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US indicts two Chinese firms for stealing trade secrets through Espionage

It seems that the Trump Administration is not willing to stay calm anymore against those conducting espionage on the United States. On Thursday, the US Department of Justice has pronounced an indictment against two Chinese firms and 3 individuals from Taiwan for spying and stealing trade secrets from US Semi Conductor Company Micron Technology Inc. […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook wants tough data privacy laws in the US like Europe

Apple CEO Tim Cook shared his insights at the International Conference on Data Privacy recently and advocated for tough data privacy laws in the US like in Europe. Cook appreciated the European Union(EU) for bringing in a strict regime of data privacy laws from May this year and opinioned that the Trump administration should start […]

Feel free to launch Cyber Attacks

US President Donald Trump is reported to have authorized the cyber warriors working for his country to conduct cyber attacks on adversaries in a retaliation bid. Pronouncing the same the White House issued classified orders on Thursday last week, wiping away all previous restrictions put forward during Obama administration. In today’s age, we need to […]

Russian cyber attack on US Power Utilities for blackout

Hackers claimed to be from Russia are reported to have succeeded in penetrating into the power utilities of United States last year. Their intention was clear, to cause blackouts across America and cause panic and chaos among the populace. An official statement released a few hours ago from Department of Homeland Security claims that the […]

Trump blocks China Mobiles usage in the United States

Trump Administration has passed an order on recently concluded Monday to ban the offering of Chinese mobiles services to US Telecommunications market. As a result of the ban proposal, the shares of China mobiles dropped 2 pc which is the lowest in more than 4 years. Since last year, Trump and his administration have banned […]

Two US companies awarded $45 million in contracts to protect 600 dams from Cyber Attacks

United States Interior Department’s Bureau of Reclamation has awarded two US companies $45 million worth contracts to protect 600 dams spread across 17 states from Cyber Attacks. The names of the two companies are Booz Allen Hamilton and Spry Methods, a Virginia based start-up. The contract covers technical and professional service offerings to protect the […]

US government sees Russia as a cyber threat to undersea cables

US government’s Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on 5 Russian companies and 3 Russian Nationals said to have helped the Russian Federal Security Services to launch cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of United States in February this year. In a statement issued by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it was clearly mentioned that the […]

Homeland Security confirms phone spying incidents in Washington DC

For the first time, Homeland Security has publicly acknowledged that some people were using phone surveillance devices in Washington DC for malevolent purposes. However, the federal agency did not name any state-sponsored hacker or hacking group conducting such espionage but confirmed that the devices were being used to track down mobile phones and intercept calls […]

Stuxnet Cyber Attack on Iran to be dramatized by HBO

Hollywood Box Office, well known as HBO in short, is all set to dramatize 2010 Stuxnet cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear installations by Israel in coordination with the United States. According to a source from HBO’s Creative team, a mini-series is already on paper and is based on ‘Zero Days’ an award-winning documentary made by […]

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