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Billionaire Peter Thiel secretly funded a startup that could hack WhatsApp

Billionaire Peter Thiel secretly funded a startup that could hack WhatsApp Billionaire Peter Thiel secretly funded a startup that could hack WhatsApp

By Thomas Brewster Since its founding in 2017 in San Diego, startup Boldend has kept a low profile. Why; Because he had to do it, as two insiders of the company say. Boldend’s mission is to develop cyberwarfare “weapons” with an emphasis on automation and its only client: the US government, which demands secrecy. Although […]

ESET: How hackers steal passwords and how to stop them

ESET: How hackers steal passwords and how to stop them ESET: How hackers steal passwords and how to stop them

Passwords are the Achilles heel of many people’s digital lives, especially at a time when the average person has to remember dozens of passwords, and that number has grown steadily in recent years. Passwords are the virtual “keys” for the digital world, offering access to electronic banking, email, social networking services, Netflix, cloud data, and […]

Russia will be accused of harboring criminals: they are not being prosecuted – speech of the British Foreign Minister

Russia will be accused of harboring criminals: they are not being prosecuted – speech of the British Foreign Minister

Russia does not fight criminals who violate international laws from its territory, harbor them, and sometimes these malefactors are employees of its state structures. This is discussed in the theses of the forthcoming speech of the head of the department Dominic Raab at the Center for National Computer Security of the country, circulated by the […]

Israel, China, Singapore use surveillance tech to track Covid-19

Israel, China, Singapore use surveillance tech to track Covid-19

From Israel to South Korea to China, governments around the world are using technology to track the coronavirus outbreak as they race to stem its spread. But how long will it last and is this an infringement of privacy, rights groups have asked. In China, government-installed CCTV cameras point at the apartment door of those under […]

Huawei reiterates offer to license 5G tech to US firm to create rival

Huawei reiterates offer to license 5G tech to US firm to create rival

Ren Zhengfei, CEO of Huawei. Justin Solomon | CNBC Huawei has faced pressure from the U.S. government which has accused it of being a national security threat. Washington maintains that Huawei’s equipment could be used by China to carry out espionage, a claim Huawei has denied. Last year, the U.S. added Huawei and its affiliates […]

Democrats are trying to avoid repeating Iowa debacle

Democrats are trying to avoid repeating Iowa debacle

People wait in line to vote on the final day of early voting for the upcoming Nevada Democratic presidential caucus on February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mario Tama | Getty Images LAS VEGAS — Democrats in Nevada seek to tamp down fears their Saturday caucus will repeat the botched contest in Iowa, which […]

Huawei says US push to create a 5G rival ‘would be a challenge’

Huawei says US push to create a 5G rival ‘would be a challenge’

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced on October 16, 2019 that it has passed the 400,000 5G antennas mark, the fifth generation of mobile phones, in the world with 56 operators who have already started to roll out the new mobile network. STEFAN WERMUTH | AFP | Getty Images Plans by the United States to create […]

EU’s GDPR privacy law led to over $100 million in fines: DLA Piper

EU’s GDPR privacy law led to over $100 million in fines: DLA Piper

  Since its implementation in May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) led to over 160,000 information breach notifications throughout Europe, in response to analysis from multinational regulation agency DLA Piper.   Ross McKean, a companion at DLA Piper specializing in cyber and information safety, mentioned his agency’s findings confirmed “we’re nonetheless within the […]

Why companies like Google, Facebook and Uber pay hackers millions

Why companies like Google, Facebook and Uber pay hackers millions

  A brand new kind of hacker is on the rise. Called “moral hackers” or “white hat hackers”, these women and men use their expertise for good by serving to firms defend themselves. They work to search out and report safety vulnerabilities earlier than felony hackers can reap the benefits of the bugs. As it […]

US tells UK using Huawei 5G gear would be ‘madness,’ report says

US tells UK using Huawei 5G gear would be ‘madness,’ report says

A taxi drives past a Huawei advert at a bus stop in central London on April 29, 2019. Tolga Akmen | AFP via Getty Images The United States reportedly presented Britain with new evidence showing that the use of Huawei equipment in its 5G networks would put intelligence sharing at risk. Allowing Huawei access to […]