A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
The company now makes the data it collects on U.S. customers available upon request failing to defeat a measure requiring such disclosures.
Hong Kong's unique history with currency may prove valuable for crypto
The city’s monetary authority is currently studying the feasibility of retail digital cash, and one of the design options laid out in a technical white paper looks promising.
The next big hack could come from the stars
Some 30 years of internet history shows us that businesses and governments may not truly take security seriously until a massive hack occurs and satellites are breached or lost.
Ransomware hackers freeze millions of dollars in Papua New Guinea
The government’s network systems have several critical vulnerabilities that would have allowed the attackers to breach networks, people familiar with Papua New Guinea’s data security said.
The scale of the attacks during the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics was less severe than that during the 2012 London Games and the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
Chinese hackers target Indian agency and media company, report says
The agency, the Unique Identification Authority of India, holds the private biometric information of more than 1 billion Indian citizens.
Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw
The spyware, called Pegasus, uses a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims’ knowledge.
United Nations’ computers breached by hackers earlier this year
The reconnaissance carried out by the hackers may enable them to conduct future hacks or to sell the information to other groups that may seek to breach the U.N.
Spies for hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurship
China’s premier spy agency is increasingly reaching beyond its own ranks to recruit from a vast pool of private-sector talent.
Promise and peril in a changing cybersecurity sphere
A relentless increase in cyberattacks is prompting a reassessment of responses and an increasingly popular option is going on offense.
Biden team has no immediate plan to sanction China over hacks
Some in the U.S. administration cite concern that sanctions wouldn’t be as effective as other approaches in deterring future cyberattacks by China.
Tokyo Olympics ticket purchasers' login IDs and passwords leaked online
Games organizers launch an investigation into the matter as public opinion of the sporting extravaganza takes another hit.
