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Hackers breach US license plate scanning company
2019-05-28 11:39

One of the US’s most widely used vehicle license plate reader (LPR) companies, Perceptics, is reportedly investigating a data breach.

US Senate passes anti-robocalling bill
2019-05-28 11:13

The TRACED Act was a slam dunk in the Senate, where it passed with an overwhelming 97-1 vote.

Title Company Exposes 16 Years of US Mortgage Data
2019-05-27 15:33

First American Mortgage Corp. Left Documents on Web Without AuthenticationFirst American Mortgage Corp. left what appears to be 16 years of mortgage and financial data on its website open without...

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US charges Assange with 17 counts under Espionage Act
2019-05-24 10:16

The US Department of Justice has hit WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with 17 charges related to illegally obtaining, receiving and disclosing classified information related to the national...

US Officials Say Foreign Election Hacking Is Inevitable
2019-05-24 04:52

The hacking of U.S. election systems, including by foreign adversaries, is inevitable, and the real challenge is ensuring the country is resilient enough to withstand catastrophic problems from...

Assange Indicted in US Under Espionage Act
2019-05-24 01:18

Case May Prove to be One of the Most Significant First Amendment ChallengesA federal grand jury has indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 counts under the U.S. Espionage Act for his role...

Maker of US border's license-plate scanning tech ransacked by hacker, blueprints and files dumped online
2019-05-23 23:45

Perceptics confirms intrusion and theft, stays quiet on details Exclusive The maker of vehicle license plate readers used extensively by the US government and cities to identify and track citizens...

Assange Now Faces 18 US Charges
2019-05-23 22:33

WikiLeaks Founder Faces Indicted Under Espionage ActA federal grand jury has indicted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on 18 counts under the U.S. Espionage Act for his role in publishing...

US telcos 'handed over' people's live GPS coords to a bounty hunter who just had to ask nicely
2019-05-23 20:44

Privacy slip allegations dog cellular network giants... while FCC twiddles its thumbs A bounty hunter was able to get the live location of a number of different individuals from American cellphone...

US Air Force probes targeted malware attack, blames... er, the US Navy? What?
2019-05-22 14:59

War crimes trial takes a fresh twist The US Air Force has opened an investigation into a "malware" infection – which it is blaming on lawyers employed by the US Navy who are working on a war crimes case.…