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HACKING

WORLD
Apr 15, 2016
U.S. government worse than private sector on cyber security, report says
U.S. federal, state and local government agencies rank in last place in cybersecurity when compared against 17 major private industries, including transportation, retail and health care, according to a new report released Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2016
Cyberattacks on U.S. weapons networks said as big a threat as Iranian, North Korean ICBMs
Constant cyberattacks on the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and its key weapons programs pose as great a threat as development of intercontinental ballistic missiles by Iran and North Korea, the admiral who heads the agency said Thursday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2016
Trail in cyber heist suggests hackers were Chinese: Philippine senator
A Philippine senator said on Wednesday that Chinese hackers were likely to have pulled off one of the world's biggest cyber heists at the Bangladesh central bank, citing the network of Chinese people involved in the routing of the stolen funds through Manila.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
When mobsters meet hackers — the new, improved bank heist
No need for stocking masks and sawn-off shotguns.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2016
U.S. to charge Iran in cyberattacks against banks, New York dam: sources
The Obama administration is expected to blame Iranian hackers as soon as Thursday for a coordinated campaign of cyberattacks in 2012 and 2013 on several U.S. banks and a New York dam, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2016
China calls for FBI cooperation in Internet security, counterterrorism
China wants to have deeper Internet security and anti-terrorism cooperation with the United States, China's public security minister told the visiting director of the FBI, the state Xinhua News Agency said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2016
In apparent shift, FBI chief tells Congress that request for iPhone data may be 'precedential'
FBI Director James Comey told a congressional panel on Tuesday that a final court ruling forcing Apple Inc to give the FBI data from an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters would be "potentially precedential" in other cases where the agency might request similar cooperation from technology...
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2016
Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after cross-continent hack
Nissan Motor Co. has disabled a mobile application for controlling its Leaf electric car after a security researcher demonstrated how hackers could access temperature controls and other functions from across continents.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 22, 2016
Password hacks as simple as 1-2-3-4-5-6
Even after tens of millions of people had their online accounts hacked, many Internet users still rely on easy-to-guess passwords.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2016
Anonymous hackers harpoon Japanese websites in whaling protest
Three websites stop working as hackers claiming affiliation with the collective Anonymous step up attacks in protest of whale hunting.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 9, 2016
U.S. investigates reported hack of FBI, DHS employee data
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department are investigating a claim that personal data related to thousands of DHS and FBI employees was hacked and has been posted online, an agency spokesman said on Monday.
WORLD
Jan 29, 2016
U.S., British spies hacked Israeli Air Force, say reports citing Snowden
The United States and Britain have monitored secret sorties and communications by Israel's air force in a hacking operation dating back to 1998, according to documents attributed to leaks by former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 29, 2016
Congress to probe whether NSA back door led to Juniper hacking
A U.S. congressional probe into the impact of a hack of Juniper Networks Inc software will examine the possibility that it was initially altered at the behest of the National Security Agency, a lawmaker said in an interview on Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2016
Anonymous claims cyberattacks targeting MPD, airport websites
Police say someone purporting to be a member of the international hacker group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the Metropolitan Police Department's website late Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2016
North Korea suspected of targeting South with cyberattacks
South Korea said on Wednesday it suspected North Korea of attempting cyberattacks against targets in the South, following a nuclear test by the North this month that defied United Nations sanctions.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2016
Fears over personal data security
People are understandably worried about the security of the My Number system, and the government has done little to reassure them.
WORLD
Jan 8, 2016
U.S. analysts suspect Russia hackers behind Ukraine power outage
U.S. cyberintelligence firm iSight Partners said on Thursday it has determined that a Russian hacking group known as Sandworm caused last month's unprecedented power outage in Ukraine.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2016
At least 2 million sets of personal data feared stolen in 2015 cyberattacks
At least 2.07 million sets of personal data were stolen or feared leaked from 140 companies and other organizations in Japan that said they were hit by cyberattacks in 2015, according to a Kyodo News survey.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2015
Microsoft failed to warn victims of Chinese email hack: former employees
Microsoft experts concluded several years ago that Chinese authorities had hacked into more than a thousand Hotmail email accounts, targeting international leaders of China's Tibetan and Uighur minorities in particular — but it decided not to tell the victims, allowing the hackers to continue their...
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 29, 2015
Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet, says researcher
An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on Monday.

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