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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Staying one step ahead of cyberattacks
Ahmed Sadiq thought he understood the extent of data breaches at big companies like Facebook. Then he started researching.
Dec 17, 2020
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US to hit Huawei employees with visa bans for rights abuses
The Trump administration said Wednesday it will impose travel bans on employees of the Chinese technology giant Huawei and other Chinese companies the U.S. determines are assisting authoritarian governments in cracking down ...
Jul 15, 2020
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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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Hackers stole 'sensitive' data from Taiwan telecom giant: ministry
Hackers stole "sensitive information" including military and government documents from Taiwan's largest telecom company and sold it on the dark web, the island's ministry of national defense has said.
Mar 1, 2024
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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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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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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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Facebook labels of government-controlled media reduce users' engagement when they are noticed, study shows
Propaganda is an information quality concern on social media. Despite considerable focus on mis- and disinformation, government-controlled social media pages have quietly shared information to nudge users toward beliefs without ...
Aug 23, 2023
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