Tag: Russia
MOSCOW/LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Moscow and Washington are in talks to create a joint cyber security working group, Russia’s RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Andrey Krutskikh, a special presidential envoy on cyber security. “The talks are underway … different proposals are being exchanged, nobody denies the necessity of holding the talks and of having […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell decried Russian hacking aimed at interfering in the 2016 presidential election on Monday and backed an investigation, even as President-elect Donald Trump dismissed concerns about the matter. “Any foreign breach of our cyber security measures is disturbing and I strongly condemn any such efforts,” McConnell said […]
News highlights for 16 November Apple, tech stocks show signs of life after Trump thump Shares of Apple gain 2.3 pct on Wednesday in their biggest increase since President-elect Donald Trump’s surprise election victory a week ago. Other tech is also recovering after investors rotated away from the sector and into banks and materials companies expected […]
News highlights for 11 November Snap’s Spectacles make their debut in wacky vending machine SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Snap Inc on Thursday debuted its video-camera sunglasses in its usual quirky style, setting up a big yellow vending machine on a beach boardwalk where fans could plop down $130 for the “Spectacles” glasses. According to postings on […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and other U.S. security agencies are investigating cyber breaches targeting reporters at the New York Times and other U.S. news organizations that are thought to have been carried out by hackers working for Russian intelligence, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed U.S. officials. “Investigators so far believe that Russian intelligence […]
News highlights for August 16 Knock, knock! Google Duo video call is here (Reuters) – Now, all you need is a phone number to start a video call with any contact who uses an Android- or iOS-based smartphone. Google on Tuesday launched Google Duo, pitting it directly against Apple Inc’s FaceTime, which allows video calls only […]
The current obsession with collecting as much data as possible, from whatever source, for the purposes of business analysis and improving customer experience will hopefully give way to a more focused approach on data that really matters. In the meantime, the wholesale collection of data and its storage presents an enormous problem for businesses because […]
News highlights for August 1 Singapore to launch test of self-driving taxis Delphi Automotive Plc will launch a small test fleet of automated taxis in Singapore next year, aiming to ferry passengers around a city district in one of the first real-world tests of automated rides on demand, the company said on Monday. The project, run […]
SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating a cyber attack against another U.S. Democratic Party group, which may be related to an earlier hack against the Democratic National Committee, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters. The previously unreported incident at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, or DCCC, and its potential ties to […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian authorities in November raided offices associated with a Moscow film distribution and production company as part of a crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious financial hacking operations, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Cybersecurity experts said a password-stealing software program known as Dyre — believed to […]
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