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Pro-Erdogan hackers in Twitter attack as EU blasts Turkey

ISTANBUL/AMSTERDAM: Hackers supporting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defaced Twitter accounts of top individuals and institutions with Nazi jibes, as the EU...

Assange accuses CIA of ‘devastating incompetence’ over leaks

LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Thursday accused the CIA of "devastating incompetence" for keeping hacking secrets in one place and said he would...

CIA blasts WikiLeaks for publishing secret documents

WASHINGTON: The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and hampering the fight against terror threats by releasing...

Wikileaks exposes alleged CIA hacking program

WASHINGTON: The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove...

Trump rejects ‘phony’ dossier allegations about ties with Russia

NEW YORK: President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday flatly denied "phony" explosive allegations about ties with Russia and lurid behavior on a trip to Moscow...

Russia hacked Republican state campaigns but not Trump’s: FBI head

WASHINGTON: Russia hacked into Republican state political campaigns and old email domains of the Republican National Committee but there is no evidence it successfully penetrated...

US spy chiefs see ‘multifaceted’ Russian bid to disrupt election

WASHINGTON: US spy chiefs said on Thursday that the hacking of Democratic Party computers was just one part of a multifaceted campaign by Russia to...

US accuses Chinese citizens of hacking law firms, insider trading

NEW YORK: Three Chinese citizens have been criminally charged in the United States with trading on confidential corporate information obtained by hacking into networks...

Putin says US hacking scandal not in Russia’s interests

MOSCOW: The scandal that erupted in the United States over allegations Russia hacked Democratic Party emails has not been in Moscow's interests and both...

Apple finds serious security flaw after UAE dissident’s iPhone targeted

Apple Inc issued a patch on Thursday to fix a dangerous security hole in iPhones and iPads after researchers discovered that a prominent United Arab Emirates dissident's phone had been targeted with a previously unknown method of hacking.

Microsoft to warn email users of suspected hacking by governments

SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it will begin warning users of its consumer services including Outlook.com email when the company suspects that a government has been trying to hack into their accounts.

FIA busts gang hacking girls’ Facebook accounts

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested a three-member gang involved in blackmailing girls by hacking into their Facebook accounts, ARY News reported.

Trader accused in $100 million hacking scheme pleads not guilty in U.S.

NEWARK, N.J.: A man charged over his alleged role in a more than $100 million insider trading scheme that involved hacking into networks that distribute corporate news releases pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

Android flaw lets hackers break in with a text message

SAN FRANCISCO: Cyber security firm Zimperium on Monday warned of a flaw in the world's most popular smartphone operating system that lets hackers take control with a text message.

Russia says Clinton hacking accusations 'unfounded'

MOSCOW: The Kremlin accused U.S. presidential contender Hillary Clinton on Wednesday of making unfounded and inappropriate remarks by including Russia among countries she said were sponsoring hacking.

Pakistan privacy activists slam ‘unethical’ British hacking claims

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani rights campaigners and opposition lawmakers have urged Islamabad to protect the privacy of its citizens after leaked top-secret documents appeared to show British intelligence had gained access to almost all the country's Internet users.

Inflight entertainment exposes airliners to hackers

WASHINGTON: Hackers could exploit inflight entertainment systems to fatally sabotage the cockpit electronics of a new generation of airliners connected to the Internet, a US government report warns.

Researchers claim new Windows security weakness

SEATTLE: Computer security researchers said they have uncovered a new variation on an old weakness in Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system that could theoretically allow hackers to steal login credentials from hundreds of millions of PCs.

Australian airport website hacked by Islamic State

An Australian airport website was offline Monday after being taken over by pro-Islamic State hackers who published messages supporting the jihadist group.

As hacking grows, biometric security gains momentum

WASHINGTON: With hackers seemingly running rampant online and millions of users compromised, efforts for stronger online identity protection -- mainly using biometrics -- are gaining momentum.
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