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HACKING

Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2017
Russian breach of 39 states threatens future U.S. elections
Russia's cyberattack on the U.S. electoral system before Donald Trump's election was far more widespread than has been publicly revealed, including incursions into voter databases and software systems in almost twice as many states as previously reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2017
How Trump might avoid criminal prosecution for obstruction
Did President Donald Trump obstruct justice? That is the question that will animate Thursday's Senate testimony by ousted FBI Director James Comey.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 6, 2017
Contractor charged with leaking classified NSA intel about Russian hacking in U.S. election
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday charged a federal contractor with sending classified material to a news organization that sources identified to Reuters as The Intercept, marking one of the first concrete efforts by the Trump administration to crack down on leaks to the media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2017
Putin blasts 'nonsense' claims Russia has dirt on Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin strongly denied he had any compromising material about U.S. President Donald Trump in a sometimes combative televised interview broadcast Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2017
Special counsel to probe ex-Trump aide Flynn's Turkey ties
Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating possible ties between the Trump election campaign and Russia, is expanding his probe to assume control of a grand jury investigation into former national security adviser Michael Flynn, three sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 2, 2017
Putin lauds Trump, hints patriotic Russians may have been involved in hacking foreign elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he likes guys like Donald Trump who speak their mind and dangled the possibility that patriotic Russians could have been involved in hacking during foreign elections.
WORLD
May 30, 2017
Assange a 'hacker' but can stay at London embassy, Ecuador's new president says
Ecuador's new leftist President Lenin Moreno said on Monday Julian Assange is a "hacker," making his strongest comments to date against the WikiLeaks founder while still stressing he could stay on in the country's London embassy.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2017
China to implement cybersecurity law from Thursday
China, battling increased threats from cyberterrorism and hacking, will adopt from Thursday a controversial law that mandates strict data surveillance and storage for firms working in the country, the official Xinhua news agency said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 28, 2017
'WannaCry' lesson for the Japan-U.S. alliance
The rapid and destructive spread of ransomware highlights the need for a coordinated international response by Japan and the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2017
In shake-up, Trump to set up 'war room' to repel attacks over Russia probe
Once U.S. President Donald Trump returns from his overseas trip, the White House plans to launch its most aggressive effort yet to push back against allegations involving Russia and his presidential campaign, tackling head-on a scandal that has threatened to consume his young presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2017
Russians reportedly discussed how to influence Trump via his aides
Senior Russian intelligence and political officials discussed how to influence Donald Trump through his advisers, according to information gathered by American spies last summer, The New York Times reported on Wednesday,
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 24, 2017
Trump retains private attorney for Russia probe, source says
U.S. President Donald Trump has tapped a longtime legal adviser to serve as his private attorney while a special counsel investigates whether his campaign worked with Russia in last year's election, a source familiar with the decision said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2017
Symantec says 'highly likely' North Korea group behind 'WannaCry' ransomware attacks
Cybersecurity firm Symantec Corp. said on Monday it was "highly likely" a hacking group affiliated with North Korea was behind the "WannaCry" cyberattack this month that infected more than 300,000 computers worldwide and disrupted hospitals, banks and schools across the globe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2017
America's dangerous internet delusion
The more we connect our devices and instruments to the internet, the more we create paths for others to use against us.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 22, 2017
Trump's FBI comments to Russians were aimed at cooperation: aides
U.S. President Donald Trump raised the firing of the FBI director in a meeting with Russia's foreign minister to explain why he had been unable to find areas of cooperation with Moscow, two top administration officials said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 21, 2017
North Korea's Unit 180, the cyberwarfare cell that worries the West
North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyberattacks, according to defectors, officials and internet security experts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2017
In one of his most difficult weeks as president, Trump looks increasingly isolated
In the Trump White House, it's getting lonely at the top.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 14, 2017
Businesses bolster cyberdefenses against new 'WannaCry' ransomware attacks
Japan is among the countries affected by a global cyberattack, according to the cybersecurity firms Trend Micro and Kaspersky Lab, but the extent is not yet known.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2017
With a threat of 'tapes,' Trump tells ousted FBI chief not to talk to media
Donald Trump warned ousted FBI Director James Comey on Friday not to talk to the media, a highly unusual move that prompted fresh charges the president is trying to silence the man who led an investigation into possible collusion between Trump's election campaign and Russia.

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