On Thursday, the US imposed sanctions on Cuba's defense minister. US officials accused Leopoldo Frias of human rights violations and supporting socialist President Nicolas Maduro. Frias and his family …
California Adopts Strictest Privacy Law in U.S.
On Wednesday, California's 2018 privacy law went into effect, making California the US state with the strictest privacy law. The law, The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) includes implications …
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The Pentagon Wants AI-Driven Drone Swarms for Search and Rescue Ops
The Defense Department's central artificial intelligence development effort is planning on building a swarm of AI-equipped drones that can independently track and identify targets. The drone force …
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Microsoft Takes North Korean Hacking Group Thallium to Court
On December 18, Microsoft filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against the North Korean cyber espionage and hacking group Thallium. The lawsuit claims that …
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U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria target Iranian-backed militia, Pentagon says
The US military announced that it has launched strikes on five facilities in Iraq and Syria allegedly under the control of a militia backed by Iran called Kitaeb Hezbollah. The Pentagon stated on …
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Russia successfully disconnected from the internet
On Monday, the Russian government announced that they had conducted a series of tests in which the entire country was successfully disconnected from the internet. The tests lasted multiple days and …
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Trudeau Presses U.S. to Secure Release of Canadians Detained in China
Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, stated Thursday that the US should not continue with trade deal proceedings involving China until the cases of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and two Canadian …
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Member of ‘The Dark Overlord’ hacking group extradited to the US
A British national was transported to the US earlier this week, facing charges of hacking US companies. Nathan Francis Wyatt was a known member of the notorious hacking group The Dark Overlord (TDO). …
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Senators introduce K-12 Cybersecurity Act
Two US senators asked the Department of Homeland Security for their support on a recent bill, the K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2019, which aims to effectively manage the threat of ransomware and …
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Why some cities, states and lawmakers want to curb facial recognition technology
Authorities across the U.S. have been appealing to citizens to entrust them with facial recognition software as an additional means for combating crime. Fears of AI security breaches, partially …