Computer network security
US might expand laptop ban to 71 airports: Homeland Security
The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on June 7, though an expansion could be avoided if countries agree to improved security procedures.
WannaCry XXL? Even bigger global cyber attack already underway
As the world reels from the WannaCry ransomware attack, it's now emerged that a second, potentially larger attack, is already under way. It seems the widespread proliferation of military-grade cyberweapons has ushered in a new era of digital crime.
World braces for more cyberattacks as work week begins
Governments and computer experts girded on May 15 for a possible worsening of the global cyberattack that has hit more than 150 countries, as Microsoft warned against stockpiling vulnerabilities like the one at the heart of the crisis.
22-year-old who lives with his parents stops the cyber attacks!
The “accidental hero” who halted the global spread of an unprecedented ransomware attack by registering a garbled domain name hidden in the malware has warned the attack could be rebooted.
Massive cyber attack hits computers in 99 countries, including Turkey
A global cyber attack leveraging hacking tools believed to have been developed by the United States National Security Agency (NSA) has infected tens of thousands of computers in nearly 100 countries, disrupting Britain's health system and global shipper FedEx.
Hacker documents show NSA tools for breaching global money transfer system
Documents and computer files released by hackers provide a blueprint for how the U.S. National Security Agency likely used weaknesses in commercially available software to gain access to the global system for transferring money between banks, a review of the data showed.
Airports and Nuclear Power Stations on Terror Alert
British airports and nuclear power plants have been ordered to tighten security over fears terrorist hackers could have found a way to bypass electronic safety checks.
Over the last 24 hours, spies have given a series of warnings terrorists might have discovered means of bypassing scanners in airports and security at nuclear facilities.
Huge teething problems for the new pension fund
The Single Social Security Entity (EFKA) is suffering from organizational and administrative chaos, according to the federations of social security employees POPOKP and POSE-IKA.
The unions have called a work stoppage from noon to the end of the shift on March 2, warning that the organizational problems will increasingly start to impact on services for Greek citizens.
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Hundreds Arrested in Turkey for Social Networks Statuses
A total of 948 people have been arrested in Turkey for their status on Facebook and Twitter between the terrorist act at the Beşiktaş stadium on December 10, 2016 and February 6. 248 remain in custody, reported BGNES.
The remaining 700 have been released but must sign in regularly at police stations.
Massive networks of fake accounts found on Twitter
Massive collections of fake accounts are lying dormant on Twitter, suggests research.
The largest network ties together more than 350,000 accounts and further work suggests others may be even bigger.
UK researchers accidentally uncovered the lurking networks while probing Twitter to see how people use it.
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