Sophisticated cyberattack on U.S. military email allegedly points to Russia
Russia is the leading suspect in a sophisticated cyberattack on the unclassified email network of the U.S. military's Joint Staff that prompted the Pentagon last month to restrict access to portions of that network, U.S. officials said on Thursday. Early reports firmly linked Russia to ...
The ship that lays the Internet's backbone
Many people are probably unaware that the Internet used everyday to connect to content and people around the world is supported by undersea optical cable. On Thursday, NTT World Engineering Marine Corp. gave a rare media tour of the ship it uses to lay those ...
China to place security staff at major Internet firms, websites
China is planning to set up "network security offices" in major Internet companies and for websites so authorities can move more quickly against illegal online behavior, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement. Police should take a leading role in online security and ...
A veil of secrecy masks stepped-up cyberattacks in Asia, experts say
Once a month, cybersecurity lawyer Paul Haswell gets a call from an Asian company with the same question: We've been hacked. Who do we need to tell? More often than not, his answer is "no one." The client will hang up before Haswell can urge ...
Why little Estonia's not worried about Russia
Estonian President Toomas Ilves wants to turn his tiny country into a digital pioneer to save the rest of Europe from Luddism and red tape.
Government to detach critical info from Internet to counter cyberattacks
The government plans to isolate its systems handling critical information from the Internet to protect data from cyberattacks, following an attack in May that led to a massive personal data leak from the pension service, government sources said. The measure will be included in a ...
Ashley Madison cheating website hacking 'may affect Japanese users'
Hackers threatening to release details of people using a cheating website may possess the records of toward two million Japanese users, it has emerged. Hackers identifying themselves as "The Impact Team" said they had obtained the identities, photographs and messages of all of the nearly ...
Xenophobic wave of tips target 'illegal' Korean residents; immigration bureaus overwhelmed
An Internet rumor that hundreds of thousands of ethnic Korean residents are to be deported has seen immigration bureaus nationwide deluged with "tips" from bounty seekers.
Islamic State cracks down on Internet use in Syrian stronghold: monitor
Islamic State militants raided Internet cafes in their Syrian stronghold city of Raqqa after ordering a ban on wireless networks that can be used by private homes, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said Monday. In order to implement a news blackout of ...
Google appeals order to remove info about man's buying of sex from minor
Google Inc. is seeing to reverse a Saitama court decision ordering it to remove links to Web articles about a man convicted of paying a 16-year-old girl for sex three years ago. Google filed the appeal with the Saitama District Court on Thursday, according to ...
Website give rookie protesters tips, as large rallies against security bills expected at Diet
As demonstrations opposing a pair of government-backed security bills continue to grow, the rallies are attracting a number of fresh faces, prompting veteran protesters to take to the Web to offer valuable tips for newcomers. "To those who are going to join the protest movement ...
People spending more time surfing the Web, less time watching TV
The TV has long been the dominant media source in Japan, but people here, especially younger ones, are now apparently opting to spend more time online instead, according to a recent survey by NHK. The latest survey on people's attitudes toward TV, which is conducted ...
