A passenger train derailed in a tunnel in eastern Taiwan, killing 51 and injuring dozens. The eight car train carrying 490 passengers came off the rails just north of Hualien Friday morning. In the …
Administrator of Dark Web Portal Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering
Tal Prihar, an Israeli national, has pleaded guilty to his role in operating DeepDotWeb. The website functioned as an access portal to various Dark Web Marketplaces. Prihar and co-defendant Michael …
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Ubiquiti Shares Dive After Reportedly Downplaying ‘Catastrophic’ Data Breach
New York City- based IoT device maker Ubiquiti recently disclosed a data breach that was downplayed. After news of the catastrophic data breach, the shares of the company fell significantly this week. …
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Large Florida School District Hit by Ransomware Attack
A criminal gang hacked one of the largest school districts in the United States that encrypted district data. The gang demanded $40million in ransom, threatening to post student and employee personal …
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FCC to Consider Proposal Enabling Spectrum for Commercial Space Launches
The Federal Communications Commission is planning to vote on a proposal to make spectrum available for the first time to enable commercial space launches. The FCC is set to vote on the proposal this …
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Biden Trimming Forces Sent to Mideast to Help Saudi Arabia
President Biden has directed the Pentagon to begin removing some military forces from the Gulf region of the Middle East, marking the first steps in an effort to steer the US global military footprint …
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Europe’s vaccine rollout ‘unacceptably slow’ says WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has criticized Europe's Covid-19 vaccine rollout, calling the effort "unacceptably slow." The situation in the region has become more concerning, according to the …
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Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest
On Thursday, a Hong Kong court convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent activists. The convictions were due to the individuals' roles in an unauthorized assembly at the …
Microsoft Wins $22 Billion Deal Making Headsets for US Army
Microsoft has been awarded a $22 billion contract to work with the US Army to supply combat troops with augmented reality headsets. Microsoft and the Army both announced the deal yesterday. The tech, …
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Booking.com Fined $558,000 for Late Breach Notification
Booking.com has been fined over half a million USD for failing to report a serious data breach within time limits set forth by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The company was aware of …
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