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Facebook, Twitter Purge Fake News Accounts Linked To Iran, Russia
Social media giants remove hundreds of accounts linked to propaganda campaigns from Iran and Russia
Russian Political Hack Halted By Microsoft
Attack by 'Fancy Bear' hacking group to steal steal data from American think tank organisations foiled by Redmond boffins
Google Staff Demand Answers Over Censorship Search App
Search engine for Chinese market still a long way from launching says Alphabet boss, amid staff concern
President Trump Eases Cyber Warfare Rules – Report
Reverses Obama's bureaucratic rules that dictate how and when the United States can deploy its offensive cyberweapon arsenal
Chinese Hackers Target Alaska Government – Report
Ahead of Alaska’s trade mission to China, hackers targetted state government and local utility firms
Singapore Health Hack Carried Out By State-linked Group
Government says hack of Singapore health records has the hallmarks of a state-linked group
Google Plots China Return With Censorship Software – Report
Do No Evil? Google reportedly building search engine for China that allows for content to be censored
GCHQ Snooping Deemed Unlawful By Watchdog
Surveillance watchdog rules GCHQ bulk data collection is unlawful, but says no evidence that agency misused the system
Singapore Data Breach Hits 1.5 Million People
Major cyberattack on Singapore’s government health database steals personal data of 1.5 million people
China Mobile US Move Blocked By Trump Administration
Trade wars – part 2. US government moves to block China Mobile from entering the US market
Trump Bolsters Review Panel To Limit Foreign Tech Investments
US President promises tougher security review panel to curb Chinese investments in American tech
Apple Denies Researcher’s Claim Of Passcode Hack
Sorry FBI, no easy way into iPhones after brute force hack of passcode is dismissed by Apple
Controversial Copyright Bill Approved By EU Committee
But critics argue it will change the face of the Internet as we know it, and herald the end of memes
WannaCry Hero Marcus Hutchins Faces More Charges
British security researcher who halted last year's WannaCry outbreak, faces more US charges
Russia Asks Apple To Remove Telegram From App Store
But Telegram CEO and founder claims that Apple has already prevented its messaging app from updating globally
Kaspersky Lab To Appeal Court Decision To Dismiss US Ban
US judges dismiss two lawsuits from Russian firm to overturn American ban on its security products
Apple Sees Large Rise In US National Security Requests
Company increasingly has to hand over iCloud data to authorities, but it still cannot unlock passcode protected iPhones
Trump Administration Reaches Deal To Keep ZTE Afloat – Report
Trump lifeline. ZTE back from the dead after Trump reaches settlement deal for Chinese firm to resume business
Donald Trump Ignores Security Advice For His iPhones – Report
The US President is resisting White House security checks for his two iPhone smartphones, reports say
Zuckerberg Fails To Impress At European Parliament
MEPs reportedly left underwhelmed after Facebook's CEO long-awaited appearance at 'rambling' EU meeting
Zuckerberg’s Tuesday Meeting With EU To Be Live Broadcast
Anger at closed-door meeting results in revised decision to live broadcast Mark Zuckerberg's visit with EU parliament
UK Government Pledges To Tackle “Wild West” Internet
After tech firms snub government meeting, UK culture secretary pledges legislation to rein in social networking firms
ZTE Ceases Operations Due To US Ban, Despite Trump Pledge
ZTE ceases major operating activities of the company, as President Trump pledges to get ZTE back into business
Kaspersky Lab To Open Swiss Data Centre, Amid Dutch Ban
Dutch government announces it will stop using Kaspersky Lab products, over national security concerns
Government Implements Tough Rules To Protect Critical Infrastructure
New rules come into force and mean critical infrastructure providers must implement "robust safeguards" against cyber attack or face stiff fines
Government, Tech Firms Invest £1bn Into British AI Industry
Deal worth £1 billion from private sector and government to put UK at forefront of artificial intelligence industry
Iran Begins To Block Telegram Messaging App
First Russia now Iran becomes latest country to begin blocking access to Telegram services
ZTE Claims Survival At Risk Due To US Sales Ban
Chinese firm claims its survival is at risk after US officials banned the sale of components to the firm
Germany Blames Russia For Foreign Ministry Cyber Attack
Russia has to change its behaviour after unacceptable actions, including cyber attack on German foreign ministry