A damaged structure in the Ukrainian city of Izium after the withdrawal of Russian forces on September 16. Metin Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images For months, important facilities across Russia have been hit by mysterious fires and explosions. The incidents have little obvious explanation but seem to have affected a narrow set of targets. Some […]
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Uber finds ‘no evidence’ that sensitive user data was stolen in hack
The intruder who claims to have hacked Uber might not have done much damage. The ridesharing firm has determined that there's "no evidence" the perpetrator accessed sensitive user data, such as trip histories. All services are functioning properly, and the company has restored the use of internal software it took down upon discovering the breach. […]
Thousands of sensitive emails stolen in intrusion of Republican campaign arm
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chris Clor) An email intrusion targeting a key Republican campaign committee allowed unknown people to steal thousands of sensitive emails from four senior aides, Politico reported Tuesday. The attack on the National Republican Congressional Committee, the main group that works to elect Republicans to the US House of Representatives, allowed […]
Sensitive Facebook documents were seized by British Parliament after the creator of a bikini app ‘panicked’
Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Foundation For Sports Integrity A court filing has revealed more details about how British lawmakers got their hands on sensitive Facebook documents last week. Ted Kramer, the founder of a software company suing Facebook, handed over papers after he “panicked” following a parliamentary order from MP Damian Collins. The court filing […]
Year-old router bug exploited to steal sensitive DOD drone, tank documents
Enlarge / A US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper awaits maintenance December 8, 2016, at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. Training materials for the Reaper Aircraft Maintenance Unit were stolen by a hacker exploiting a Netgear router. (credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christian Clausen) In May, a hacker perusing vulnerable systems with the […]
Did US even bother to justify Russian UN staff expulsion? ‘Too sensitive’ to comment, UN says
The UN declined to comment on the legality of Washington’s move to expel 12 Russian staff working there, saying only that it had been “notified.” The US envoy to Russia hinted they hadn’t even sent notification in advance. Speaking to reporters, the UN spokesman declined to comment on the US move to expel 12 Russian […]
How the Government Controls Sensitive Satellite Data
It might just buy exclusive rights to image it doesn’t want out there. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a7b558800beae0e1d91a5d0/master/pass/03_olympic-village_pyeongchang_31dec2017_wv3.jpg
Fidelity sector expert: Buy stocks that are sensitive to the economy
Business Insider In the Fidelity Insight of the week, Silverstein speaks with Denise Chisholm, a sector strategist for Fidelity Investments. Chisholm talks about earnings growth, noting that the US market was in a corporate profit recession from 2013 to 2016, which she attributes to a defensive rotation. She says that cyclical sector outperformance will remain […]
‘Korea Passing’ is a sensitive issue in South Korea that Trump must be careful to avoid
REUTERS/Carlos Barria “Korea Passing” occurs when countries overlook, or even ignore, South Korea on issues that affect Asia, particularly North Korea. Trump has repeatedly preferred to deal with Japan and China, rather than South Korea, when it comes to the North. This action feeds into the resentment South Koreans have toward its one-time colonial ruler […]
It flies, and it snoops: Norway’s pricey F-35s caught sending ‘sensitive data’ to US
Published time: 25 Nov, 2017 11:49 Norway’s new F-35 fighter jets boast an impressive array of high-tech gadgetry, but Norwegian defense officials were surprised to learn of one unadvertised feature: the pricey plane relays sensitive data back to its US manufacturer, Lockheed Martin. The Royal Norwegian Air Force recently received the first three of the […]