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'Flame' cyber-attack in Middle East raises whodunit questions
World NowThe malware dubbed "Flame," the latest case of cyber warfare and intelligence gathering in the Middle East, has both surprised and impressed experts worldwide.... -
Scam watch: Facebook users warned about 'cancellation' scheme
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Facebook "cancellation" — Facebook users should take caution if they receive an email that claims they need to take action to prevent their Facebook accounts from being...
Tags: Punishment, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Email, Judges, Media Industry
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Scam watch: Facebook 'cancellation,' Ponzi scheme, website ads
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Facebook "cancellation" – Facebook users should be cautious if they receive an email that claims they need to take action to prevent their Facebook accounts from being...Tags: Christian Rock (genre), Email, Media Industry, Justice System, Investments
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Azerbaijan faces critics as host of Eurovision singing contest
World NowStreet protests and clashes. Cyberattacks. Angry words from Iran. This probably wasn’t the kickoff that Azerbaijan had hoped for as it hosts Eurovision, a glitzy singing contest this week that aims to pit the best crooners and chanteuses on the... -
China's Bo Xilai scandal revs up news media run by exiles
BEIJING — "Beijing power struggle heralds end of China Communist Party," screams one headline. More sensational headlines purport to reveal how the wife of recently sacked Politburo member Bo Xilai poisoned an Englishman, who may have been her...
Tags: Al Jazeera (tv network), Parties and Movements, Chen Guangcheng, Wen Jiabao, National Enquirer
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WikiLeaks, Pirate Bay suffer DDoS attacks, back online
WikiLeaks and the Pirate Bay suffered denial-of-service attacks this week that brought both websites down. WikiLeaks suffered the more intense attack. The whistle-blower site tweeted Wednesday that it had been getting attacked for the last three days....
Tags: WikiLeaks, Twitter, Inc., Media Industry, Anonymous (internet groups), Mark Zuckerberg
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Ex-CIA tracker now targeting poachers with Project Grey Goose
WASHINGTON -- When Nada Bakos was a targeting analyst for the CIA, she spent four years piecing together bits of information in the hunt for one of the world’s most lethal terrorists. Bakos, who retired from the CIA in 2008, now is teaming up...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species, Natural Resources, Wildlife
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China denies cyber attacks aimed at the U.S.
World NowChina’s defense minister denied Monday that his country was the source of cyber attacks directed at the U.S., contradicting recent assertions by the Pentagon.... -
Cyber-security bill passes House but faces snags
WASHINGTON — Add cyber-security to the list of tough problems Washington can't agree on how to tackle. A bipartisan bill whose chief sponsors are the chairman and ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee has run into trouble, including...
Tags: Republican Party, John Rockefeller IV, Companies and Corporations, Parties and Movements, Mike Rogers
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As violence continues unchecked in Syria, so does cyber warfare
World NowThe Internet has become another battleground for rebels and regime loyalists in Syria, who are hacking into competing websites to undercut one another with online misinformation and propaganda. Syrian hackers loyal to Bashar Assad reportedly went after... -
Bin Laden apparently sought operative with valid Mexican passport
World NowOsama bin Laden instructed his deputies to recruit an operative with a valid Mexican passport who could cross illegally into the United States, said a former U.S. official familiar with the trove of letters and notes seized last year from the terrorist... -
Two Mexican photojournalists found dead in Veracruz
World NowTwo missing news photographers were found dead in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, officials said, marking a grim week for journalists in the violence-plagued state of Veracruz after the weekend killing of a Mexican magazine correspondent....
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