New York AG Launches Inquiry Into Cryptocurrency Platforms
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Tuesday launched the Virtual Markets Integrity Initiative, a fact-finding inquiry into the policies and practices of...
Facebook Feels the Heat for Use of Facial Recognition Without User Consent
A US federal judge on Monday ruled Facebook will have to face a class action lawsuit regarding its use of Tag Suggestions. According to...
Top Tech Companies Pledge to Resist Government Efforts to Launch Cyberattacks on Citizens
34 global technology and security companies on Tuesday signed what they called a Cybersecurity Tech Accord aimed at defending “all customers everywhere from malicious...
France Builds Own Version of WhatsApp to Counter Surveillance
Due to concerns about surveillance, the French government is building its own encrypted messenger service. This move is meant to ease fears that foreign...
US Department of Commerce Bans American Exports to Chinese Smartphone Maker ZTE
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. on Monday announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has imposed...
UK Issues Warning Over Use of China’s ZTE Hardware
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), which is the UK’s cyber defense watchdog, has written to UK telecoms providers warning them that the use...
Cryptocurrency Influencer Hacked Out of $2 Million During Livestream
Ian Balina, a Cryptocurrency influencer and Youtube influencer who does sponsored ICO reviews was forced to abruptly end a livestreamed ICO review on Sunday...
Russia Did It: UK, US Point Accusing Fingers at Russia Over Global Cyberattacks
Senior officials from the United States and United Kingdom on Monday said Russian government-backed hackers have infected computer routers around the world in coordinated...
Energy Department Invests $25 Million to Support Energy Sector Cybersecurity
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday that it has made a $25 million funding opportunity announcement (FOA) to support energy sector cybersecurity....
UK Launches New Cybersecurity Framework
In an effort to help intelligence operatives and law enforcement prioritize their response to cyber Incidents, the UK's national cyber security body has introduced...