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Honda cyberattack hits plants in India, Brazil, Turkey, U.S.
A cyberattack hits Honda's internal servers, spreading a virus through the company's systems, and disrupting operations at 11 Honda plants
Ransomware 'hero' pleads guilty to U.S. hacking charges
'I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes,' the 24-year-old Marcus Hutchins, known by his alias MalwareTech,' writes, noting that the charges related to his activity prior to his work in security
Facebook says it stored 'millions' of unencrypted Instagram passwords
'We discovered additional logs of Instagram passwords being stored in a readable format. We now estimate that this issue impacted millions of Instagram users,' Facebook says in a blog post.
British intelligence says Huawei risk manageable – Financial Times
(UPDATED) The National Cyber Security Center sees ways of limiting risks from using Huawei in future 5G networks, according to two unnamed sources cited by the 'Financial Times'
Under-fire Huawei agrees to UK security demands – report
Huawei executives meet senior officials from Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), where they accepted a range of technical requirements to ease security fears
Facebook hackers sell private messages from 81,000 accounts
Many of the hacked accounts belong to Facebook users in Ukraine and Russia
UK accuses Russian spies of global cyber attacks campaign
Britain's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) identifies operatives from Russia's GRU arm as being behind various high-profile computer attacks, according to the Foreign Office
UK committee remains wary of Huawei telco equipment in annual report
The United Kingdom's Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre Oversight Board says it can only provided 'limited assurance' that risks relating to Huawei's involvement in UK networks have been sufficiently mitigated
Multi-nation operation takes down cyber-crime website behind 4 million attacks
(UPDATED) Britain's National Crime Agency says 'authorities in 5 countries including the Netherlands, Serbia, Croatia and Canada, with support from Police Scotland and Europol, targeted 6 members of the crime group behind webstresser.org'
How to check your third-party app permissions on Facebook
Facebook users can ensure companies and app makers don't continue to mine them for data. Here's a guide on how to do so.
Canadian hacker charged over leak of 3 billion hacked accounts
The leaks involve accounts from LinkedIn and the Ashley Madison online dating service, among other hacked sites
Hackers stole data from 57M Uber riders, drivers – CEO
(UPDATED) Uber says hackers compromised personal data from some 57 million riders and drivers of the ridesharing service in a 2016 incident
Social media and democracy: Optimism fades as fears rise
Fears grow over how social media may have been manipulated to disrupt the US election, and over how authoritarian governments are using the networks to clamp down on dissent
PNA hit by cyber attack on day of viral blunders – Andanar
The PCOO Secretary says an IP address was supposedly trying to access the PNA s old server and dashboard
U.S. warship collisions raise cyberattack fears
A spate of incidents involving US warships in Asia including a deadly collision this week off Singapore has forced the navy to consider whether cyberattackers might be to blame
4 arrested in India for leaking 'Game of Thrones' episode
The 4 arrested are employees of the local distribution company who possessed official credentials giving them access to the episodes local media report
HBO hackers demand millions in ransom note
A video circulating online directs a message to HBO chief Richard Plepler claiming that the group obtained valuable information in an attack that yielded a whopping 1 5 terabytes of data
'Game of Thrones' script leaked after HBO hack
The company says a cyber incident resulted in the compromise of proprietary information and that the company has contacted law enforcement and outside cybersecurity firms
Qatar says UAE source of hacking that sparked Gulf row
General Ali Mohammed al Mohannadi tells a news conference the hacking was undertaken from two sites in the Emirates
Qatar is 'undermining' GCC allies – UAE minister
The UAE state minister for foreign affairs also denies a Washington Post report saying that his country had been behind an alleged cyber attack on Qatar in May which sparked a crisis
Estonia to open world's first virtual data embassy
The data embassy in Luxembourg will notably back up information regarding taxes land businesses identity documents pensions legislation and the census
Most Maersk operations running after cyberattack
Maersk: We continue to assess the situation Until this analysis is complete we cannot be specific about how many sites and locations are affected or when normal business operations are restored
Qatar says state news agency first hacked in April
In a preliminary report the investigators did not say who they held responsible for the hack but said that both Britain and the United States were helping with their inquiry
Russian hackers' 'fake news' behind Qatar crisis – report
US intelligence officials believe Russian hackers planted a false news story that led Saudi Arabia and several allies to sever relations with Qatar prompting a diplomatic crisis
Cyberattacks level off after global pushback, but fears persist
UPDATED The number of victims appears not to have gone up and so far the situation seems stable in Europe which is a success a senior spokesman for Europol says
Ransomware, the weapon wielded in cyber attacks
How does ransomware work and how can people protect their computers from it?
Renault shuts down sites after being hit by cyberattack
Production remains suspended French carmaker Renault spokeswoman says
G7 finance chiefs talk cyber security in wake of attacks
The malicious software freezes files on computers demanding a ransom to grant access to them
France tries to curb impact of Macron hack ahead of vote
This comes a day before the country heads to the polls for a watershed election
U.S. takes down huge botnet as Spain arrests notorious Russian hacker
US authorities say Piotr or Peter Levashov had operated the Kelihos network of tens of thousands of infected computers stealing personal data and sending spam emails by the millions
Protect 2017, a private-public partnership on security and safety
The only government private sector partnership devoted to security and safety will hold its annual conference on March 29 to 30 at the SMX Convention Center Pasay City Philippines
Globe unveils hi-tech security center to fight cyber attacks
The telco reinforces its data and network defenses for itself and potential clients as cyber threats mount
EU security chief issues wake-up call over cyber threats
Cybercrime cost the European economy nearly 60 billion euros 64 billion in 2016 and the bill will continue to rise says EU security commissioner Julian King
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Merkel faces more Russian disinformation ahead of Germany poll – source
France and the Netherlands are also likely targets as they too go to the polls with populist anti EU figures strongly in the running after Donald Trump s upset US election victory
Obama commutes sentence of WikiLeaks source Manning
Obama pardoned 64 people and commuted the sentences of 209 others including Chelsea Manning in one of his final acts as president
Trump taps Giuliani as cybersecurity guru
Donald Trump says immediate attention and input from private sector leaders is required to help the government plan to make us more secure
Menkominfo Rudiantara: Info viral soal ‘big data cyber security’ itu hoax
Pemerintah mempercepat pembentukan Badan Siber Nasional untuk proteksi kegiatan siber
Trump doubtful as U.S. spy chiefs to testify on Russian hacking
The American public could get a better idea of the strength of the evidence on the alleged hacking as the Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing
Putin himself involved in U.S. election hack – report
UPDATED US intelligence officials now believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in hacking during the American election campaign as part of a vendetta against Hillary Clinton NBC News reports
Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users
UPDATED Yahoo says more than a billion users may have had data stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 – separate from its previously disclosed breach affecting 500 million
Trump defends diplomat pick Tillerson against critics
Politicians on both sides of the aisle have expressed concerns over ExxonMobil s Rex Tillerson s ties to Russia
U.S. Congress, at odds with Trump, eyes Russia hack probe
The president elect has dismissed the intelligence reports as ridiculous defying an increasing number of senators from his own party as well as top Democrats the Central Intelligence Agency and the outgoing White House
New hacking attempt on Saudi government computers
Symantec says the aggressive disc wiping malware Shamoon has made a surprise comeback and was used in a fresh wave of attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia
Merkel warns of ramped up Russia cyber attacks ahead of vote
The warning comes as almost one million Deutsche Telekom clients were knocked offline from Sunday November 27 with Germany s online security chief describing it as a hacking attack
5 safety tips from Facebook
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Clinton blames Trump, WikiLeaks, Moscow after new leaks
While there have been no major damaging revelations the massive leak does lift the veil on Team Clinton s inner workings
WATCH: 2016 Milken Institute Asia Summit
Watch the livestream of this year s Asia Summit by the Milken Institute on Rappler
North Korea hacked into emails of Seoul officials – report
Investigations show 56 people – including officials at the foreign defense and unification ministries – had their email passwords stolen by a North Korea operated group from January to June
No charges in Clinton email probe, Trump cries foul
UPDATED US Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she accepts the FBI s recommendation that no charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for using a private email server while secretary of state
