"A new extortion technique is being deployed by cyber-criminals using the Citadel malware platform to deliver Reveton ransomware. The latest version of the ransomware uses the name of the Internet …
Flights to Damascus airport disrupted for second day
"Many flights in and out of the Syrian capital Damascus have been cancelled for a second day after clashes spread close to the airport. Several airlines say they are not able to use Damascus airport …
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Homeland security investigators arrest man threatening rampage against police
"A west Texas man was arrested by Homeland Security agents for threatening to kill state police officers and their families using bombs, guns and chemical weapons. " Source: Homeland security …
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Bank Agrees to Reimburse Hacking Victim $300K in Precedent-Setting Case
"In a case watched closely by banks and their commercial customers, a financial institution in Maine has agreed to reimburse a construction company $345,000 that was lost to hackers after a court …
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US cyber-weapons exempt from “human judgment” requirement
"As custom government malware becomes an increasingly common international weapon with real-world effects—breaking a centrifuge, shutting down a power grid, scrambling control systems—do we need legal …
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Train cars with toxic cargo crash off New Jersey bridge into creek
"A bridge collapsed in the West Deptford area of New Jersey on Friday, sending several train cars carrying toxic chemicals crashing into a creek near the Delaware River, the U.S. Coast Guard …
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Al Qaeda battle in Afghanistan to stretch for years: U.S.
"Al Qaeda fighters are still trying to make inroads into Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, cautioning that battling the group would be a core U.S. mission there for …
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Burundi ‘slides to authoritarian rule’
"Burundi, a small central African nation with a long history of rebellion, unrest and inter-ethnic killings, is sliding into authoritarianism, analysts warn." Source: Burundi 'slides to authoritarian …
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AU asks UN for immediate action on Mali
"In an open letter on Thursday to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the president of the African Union urged the UN to take immediate military action in northern Mali, which was seized by …
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UK withholds aid to Rwanda in light of Congo DRC allegations
"The British government will withhold aid to Rwanda following allegations that the country has been financing rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)." Source: UK withholds aid to Rwanda …
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