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Chinese hackers turned focus to U.S. experts on Iraq - security firm
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-07-08 02:31
A sophisticated group of hackers believed to be associated with the Chinese government, who for years targeted U.S experts on Asian geopolitical matters, suddenly began breaching computers of experts on Iraq as the rebellion there escalated, a security firm said on Monday.
CrowdStrike Inc said that the group is one of the most sophisticated of the 30 it tracks in China and that its operations are better hidden than many attributed to military and other government units.
Microsoft to the US Government: Stop Hacking Our Servers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-06-05 13:38
Microsoft is one of the large US companies who are calling for a reform of the government surveillance laws, asking not only for increased transparency, but also for new laws that would basically block American agencies from accessing information stored on servers across the board.
Will US ban Chinese from hacker event?
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-05-26 05:16
Washington is considering using visa restrictions to prevent Chinese nationals from attending popular hacking conferences in Las Vegas as part of a broader effort to curb Chinese cyber espionage.
An official said that Washington could use such visa restrictions and other measures to keep Chinese from attending the August Def Con and Black Hat events to maintain pressure on China after the US charged five Chinese military officers with hacking into American companies to steal trade secrets. China has denied the charges, saying they were "made up."
US admits killing people on the basis of their Metadata
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-05-13 19:35
The US government has admitted that it arranges drone strikes and assassinations based on a person's metadata.
According to the New York Review of Books, the National Security Agency claims that its sweeping collection of phone and Internet records is nothing to worry about because it is only "metadata" are bogus.
Obama, Merkel say they're still working on surveillance understanding
Submitted by l33tdawg on Fri, 2014-05-02 20:46
The U.S. and German governments remain far from an agreement on the appropriate level of surveillance by the U.S. National Security Agency on German residents, leaders of both countries said Friday.
The two countries still have “differences of opinion to overcome” on the appropriate use of surveillance, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a joint press conference with U.S. President Barack Obama. The two leaders met in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss political unrest in Ukraine and other issues.