US opens national security probe of Chinese-owned app TikTok: report
The US government has opened a national security investigation into the Chinese-owned video app TikTok, the New York Times reported Friday.
Nov 2, 2019
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An AI-driven influence operation is spreading pro-China propaganda across YouTube, investigation finds
A recent investigation from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has revealed an extensive network of YouTube channels promoting pro-Chinese and anti-US public opinion in the English-speaking world.
Dec 19, 2023
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US agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running cyber-espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian ...
Dec 14, 2020
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Why TikTok's security risks keep raising fears
TikTok is once again fending off claims that its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, would share user data from its popular video-sharing app with the Chinese government, or push propaganda and misinformation on its behalf.
Mar 16, 2023
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IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water
An International Atomic Energy Agency team arrived in Tokyo on Monday for a final review before Japan begins releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, a ...
May 29, 2023
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Austria's foreign ministry says facing 'serious cyber attack'
Austria's foreign ministry is facing a "serious cyber attack", it said late Saturday, warning another country could be responsible.
Jan 5, 2020
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Whistleblower details foreign agents placed at Twitter, lack of data safeguards
Peiter Zatko, the former Twitter security chief who turned whistleblower, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that the social media company's security practices were so weak that foreign governments were able to ...
Sep 13, 2022
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US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign
U.S. government agencies were ordered to scour their networks for malware and disconnect potentially compromised servers after authorities learned that the Treasury and Commerce departments were hacked in a monthslong global ...
Dec 14, 2020
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WeChat denies Australia PM's account was hacked
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's WeChat account has disappeared, prompting accusations of Chinese "interference" from senior members of his government Monday.
Jan 24, 2022
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US insists on need to ban TikTok
US President Donald Trump's administration has insisted on the need to ban TikTok due to national security concerns in a new court filing ahead of a plan to make the video app unavailable on November 12.
Oct 26, 2020
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