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Coinbase expects data breach to cost it up to $400 mn
San 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. Instead of paying up, Coinbase informed US regulators about the theft and made plans to spend from $180 million to $400 million to reimburse victims and deal with the situation. "Cyber criminals bribed and recruited a group of rogue overseas support agents to steal Coinbase customer data to facilitate social engineering attacks," ... read more |
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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 
China slams CIA recruitment ads as 'naked political provocation'Beijing (AFP) May 6, 2025 China on Tuesday condemned recruitment adverts by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) asking disillusioned Chinese officials to share state secrets as a "naked political provocation". ... more |
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S. Korea says DeepSeek transferred data to Chinese company without consent Seoul (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 
Pentagon fires three alleged leakers, fourth official is reassignedWashington 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. ... more |
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Silicon Valley crosswalks hacked to mock Musk, Zuckerberg
San 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. Instead of the usual "walk" or "wait" audio instructions, crosswalk speakers at some intersections in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City played recordings that sounded like the tech titans. "You know, they say money can't buy happiness, and... I guess that's true," the cross ... read more 
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 |
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China accuses US spies of Asian Winter Games cyberattacks Beijing (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
Pentagon watchdog to probe Signal chat row; US National Security Agency chief fired: US media Left clayWashington (AFP) April 3, 2025 The Pentagon inspector general's office will investigate Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of commercial messaging app Signal to discuss air strikes on Yemen, a memo released Thursday said. ... more |
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