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How Islamic State Teaches Tech Savvy to Evade Detection
"Terror groups have for years waged a technical battle with Western intelligence services that have sought to constrain them through a web of electronic surveillance. The Paris attacks, apparently …
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Britain develops cyber attack powers to take on IS
British spies are developing an offensive cyber capability to attack terrorists, hackers and rogue states, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning Islamic State militants wanted …
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Paris Attack Could Renew Debate Over Encrypted Messaging Apps
The deadly terrorist attacks in Paris could reignite a long-running debate over whether tech companies should be required to allow law enforcement a "back door" to encrypted communications — a request …
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AT&T joins DHS Einstein cybersecurity program
AT&T — one of the three major Internet service providers, along with Verizon and CenturyLink — signed a contract with DHS to provide intrusion prevention services through Einstein 3, allowing DHS …
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FBI accused of paying US university for dark net attack
Anonymity network Tor, notorious for illegal activity, has claimed that researchers at US Carnegie Mellon university were paid by the FBI to launch an attack on them. Source: FBI accused of paying US …
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What lies behind the JPMorgan Chase cyber-attack
"The simplest scam was using the stolen data as a source of victims. The alleged fraudsters would cold-call these people and pressure them to buy near-worthless shares. The price of these thinly …
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Congress Demands $200 Million Antivirus Scan of Connected Weapons
"President Barack Obama is set to sign a defense bill ordering the Pentagon to probe every major weapon system for hacker entryways. Among many passages dedicated to cybersecurity in the 2016 National …
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U.S. Charges Three in Huge Cyberfraud Targeting JPMorgan, Others
U.S. prosecutors on Tuesday unveiled criminal charges against three men accused of running a sprawling computer hacking and fraud scheme that included a huge attack against JPMorgan Chase & Co and …
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ISIS supporter Cyber Caliphate takes over 54,000 Twitter accounts
"ISIS sympathizers have launched an attack against the FBI, CIA and hijacked over 54,000 Twitter accounts in retaliation for a drone strike which killed a British ISIS extremist." Source: ISIS …
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