yahoo's General Counsel, Ron Bell, says Yahoo will continue to protect user information from unclear, improper, over-broad or unlawful government requests. Image: Yahoo

US wants information about citizens from search engines

29 Sep 2014

Google's Rachel Whetstone says that Google is doing as much as it can to prevent piracy and take down offensive, abusive or sexually explicit content. Image:

Google's battle with Murdoch continues

29 Sep 2014

Security consultant Graham Cluley warns that the malware that affects Apple and Unix operating systems could be more damaging than the Heartbleed malware that recently caused havoc around the world. Image: Twitter

New warning on computer vulnerability from US

26 Sep 2014

The use of Cloud services means that piracy of music, videos and other content is rampant according to a report published in Washington. Image:

Piracy thrives through Cloud services

19 Sep 2014

Apple's Tim Cook says that new security features in iOS 8 make it impossible for Apple to scrutinise user information or for any security agency to break in without the users passcode. Image: Twitter

Apple's encryption tool locks out governments

19 Sep 2014

Security expert Graham Cluley says most people are unaware that iPhones automatically back-up their information to the iCloud service where it is accessible to anyone with the right passwords. Image:

'Cloud' focus after internet hack

3 Sep 2014

Mary Elizabeth Winstead, another victim of hackers, says that the hacking activity was particularly creepy as the pictures were taken in the privacy of her own home. Image:

Celebrity iCloud hack investigated by Apple, FBI

2 Sep 2014

FBI spokesman J Peter Donald says the source of the attack on JPMorgan Chase has not been established but US authorities are working on the problem. It is unclear what information may have been compromised. Image:

Russian hackers break into JPMorgan

28 Aug 2014

Retailers have been warned about the Backoff malware threat that is targeting point of sale machines to harvest credit card numbers and passwords. Image:

Backoff: malicious computer software for PoS systems

25 Aug 2014

Twitter's Dick Costolo says that images and videos of the beheading of US journalist James Foley have been removed from Twitter and posts will be monitored to remove any new postings of these gruesome pictures. YouTube has also removed the video posted on its site. Image: Twitter

James Foley's beheading removed from Twitter, YouTube

21 Aug 2014

Whistle-blower Edward Snowden tells Wired magazine that the NSA has developed a program called MonsterMind to thwart cyber-attacks by monitoring all Internet traffic and private communications all the time. Image:

MonsterMind monitors everything for NSA

14 Aug 2014

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