"Domestic Internet traffic traveling inside the borders of Russia has repeatedly been rerouted outside of the country under an unexplained series of events that degrades performance and could …
‘Trojan Horse’ Bug Lurking in Vital US Computers Since 2011
"A destructive ‘Trojan Horse’ malware program has penetrated the software that runs much of the nation’s critical infrastructure and is poised to cause an economic catastrophe, according to the …
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Smartphones can now unlock hotel rooms
"Starwood Hotels and Resorts on Monday became the first chain to let guests unlock doors with their phones. The feature is available at only 10 Aloft, Element and W hotels but will expand to 140 more …
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How Attackers Can Use Radio Signals and Mobile Phones to Steal Protected Data
"Computers housing the world’s most sensitive data are usually ‘air-gapped’ or isolated from the internet. They’re also not connected to other systems that are internet-connected, and their Bluetooth …
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Nigeria Cyber Army hacks Indiana Department of Education website
"The Indiana Department of Education says its website has been taken offline after a hacking attempt by what appears to be the Nigeria Cyber Army." Source: Nigeria Cyber Army hacks Indiana Department …
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Flaw in New ‘Secure’ Credit Cards Would Let Hackers Steal $1M Per Card
"As U.S. banks and retailers are barreling toward a 2015 deadline to replace magnetic-stripe credit and debit cards with more secure cards that come embedded with a microchip, researchers have …
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UK spy chief: Big tech firms must help combat terrorism
"UK spy chief Robert Hannigan called on big U.S. tech companies to do more to help governments combat terrorism Tuesday, as he described social media as 'a terrorist's command-and-control network of …
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The world is due ‘a major cyber attack causing widespread harm’ before 2025
"The world is likely to suffer a major cyber attack causing ‘widespread harm to a nation’s security and capacity to defend itself’ before 2025, according to a survey of more than 1,600 experts carried …
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FBI demands new powers to hack into computers and carry out surveillance
"The FBI is attempting to persuade an obscure regulatory body in Washington to change its rules of engagement in order to seize significant new powers to hack into and carry out surveillance of …
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Drupal sites had “hours” to patch before attacks started
"Nearly a million websites running the popular Drupal content management system had only hours to update their software before attacks likely compromised the systems, thanks to a widespread …
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