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Google, Facebook Face Tighter EU Grip With New Privacy Law

Google, Facebook Inc. and other Internet companies will be covered by strict new European Union privacy rules that seek to limit access to consumers’ data. Continue reading

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Microsoft, Qualcomm, Citi Join Israel’s Team8 Cyber Syndicate

Team8, founded by veterans of an elite Israeli intelligence unit to solve what they consider the world’s most pressing cybersecurity problems, welcomed Citigroup Inc. and the venture arms of Microsoft Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. into its syndicate. Continue reading

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U.S. Spy Chiefs Dispute Trump Before Briefing Him on 2016 Hacks

A day before U.S. intelligence agencies take their case on hacking during the 2016 campaign directly to Donald Trump, spy chiefs publicly rebuffed the president-elect’s criticism of their work. Continue reading

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MongoDB Installations At Risk as Hacker Targets Unprotected Databases

The attacks have been going on for several weeks, according to IT Pro. Continue reading

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California Law That Makes Deploying Ransomware Illegal Goes into Effect

The new law, which came into effect on Jan. 1, 2017, allows law enforcement agencies to charge and convict hackers for ransomware offences, rather than under extortion laws, as they have previously. Continue reading

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