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Searching for threats to undersea cables off the Dutch coast
Scheveningen, Netherlands (AFP) May 19, 2025 Gliding through the glistening waters of Scheveningen Harbour near The Hague, a sleek green tube only a few metres (yards) long scans the seabed searching for threats to underwater cables. The vessel is part of an exercise bringing together six countries and more than 20 companies and researchers hoping to stay ahead of the enemy as the danger to Europe's critical underwater infrastructure rises. From gliders flying low over the sea surface to detect anomalies to a "crawler" deployed on the seab ... read more |
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Coinbase expects data breach to cost it up to $400 mnSan Francisco (AFP) May 15, 2025 Coinbase on Thursday said criminals bribed and duped their way to stealing cryptocurrency from its users, then tried to blackmail the exchange to keep the crime quiet. ... more 
Three Germans go on trial accused of spying for ChinaBerlin (AFP) May 13, 2025 Three Germans went on trial Tuesday accused of spying for China by supplying it with information on high-tech equipment with military use. ... more 
India tells X to block over 8,000 accountsWashington (AFP) May 8, 2025 India has ordered X to block more than 8,000 accounts, the platform said Thursday, adding that it was reluctantly complying with what it described as government-imposed "censorship." ... more 
University of Rochester and RIT Launch Experimental Quantum Communications NetworkLos Angeles CA (SPX) May 07, 2025 Researchers at the University of Rochester and Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have successfully established an experimental quantum communications network, connecting their campuses using t ... more |
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Facing Trump, Microsoft vows to protect Europeans' dataBrussels, Belgium (AFP) April 30, 2025 Microsoft on Wednesday committed to boosting its presence in Europe and protecting European citizens' data against a backdrop of rising "geopolitical volatility". ... more 
S. Korea says DeepSeek transferred data to Chinese company without consentSeoul (AFP) April 24, 2025 Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek was transferring personal data to a cloud services platform without users' consent while it was still available for download, South Korea's data protection authority said on Thursday. ... more
Ambitious cross-continental initiative targets breakthroughs in AI space and cyber techLondon, UK (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 The University of Surrey and the University of Adelaide have launched a new phase in their international research partnership, distributing a joint seed fund to support eight pioneering projects acr ... more 
Trump backs Hegseth as Pentagon chief denies he shared military info with wifeWashington (AFP) April 21, 2025 President Donald Trump stood behind his controversial Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth Monday despite a new scandal over his reported use of messaging app Signal to discuss US strikes on Yemen with his wife and others. ... more
US defense chief shared sensitive information in second Signal chat: US mediaWashington (AFP) April 21, 2025 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared information on forthcoming US air strikes on Yemen in a private Signal chat group that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer, the New York Times and CNN reported on Sunday. ... more |
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Pentagon fires three alleged leakers, fourth official is reassigned
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 19, 2025 Three Department of Defense officials were fired on Friday and another was reassigned following an internal investigation to identify alleged leakers of sensitive information. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's former senior adviser Dan Caldwell and deputy chief of staff Dan Selnick were fired on Friday following an internal investigation to identify alleged leakers, Politico, CBS News and Fox News reported. Colin Carroll, who was chief of staff for Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinber ... read more
Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to mock Musk, ZuckerbergSan Francisco (AFP) April 16, 2025 Pedestrian crosswalks in California's Silicon Valley were emitting recordings over the weekend that mocked US President Donald Trump and tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, according to widely shared videos. ... more |
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No proof Chinese ship cut Baltic cables deliberately: probeStockholm (AFP) April 15, 2025 Swedish authorities said on Tuesday they had found no evidence that a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier was intentionally dragging its anchor when it severed two subsea cables in the Baltic Sea last year. ... more
China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacksBeijing (AFP) April 15, 2025 Chinese security officials said Tuesday they had implicated three US "secret agents" in cyberattacks during February's Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies. ... more
Taiwan says China using AI to spread 'controversial' postsTaipei (AFP) April 8, 2025 China is increasingly using artificial intelligence to generate and spread "controversial messages" online targeting Taiwan with the aim of creating divisions, the island's intelligence agency said Tuesday. ... more
Philippines says suspected spy confessions in China 'scripted'Manila (AFP) April 5, 2025 The Philippines said on Saturday the supposed confessions of three Filipinos arrested by China for alleged espionage appear to have been "scripted" and urged Beijing to respect their rights. ... more 
Trump gives TikTok extra 75 days to find buyerWashington (AFP) April 4, 2025 US President Donald Trump on Friday extended the deadline for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban in the United States, allowing 75 more days to find a solution. ... more |
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