"As Russia’s virtual war against the United States continues unabated with the midterm elections approaching, the State Department has yet to spend any of the $120 million it has been allocated since …
Bitcoin heist: 600 powerful computers stolen in Iceland
"Some 600 computers used to 'mine' bitcoin and other virtual currencies have been stolen from data centers in Iceland in what police say is the biggest series of thefts ever in the North Atlantic …
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Germany says ‘acute threat’ of hack averted after detection
"A German security official says the immediate threat posed by a cyberattack on the government’s secure computer network was averted soon after it was detected." Source: Germany says 'acute threat' of …
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Cyber Command nominee: attacks must come with a cost
"Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, the nominee to be the next commander of Cyber Command and director of the NSA, said in prepared remarks before the Senate Armed Services Committee March 1 that the …
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EU proposes ‘one-hour rule’ for removing violent, illegal web content
"Concerned about the spread of violent and illegal content online, the European Union on Thursday called on web companies like Facebook and Google to quickly weed out harmful material." Source: EU …
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Report: Russian group hacked Germany’s government network
"A Russian-backed hacker group known for many high-level cyber attacks was able to infiltrate the German government’s secure computer networks, the dpa news agency reported Wednesday." Source: Report: …
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Canada adds new cybersecurity center, hikes funding for electronic spy agency
"The Canadian government will significantly improve its cyber security capabilities with funding increases to the Department of National Defence’s electronic spy agency and with the creation of a new …
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Major data breach at Marine Forces Reserve impacts thousands
"The personal information of thousands of Marines, sailors and civilians, including bank account numbers, was compromised in a major data spillage emanating from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve. …
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Google Has Received More Than 2 Million ‘Right to be Forgotten’ Requests
"Google released an update to its annual transparency report on Monday, and in that update is a lot of data. Between 2014 and 2017, Google received about 2.4 million delist requests but only complied …
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Supreme Court Could Limit Law Enforcement’s Reach in the Cloud
"Government attorneys will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to decide for the first time Tuesday how far U.S. warrants can reach into the global data storage networks maintained by modern internet …
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