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US Facebook Fine Over Privacy Could Be in Billions: Reports
2019-02-18 06:27

A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to billions of dollars, media reports said Friday. read more

US Says Ex-intel Official Defected to Iran, Revealed Secrets
2019-02-15 15:16

A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran despite warnings from the FBI has been charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government, including...

Report: Facebook Faces Multibillion Dollar US Privacy Fine
2019-02-15 14:03

FTC and Social Network Are Negotiating Record Penalty, Washington Post ReportsThe Federal Trade Commission is reportedly negotiating a settlement with Facebook that includes a multibillion dollar...

Report: Facebook Faces Multi-Billion Dollar US Privacy Fine
2019-02-15 12:33

FTC and Social Network Are Negotiating Record Penalty, Washington Post ReportsThe Federal Trade Commission is reportedly negotiating a record, multi-billion dollar privacy fine with Facebook. But...

US man and Brit teen convict indicted over school bomb threat spree
2019-02-14 13:50

Roses are ... A 20-year-old American man who allegedly used the Twitter handle @WantedByFeds has been charged with DDoSing, sending bomb threats and more along with a British teenager who is...

US Air Force Veteran Charged in Iran Hacking Scheme
2019-02-14 10:18

Monica Witt Allegedly Aided Spear-Phishing Attacks Against US MilitaryA former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence agent was indicted for disclosing classified information and helping Iran...

Ex-US Intelligence Agent Charged With Spying and Helping Iranian Hackers
2019-02-14 10:03

The United States Department of Justice has announced espionage charges against a former US Air Force intelligence officer with the highest level of top-secret clearance for providing the Iranian...

US counterintelligence agent helped Iran lob cyber-bombs at America, say Uncle Sam's lawyers
2019-02-14 01:25

Prosecutors accuse Monica Witt of helping Tehran target her former colleagues US prosecutors on Wednesday announced the indictment of a former US counterintelligence agent on charges of helping...

China Calls US Concerns Over Huawei 'Groundless'
2019-02-13 15:34

Beijing called the latest US warning against using Huawei equipment "groundless" on Tuesday, as the Chinese telecom giant faces espionage fears in a growing number of countries. read more

British and US militaries' drone swarm hackathon definitely isn't about army tech
2019-02-13 13:50

It's about fighting fires, not starting them, say defence bods The British military has commissioned a hackathon to develop drone swarms – while claiming that it's definitely not about developing...